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Venom's Cryptic ant Journal!

stigmatomma proceratium

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#1 Offline VenomousBeast - Posted May 12 2022 - 8:34 AM

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Hello everyone!
Yesterday I went out into the woodlands closest to my home and found a Stigmatomma pallipes queen and a Proceratium sp. queen (still to be ID'd)
I couldn't get any photos of the Stigmatomma queen as she wouldn't stay still, but I did for the Proceratium queen. I'm just going to put all and any Cryptic ants I find in this journal to make it easy for everyone!

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This is my first time with founding Proceratium so if anyone has tips I would appreciate it! 😁
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Keeps:
1:Aphaenogaster fulva
2:Camponotus chromaiodes
1:Dorymyrmex bureni
1:Pheidole sp.

#2 Offline VenomousBeast - Posted May 12 2022 - 10:14 AM

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Finally got a photo of the Stigmatomma queen!!20220512_141302.jpg
Keeps:
1:Aphaenogaster fulva
2:Camponotus chromaiodes
1:Dorymyrmex bureni
1:Pheidole sp.

#3 Offline VenomousBeast - Posted May 13 2022 - 10:05 AM

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*new photo*

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I made a new test tube for her so that she's easier to watch and photograph, as well as feed.
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Keeps:
1:Aphaenogaster fulva
2:Camponotus chromaiodes
1:Dorymyrmex bureni
1:Pheidole sp.

#4 Offline FinWins - Posted July 21 2022 - 1:30 PM

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Can you give us an update?

I keep: C. modoc, C. sansabeanus  :D, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, Formica argentea, M. mexicanus  :D, Odontomachus brunneus :D, Pogonomyrmex californicus, Pogonomyrmex rugosus, 

 


#5 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 21 2022 - 3:18 PM

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He is in Mexico now with limited internet access.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#6 Offline FinWins - Posted July 21 2022 - 3:40 PM

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Oh, ok

I keep: C. modoc, C. sansabeanus  :D, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, Formica argentea, M. mexicanus  :D, Odontomachus brunneus :D, Pogonomyrmex californicus, Pogonomyrmex rugosus, 

 


#7 Offline NickAnter - Posted July 21 2022 - 7:14 PM

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TMK he is done with his mission now. He returned to the forum briefly a few weeks ago.


Species being kept:

 

 Solenopsis "plebeius", Camponotus maritimus, Formica cf. subaenescens, Formica cf. aerata, Lasius cf. americanus, Lasius aphidicola, Lasius brevicornis, Lasius nr claviger, Nylanderia vividula, Temnothorax nevadensis, Temnothorax chandleri, Temnothorax arboreus Solenopsis validiuscula, Solenopsis truncorum, Solenopsis xyloni, Formica perpilosa, Formica cf. lasiodes, Formica cf. neogagates Pogonomyrmex californicus, Pogonomyrmex salinus, and Myrmecocystus testaceus!!!!

 

Hoping to find this year:

Myrmecocystus, Liometopum occidentale, Camponotus essigi, Camponotus fragilis, Manica bradleyi, Formica perpilosa, Pheidole hyatti, and a Parasitic Formica sp.

 

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#8 Offline FinWins - Posted July 21 2022 - 7:45 PM

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TMK he is done with his mission now. He returned to the forum briefly a few weeks ago.


Ok that make sense because I thought I read something about him coming back. Thanks

I keep: C. modoc, C. sansabeanus  :D, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, Formica argentea, M. mexicanus  :D, Odontomachus brunneus :D, Pogonomyrmex californicus, Pogonomyrmex rugosus, 

 


#9 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 22 2022 - 2:32 AM

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TMK he is done with his mission now. He returned to the forum briefly a few weeks ago.

I actually met up with him in person and can verify he is back out on his mission in Mexico.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.





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