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Two videos of my noisy ants

Started By OhNoNotAgain , Jun 28 2022 8:28 PM

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#1 Offline OhNoNotAgain - Posted June 28 2022 - 8:28 PM

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LocationCalifornia Argentine Ant Territory

I now have two videos of ants making noise. I wish I'd captured the sound of a Veromessor chewing on its formicarium - that was loud, too, like GNAW GNAW GNAW GNAW - but at least there are these two: a fraggle tapping at me, and now, loudly slurping thirsty Pogonomyrmex.

Gaster-tapping C. fragilis:

Slurping Pogonomyrmex (ignore lovebirds chirping):

futurebird and m99 like this

Past & Present

Veromessor pergandei, andrei, stoddardi; Novomessor cockerelli

Camponotus fragilis, Camponotus sansabeanus (inactive), vicinus, laevigatus/quercicola, CA02

Pogonomyrmex subnitidus, P. californicus (inactive)

Liometopum occidentale (inactive); Prenolepis imparis; Myrmecocystus mexicanus (inactive); Tetramorium sp. (inactive); Lasius sp.

Termites: Zootermopsis angusticollis, and a box of drywood termites that can't be seen

Isopods: (most no longer keeping) A. gestroi, granulatum, kluugi, maculatum, vulgare; C. murina; P. hoffmannseggi, P. haasi, P. ornatus; V. parvus, P. pruinosus, T. tomentosa

Spoods: (no longer keeping) Phidippus sp., other