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#1 Offline Michigan_ants - Posted October 23 2024 - 4:04 PM

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Hi,

I have been keeping ants for about 4 years and had discovered this site around 2 years ago. The species I have are tetramorium immigrans, crematogaster lineolata, C. creasi, temnothorax curvispinosus, aphaenogaster rudis, aphaenogaster tennesseenis, brachymyrmex depilis, myrmica americana, formica subsericea, formica aserva, unidentified formica, solenopsis molesta, camponotus nearcticus, camponotus, pennsylvanicus, camponotus novaeboracensis, camponotus caryae, after this is most of the lasius sp in Michigan(including social parasites). Most of the species were caught in the forest next to where I live and were also caught this season and therefore have small colonies/or are founding.

 

I also spent most of this anting season experimenting with different methods of introducing lasius social parasites to hosts and have came to the conclusion that introducing a single callow with 5-6 pupae to the queen then gradually adding more pupae as workers hatch out is the most efficient as almost all the queens that I have introduced to hosts using this method resulted in eggs and biological workers. Overall I'm just extremely fascinated with the way social parasite species work and I find the process more rewarding.


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#2 Offline AntsGodzilla - Posted October 23 2024 - 4:23 PM

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Hi,

I have been keeping ants for about 4 years and had discovered this site around 2 years ago. The species I have are tetramorium immigrans, crematogaster lineolata, C. creasi, temnothorax curvispinosus, aphaenogaster rudis, aphaenogaster tennesseenis, brachymyrmex depilis, myrmica americana, formica subsericea, formica aserva, unidentified formica, solenopsis molesta, camponotus nearcticus, camponotus, pennsylvanicus, camponotus novaeboracensis, camponotus caryae, after this is most of the lasius sp in Michigan(including social parasites). Most of the species were caught in the forest next to where I live and were also caught this season and therefore have small colonies/or are founding.

 

I also spent most of this anting season experimenting with different methods of introducing lasius social parasites to hosts and have came to the conclusion that introducing a single callow with 5-6 pupae to the queen then gradually adding more pupae as workers hatch out is the most efficient as almost all the queens that I have introduced to hosts using this method resulted in eggs and biological workers. Overall I'm just extremely fascinated with the way social parasite species work and I find the process more rewarding.

Hello Michigan_ants, you've got quite the collection! 


I keep:

pogonomyrmex rugosus

myrmecocystus depilis

monomorium ergatogyna

And many Carnivorous plants such as:

Dionea (fly trap), Sarracenia x 'Fiona' ( American Pitcher plant), Nepenthese ventrata (Tropical Pitcher plant), and Pinguicula agnata x emarginata (Butterwort) (show off your plants here)

 

Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores it's provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. Proverbs 6: 6-8

 

2 or more ant colonies coming soon...


#3 Offline Michigan_ants - Posted October 23 2024 - 5:02 PM

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I plan on thinning out the number of colonies after they get bigger.

Also, I have a question about some of my clastural lasius. I have noticed that a few of them actually have laid eggs and have larvae before hibernation, but I heard that most lasius wait till after hibernation to lay eggs.




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