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An-Ant's general journal

Started By An-Ant , Nov 18 2025 5:13 PM

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#1 Offline An-Ant - Posted November 18 2025 - 5:13 PM

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Hi,
I'm An Ant and this is the journal that I will post updates on all my ant colonies.

I'm relatively new to antkeeping, so any help/ideas/inspiration would be greatly appreciated!

11/18:

I'm going to start the journal with a bang. Today, my largest Tetramorium immigrans colony escaped their tubs and tubes setup while I was a school :ugone2far: . Fortunately, my dad noticed and re-applied the fluon around the edges. When i got back, I saw that the tetras had actually moved a large portion of their brood under an antscanada ant tower housing another tetramorium colony. Thankfully, I was able to get most of the ants back into their setup. The escaped ants, surprisingly, did not attempt to enter and murder my other ant colonies.

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Currently keeping:

Veromessor Andrei (red varient) x1, Tetramorium immigrans x4, and Solenopsis xyloni x1

Ants I NEED:

Acromyrmex versicolor, Pheidole rhea, any Myrmecocystus

#2 Offline OwlThatLikesAnts - Posted November 20 2025 - 3:13 PM

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The escaped ants, surprisingly, did not attempt to enter and murder my other ant colonies.

You don't know that! They were probably plotting 3:)

Also nice Dad! Did your job for you and saved all your colony(ies)

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Currently keeping:

1x Formica subsericea, 35-40 workers + maybe eggs *New* 2x Camponotus nova, one has only larva

1x Crematogaster cerasi, All workers is ded :facepalm: *extreme internal screaming* 1x Myrmica ruba sp around 10 workers + pupa

*New* 1x Temnothorax curvispinosus, 101 or something worker + 3 or 4 royal mom ants + pile of white ant worms

*As you watch your ants march, remember that every thing begins with a small step and continued by diligence and shared dreams* -A.T (which is Me)

Sadly due to unforeseen consequences, I will soon be giving away my colonies (I will miss them though )