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Dspdrew's Camponotus semitestaceus Journal [176] (Updated 11-16-2023)

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#21 Offline Lamarr - Posted May 27 2015 - 3:02 PM

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Very nice pictures of them!

 

Is the outworld container with grout/plaster base poured at the bottom?


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#22 Offline dspdrew - Posted May 27 2015 - 3:10 PM

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Yes. 1/8 inch of Hydrostone. Anymore than that, and it will crack the container.



#23 Offline Foogoo - Posted May 27 2015 - 5:24 PM

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Chromerust can hate all he wants, but Camponotus are definitely cool :P


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Camponotus vicinus, Crematogaster 1, Crematogaster 2, Formica francoeuri, *, *, Myrmecocystus testaceus, Novomessor cockerelli, Pheidole hyatti, Pogonomyrmex californicus, Pogonomyrmex rugosus, Solenopsis invicta


#24 Offline dspdrew - Posted July 19 2015 - 12:18 AM

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Update 7-19-2015
 

This colony has shrunk down to about 27 workers. The weird thing is I don't really see any dead workers in the foraging container. I did kind of neglected them for about a month, so I don't know if that had anything to do with the die off; it still doesn't explain where they would have all gone, they couldn't possibly get out.  :thinking:

 

It also looks like the brood still hasn't grown one bit.



#25 Offline Ants4fun - Posted July 19 2015 - 7:24 AM

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They either ate the de as d workers, or they escaped... that's all I could think of. Very beautiful ants.

#26 Offline dspdrew - Posted January 17 2016 - 8:13 PM

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Update 1-17-2016
 
The colony just continues to shrink, and is now down to only 14 workers.
 
A couple days ago I put them into hibernation in my new "hibernation cabinet".
 
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Edit: The colony really did not need hibernation. I misidentified them at first and didn't realize they were a desert species. The high desert can get quite cold in the winter, but not enough to warrant hibernation I don't think.


Edited by dspdrew, February 21 2024 - 8:49 PM.


#27 Offline dspdrew - Posted April 3 2016 - 11:12 PM

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Update 4-4-2016
 
I took this colony out of hibernation last week, and luckily they still have all 14 workers alive and well. They have a few larvae, but it doesn't look like there are any new eggs in there yet.


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#28 Offline Air - Posted July 9 2016 - 7:37 AM

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Updateeeee

#29 Offline Kingjay - Posted July 9 2016 - 11:09 AM

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This colony is so cool. Like foogoo said all camponotus are cool.
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#30 Offline EstuaryAnts - Posted July 19 2016 - 11:03 AM

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Update???



#31 Offline dspdrew - Posted August 22 2016 - 8:40 PM

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Update 8-22-2016
 
This colony has been doing poorly for a long time. Now the queen finally died, leaving only five workers behind.



#32 Offline PacificNorthWestern - Posted August 4 2019 - 11:25 AM

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Where do you get all your formicaiums at?



#33 Offline dspdrew - Posted August 4 2019 - 11:48 AM

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Where do you get all your formicaiums at?

 

I make them.







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