This colony is doing pretty good. They are now up to fifteen workers.
I just put the colony into hibernation today.
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Posted November 22 2016 - 11:31 PM
Update 11-22-2016
This colony is doing pretty good. They are now up to fifteen workers.
I just put the colony into hibernation today.
This colony is doing pretty good. They are now up to fifteen workers.
I just put the colony into hibernation today.
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Posted March 16 2017 - 12:37 AM
Update 3-16-2017
I just took these guys out of hibernation. Looks like not a single worker died. 
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Posted March 25 2017 - 12:42 AM
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Update 3-16-2017
I just took these guys out of hibernation. Looks like not a single worker died.
Keeping:
Camponotus subbarbatus
Camponotus pennsylvanicusx3 (founding)
Dorymyrmex bureni
Formica pallidefulva x3
Formica subsericea x4
Tetramorium immigrans
Have kept many other ant species but now keep over 100 tarantulas and other inverts! Mantids, centipedes, and scorpions to name a few 😁
Camponotus subbarbatus
Camponotus pennsylvanicusx3 (founding)
Dorymyrmex bureni
Formica pallidefulva x3
Formica subsericea x4
Tetramorium immigrans
Have kept many other ant species but now keep over 100 tarantulas and other inverts! Mantids, centipedes, and scorpions to name a few 😁
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Posted March 25 2017 - 12:45 AM
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Well, guess I clicked wrong button b4 commenting lol but nice colony. I have an Aphaenogaster fulva colony and they are roughly 20 strong. Doing better than I thought after I took them out. What do you feed yours?
Keeping:
Camponotus subbarbatus
Camponotus pennsylvanicusx3 (founding)
Dorymyrmex bureni
Formica pallidefulva x3
Formica subsericea x4
Tetramorium immigrans
Have kept many other ant species but now keep over 100 tarantulas and other inverts! Mantids, centipedes, and scorpions to name a few 😁
Camponotus subbarbatus
Camponotus pennsylvanicusx3 (founding)
Dorymyrmex bureni
Formica pallidefulva x3
Formica subsericea x4
Tetramorium immigrans
Have kept many other ant species but now keep over 100 tarantulas and other inverts! Mantids, centipedes, and scorpions to name a few 😁
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Posted August 8 2017 - 5:14 PM
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Aha! This must be the species of Aphaenogaster that is literally everywhere where I live. I plan on catching a young colony of these soon.
Edited by TennesseeAnts, June 10 2018 - 4:43 PM.
I accidentally froze all my ants
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Posted October 4 2017 - 3:03 AM
Update 10-4-2017
This colony has been doing quite well. A few days ago I counted about 180 workers, but something in the air killed off tons of my colonies the other day; I'm not sure what it was. The colony is now at about 100 workers.
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Posted January 13 2018 - 10:04 AM
Update 1-13-2018
This colony has gone down in size even more. They are now around 70 workers. I just put them into hibernation for the winter.
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Posted January 13 2018 - 12:23 PM
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Occidentalis forgot to feed them?
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Posted January 13 2018 - 12:45 PM
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OK. Bad pun. I'll stop trolling. 
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Unidentified Myrmecocystus
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https://www.formicul...mp-ca-5-4-2017/
Camponotus or Colobopsis yogi:
https://www.formicul...a-ca-1-28-2018/
Camponotus us-ca02
https://www.formicul...onotus-us-ca02/
Unidentified Formica
https://www.formicul...l-ca-6-27-2020/
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Bloodworm Soup
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Posted June 10 2018 - 3:46 PM
Update 6-10-2018
I recently took this colony out of hibernation and they still seem to be doing okay with about the same worker count.
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Posted January 13 2019 - 12:41 PM
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That is unforntunate, I really miss my colony that died las year.
Edited by FSTP, January 13 2019 - 12:41 PM.
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That is unforntunate, I really miss my colony that died las year.
My Aphaenogaster tennesseensis died not too long ago.
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Posted March 23 2020 - 3:29 PM
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Are these polygynous? I’m just wondering, as Ants_Dakota claims that they are abundant in the Black Hills, and he may just snag me a colony from under a rock next time he’s over there.
"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
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Posted March 24 2020 - 10:16 AM
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I’m thinking more of a smaller medium sized colony, around 100 workers.
"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
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Posted March 24 2020 - 3:55 PM
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I mean, what’s not to love about black Aphaenogaster?
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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
Keeping:
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Lasius neoniger, brevicornis
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Posted March 25 2020 - 3:54 PM
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I know, right.
"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
Keeping:
Formica pallidefulva, argentea
Lasius neoniger, brevicornis
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