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M.barbarus, T.caespitum, Lasius niger and Lasius flavus


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#1 Offline Hubert - Posted October 26 2015 - 11:48 AM

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Hi!

 

My name is Hubert. I 13 years old and I from Poland. :)

I will to journalise my ant.

I also  to journalise on Poland forum - http://www.antmania....=10103&start=15

 

About next entry I to put foto.



#2 Offline Hubert - Posted December 27 2015 - 10:19 AM

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Hi

 

There are my ants   :)

and gypsum formicarium ''two in one'' to be will live Lasius niger.

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#3 Offline dermy - Posted December 27 2015 - 11:01 AM

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That's a nice sized looking colony! I like Lasius species, since the queens are so much bigger then the workers!

 

 

Good luck with them :D



#4 Offline Hubert - Posted January 5 2016 - 10:43 AM

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Yesterday queen Tetramorium caespitum died  :(

 

Lasius niger 

Messor barbarus 

 

My channel https://www.youtube....24Yd_7hQ/videos


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#5 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted January 6 2016 - 3:00 AM

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Very nice! :) Welcome to the forum. Sorry about your Tetramorium queen. :(



#6 Offline Hubert - Posted January 7 2016 - 8:53 AM

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Thank you very much for your kind words. :)


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#7 Offline Hubert - Posted January 24 2016 - 8:16 AM

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Lasius niger and Lasius flavus in one nest.

 

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#8 Offline antmaniac - Posted January 24 2016 - 4:38 PM

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Messor barbarus looks so similar to Pheidole.



#9 Offline Hubert - Posted February 18 2016 - 11:26 AM

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Lasius niger 70 - 75 workers 

 

 

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#10 Offline Hubert - Posted March 13 2016 - 11:38 AM

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Lasius niger

 

 

Messor barbarus

 

 

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#11 Offline Hubert - Posted March 30 2016 - 11:03 AM

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Messor barbarus 30-40 workers



#12 Offline Hubert - Posted June 14 2016 - 7:19 AM

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Today movie from lasius fuliginosus. I found the Queen and I adopted for workers l. niger. Within a week I'll make a post with all the colonies moved to new nests. Messor is already ok. 100 workers, niger 200-300.



#13 Offline Hubert - Posted June 26 2016 - 9:04 AM

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Messor in new nest. There is more than 100 workers.

 

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#14 Offline Alexant - Posted June 26 2016 - 1:26 PM

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How did you get your Lasius niger workers to Accept the new Queen?



#15 Offline Foogoo - Posted June 26 2016 - 3:34 PM

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What do you feed your M. barbarus?


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


#16 Offline Hubert - Posted June 27 2016 - 4:17 AM

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Alexant- Worker Lasius niger and cocoons for adoption of the Queen of lasius fuliginosus I collected from wild nests. Workers with the Queen, I put in the refrigerator.  Workers accepted the Queen.

 

Foogoo- Messor barbarus feed seeds flax, poppy, sunflower and pumpkin.  They get also flies.



#17 Offline Hubert - Posted June 28 2016 - 5:34 AM

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New video of colony Messor.



#18 Offline Hubert - Posted July 15 2016 - 3:38 AM

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At the moment I have the following colonies

 

Lasius niger colony

http://www.fotosik.p...98e42ff9dd997aa

Messor barbarus colony

http://www.fotosik.p...e3f15c6f381e74e

http://www.fotosik.p...39d8bd6ec67f919

http://www.fotosik.p...acd1c6616aada9d

Pheidole pallidula queen

http://www.fotosik.p...aaccd48fd49eac7

http://www.fotosik.p...8b93e1ac5a2c98e

Tetramorium caespitum queen

http://www.fotosik.p...ef8c14f367f72d6

http://www.fotosik.p...95c99f7e9f88fb0

Tetramorium caespitum colony

http://www.fotosik.p...2e8e4119ed5c196

http://www.fotosik.p...8a7b9f3e6159e3f

Lasius cf. niger queen

http://www.fotosik.p...35a88b3f1b89c44

Formica cunicularia queen

http://www.fotosik.p...c0df3b14f0ebcfc

 


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#19 Offline benjiwuf - Posted July 15 2016 - 5:18 AM

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I would definitely like to hear more about Messor barbarus as i have a small colony on the way. I have read they are notorious for eating through ytong so I'm curious how you overcome that. Also how moist/dry do they like their nest?

#20 Offline Hubert - Posted July 15 2016 - 10:32 AM

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Small colonies not eating by ytong. Larger will drill, but this will be done when the colony grows. My Messor at this time not digging in the slot.

¼ part of the socket is moist. Like more reside in parts of the dry than wet.






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