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Do you name your ants?

Started By Saftron , Nov 23 2016 7:19 PM

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#1 Offline Saftron - Posted November 23 2016 - 7:19 PM

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Hey everyone me and Diesel were talking about naming our queen/colonies and we were wondering if you guys did. If so what did you name them?

For example Diesel named his queen Kali after a goddess.

Mikey Bustos named his colony The Fire Nation.

I haven't decided yet unfortunately for my Tetramorium but I will soon!

#2 Offline MrPurpleB - Posted November 23 2016 - 7:21 PM

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I would name my colony, after it gets some workers. I know my friends and teachers are teasing me to name my ant queens, but I am not sure if I do. I may name both queens later.

#3 Offline Diesel - Posted November 23 2016 - 7:21 PM

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Black plague
Black plague

Ant Species kept

Temnothorax Longispinosus.-Journal(discontinued)-(formerly)

Camponotus Noveboracensis (formerly)

Camponotus Nearticus-formerly

Tetramorium sp.-formerly

Camponotus Pennsylvanicus Queen & brood.-formerly

Tapinoma Sessile-Journal (3 queen colony)-formerly

Tapinoma Sessile #2 (2 queen colony)-formerly

Aphaenogaster Picea-Journal-active

Crematogaster sp.(Cerasi or Lineolata) Queen with 3 workers and brood-formerly

Crematogaster sp. #2 (Cerasi or Lineolata) Queen with brood-formerly

Formica sp. polygenus-active 300+ workers-active

Formica Subsericea-active 25+ workers-active

Myrmica Rubra 400+ workers 3 queens-active

#4 Offline drtrmiller - Posted November 23 2016 - 7:40 PM

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I personally think you shouldn't name anything that doesn't come when you call it.

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#5 Offline Diesel - Posted November 23 2016 - 8:12 PM

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Someone tell annexis name the colony
Flamare incantatum- harry potter ref

Ant Species kept

Temnothorax Longispinosus.-Journal(discontinued)-(formerly)

Camponotus Noveboracensis (formerly)

Camponotus Nearticus-formerly

Tetramorium sp.-formerly

Camponotus Pennsylvanicus Queen & brood.-formerly

Tapinoma Sessile-Journal (3 queen colony)-formerly

Tapinoma Sessile #2 (2 queen colony)-formerly

Aphaenogaster Picea-Journal-active

Crematogaster sp.(Cerasi or Lineolata) Queen with 3 workers and brood-formerly

Crematogaster sp. #2 (Cerasi or Lineolata) Queen with brood-formerly

Formica sp. polygenus-active 300+ workers-active

Formica Subsericea-active 25+ workers-active

Myrmica Rubra 400+ workers 3 queens-active

#6 Offline MichiganAnts - Posted November 23 2016 - 8:25 PM

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i name my colones.

Owner of MichiganAnts, a YouTube Channel dedicated to all my Michigan colonies found and raise in my backyard

https://www.youtube.com/MichiganAnts

https://twitter.com/MichiganAnts

https://www.facebook.com/MichiganAnts/

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Camponotus Pennsylvanicus

Camponotus Noveboracensis

Tetramorium

#7 Offline T.C. - Posted November 23 2016 - 9:21 PM

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lol, well the girls that I know already are a little questioning of why I keep ant as old as I am... but they manage to overlook that fact, however if I told them I named them too, I am thinking there is a chance they would no longer over look the whole ant thing.

But you married guys do whatever you want! :lol:

Edited by T.C., November 23 2016 - 9:22 PM.

“If I am killed for simply living, let death be kinder than man.” -Althea Davis

#8 Offline Diesel - Posted November 24 2016 - 3:51 AM

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Well I'm married with kids. My wife doesn't care so long as they stay in their formicarium and outworlds

Ant Species kept

Temnothorax Longispinosus.-Journal(discontinued)-(formerly)

Camponotus Noveboracensis (formerly)

Camponotus Nearticus-formerly

Tetramorium sp.-formerly

Camponotus Pennsylvanicus Queen & brood.-formerly

Tapinoma Sessile-Journal (3 queen colony)-formerly

Tapinoma Sessile #2 (2 queen colony)-formerly

Aphaenogaster Picea-Journal-active

Crematogaster sp.(Cerasi or Lineolata) Queen with 3 workers and brood-formerly

Crematogaster sp. #2 (Cerasi or Lineolata) Queen with brood-formerly

Formica sp. polygenus-active 300+ workers-active

Formica Subsericea-active 25+ workers-active

Myrmica Rubra 400+ workers 3 queens-active

#9 Offline Kevin - Posted November 24 2016 - 5:23 AM

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I also wouldn't name my ants specific to themselves, more as a tag for the colony to know which is which. If that makes any sense... I still don't name them though. If I had to, it would be colony AP1, TE2, etc haha.