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Diffeomorphismus' ant colonies

Started By Diffeomorphismus , Jan 15 2015 1:25 PM

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#41 Offline Jonathan21700 - Posted May 24 2015 - 10:04 AM

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Yeah, they are similar. Like Lasius neoniger and L. niger.


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#42 Offline AntTeen804 - Posted May 24 2015 - 10:16 AM

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Yeah.

Edited by AntTeen804, May 24 2015 - 11:00 AM.

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#43 Offline Diffeomorphismus - Posted June 26 2015 - 7:06 AM

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Hello my dear ant keepers all around the world!

 

This time I present two videos to you. The first one shows the larvae of my small Cataglyphis cf. bicolor colony:

 

 

The second one shows a worker of my Diacamma rugosum colony cleaning herself:

 

 

With best regards,

Diffeomorphismus


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#44 Offline dspdrew - Posted June 26 2015 - 11:51 AM

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She looks relaxed.


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#45 Offline Diffeomorphismus - Posted July 6 2015 - 5:07 AM

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Hello!

 

Today I present two beautiful Asian queens to you.

 

This is a golden Polyrhachis spec. queen from Malaysia:

 

 

And this is a Camponotus singularis queen. She is a really big one:

 

 

With best regards,

Diffeomorphismus


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#46 Offline BrittonLS - Posted July 6 2015 - 6:05 AM

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Hah, she got a hair stuck in her mouth. Also, very cool. Hmmm which is better, golden or silver ants? XP

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#47 Offline Jonathan21700 - Posted July 6 2015 - 1:04 PM

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Beautiful!


#48 Offline Diffeomorphismus - Posted July 15 2015 - 4:04 AM

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Hello my dear ant keepers all around the world! 

 

 

Here are some pictures of an awesome looking ant species from South Africa called Camponotus fulvopilosus:

 

 

 

And here is short video of this small colony:

 

 

 

Last week was nuptial flight of  Lasius cf. niger and so I collected some queens. Here is a picture of one of them:

 

 

 

Manica rubida is one of my favourite German ant species:

 

 

 

With best regards,

Diffeomorphismus


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#49 Offline dspdrew - Posted July 15 2015 - 6:38 AM

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Those are some cool looking Camponotus. Very strange looking hair on those gasters.


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#50 Offline Diffeomorphismus - Posted July 31 2015 - 11:54 AM

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Here are some picture of my Cataglyphis cf. bicolor colony. These desert ants are absolutely fascinating. I would say, that this is my favourite colony at the moment.

 

The colony is growing very fast, so the ants need a lot of proteins:

 
 
 
 
Trophallaxis:
 

 

A very young worker:

 

 

The future of this colony:

 

 

 


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#51 Offline Foogoo - Posted July 31 2015 - 12:23 PM

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Really cool! Got pictures of the Camponotus fulvopilosus queen?


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#52 Offline TheAnswerIsTheLogic - Posted August 1 2015 - 7:48 AM

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Nice colony


#53 Offline dspdrew - Posted August 1 2015 - 8:30 AM

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Great post as always.


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#54 Offline Diffeomorphismus - Posted August 27 2015 - 10:15 AM

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Really cool! Got pictures of the Camponotus fulvopilosus queen?

 


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#55 Offline William. T - Posted August 27 2015 - 12:48 PM

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Really cool! Got pictures of the Camponotus fulvopilosus queen?

 

 

So jealous. Foreign queens look great!


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1 Lasius cf. Neoniger 30 workers

1 Camponotus sp. 15 workers

20 Tetramorium SpE 30 workers

1 T. Sessile 200 workers

 

#56 Offline Diffeomorphismus - Posted September 3 2015 - 3:16 AM

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Today just a few videos :)

 

Diacamma rugosum:

 

 

Camponotus fulvopilosus:

 

 


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#57 Offline Myrmicinae - Posted September 3 2015 - 6:14 AM

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How is your Tetramorium cf. semilaeve doing?


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#58 Offline Diffeomorphismus - Posted September 3 2015 - 6:33 AM

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How is your Tetramorium cf. semilaeve doing?

 

The queen died a few month ago :(


#59 Offline Diffeomorphismus - Posted December 16 2015 - 10:32 AM

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Hello! Here are some new videos.

 

A Crematogaster scutellaris queen with first brood:

 

 

A small Messor barbarus colony:

 

 

A Odontoponera queen with her first daughter:

 

 

Pheidole pallidula:

 


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#60 Offline jjjakes - Posted December 16 2015 - 12:46 PM

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You have such great pictures and videos! And a large variation of species. :) Do you get them all from a local shop in Germany?


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