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Ant_Dude2908's Nylanderia vividula Journal (Discontinued)

Started By TennesseeAnts , May 10 2019 8:21 PM

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#1 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 10 2019 - 8:21 PM

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I found this Nylanderia vividula colony in a hickory nut outside. They have around 100 workers and TONS of brood. I'm guessing around 400 brood. Most are eggs and larvae. I have high hopes for this colony. :) I will get pics tomorrow.

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#2 Offline EthanNgo678 - Posted May 11 2019 - 5:12 AM

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Good luck.


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Plants r cool

#3 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 11 2019 - 7:06 AM

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Thanks! These are the native equivalent of Raspberry Crazy Ants. :lol: I would keep Raspberry Crazy Ants, but they are pretty hard to find here. :lol:

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#4 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 11 2019 - 7:54 AM

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Ok then! No more eggs! All are small, medium and large larvae! Some pupae too. Crazy growth! Now I am worried what they will look like a month from now. :shout:

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#5 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 12 2019 - 8:20 AM

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It was impossible to feed them in the test tube, so I added a 3 inch section of tubing to the tune as more nesting space, as well as a feeding area. As soon as a cricket piece and sugar water was placed in, it was swarmed by dozens of hungry workers. They cricket piece is bigger than the massive brood pile, so they should love the amount of protein they got!

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#6 Offline Ferox_Formicae - Posted May 12 2019 - 9:40 AM

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These are definitely some of my favorite Nylanderia species. Good luck with them! And by the way, it's actually not certain whether or not they are native or not.


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#7 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 18 2019 - 6:59 AM

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Well, the queen laid more eggs (200+), most of the larvae are now pupae (100+), and more larvae (60+). They LOVE sugar water and meal worms.

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#8 Offline NickAnter - Posted May 18 2019 - 7:34 AM

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I have always seen workers of this species, but have never been able to find a nest.  Hopefully I  can catch some queens this summer, I never knew that they could grow this fast based off of reading other journals on them!! :)


Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

#9 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 22 2019 - 9:09 AM

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First workers in captivity! Around a dozen new workers and hundreds of eggs.

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#10 Offline NickAnter - Posted May 22 2019 - 2:07 PM

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Wow. Nice job!

Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

#11 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 28 2019 - 8:49 AM

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A few dozen more workers have hatched! They love honey and fruit flies. Does anyone know how large these colonies get? They show no signs of stopping anytime soon! The brood pile contains: 50 pupae, over 100 eggs and 60 larvae!

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#12 Offline NickAnter - Posted May 29 2019 - 2:12 PM

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I think in the low thousands.
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Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

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