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Ant_Dude2908's Monomorium cf. minimum Journal (Discontinued)

Started By TennesseeAnts , May 27 2019 8:50 AM

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#1 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 27 2019 - 8:50 AM

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This colony has about 200 workers and a single queen. Hundreds of brood with some alate brood.

Edited by Ant_Dude2908, May 30 2019 - 4:40 AM.

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#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted May 27 2019 - 9:01 AM

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This is a cool species of ant! They abound in my yard.
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#3 Offline NickAnter - Posted May 27 2019 - 9:57 AM

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These are pretty cool.  You know that they are polygynous, right?


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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). 

#4 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 27 2019 - 3:18 PM

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These are pretty cool.  You know that they are polygynous, right?


Yes I do. I am going to get the rest of the colony today. The entire colony has dozens of queens. I have collected from them before.

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#5 Offline NickAnter - Posted May 27 2019 - 3:54 PM

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Excellent

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). 

#6 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 27 2019 - 4:06 PM

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Got the rest! The colony in total includes 3 queens and about 400 workers plus 600+ brood.

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#7 Offline CatsnAnts - Posted May 27 2019 - 4:09 PM

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Dang, this will be interesting to follow! :D
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#8 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 27 2019 - 4:10 PM

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#9 Offline NickAnter - Posted May 27 2019 - 4:11 PM

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Wow, I did not even know that the colonies got that big!
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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). 

#10 Offline ANTdrew - Posted May 27 2019 - 5:08 PM

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The bifurcated mini-hearth was designed with these ants in mind.
Sadly, all the Monomorium in my Tetrararium have been cleared out by my Tetramorium.
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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