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#241 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted October 18 2019 - 4:22 PM

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Thanks! I have been told that she is actually C. missouriensis. That's an old pic, and she now has a pupa and a few larvae.

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#242 Offline Kalidas - Posted October 18 2019 - 5:09 PM

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I think I got pics working again. Here's a horrible pic of my C. minutissima queen.
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Oh my gawd, I love that wasp like look! So amazing

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#243 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted October 18 2019 - 6:27 PM

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Better pics of her are coming tomorrow.

#244 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted October 19 2019 - 6:55 AM

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Here's a pic of the Pogonomyrmex. Now at 5 workers, 10 eggs, 1 pupa and 3 larvae.

 

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Solenopsis invicta:

 

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Camponotus nearcticus (black): 

 

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They have 32 workers, including 2 majors and enough brood to bring them to 50 workers. New eggs have been laid, as you can see, and I'm not sure if I'm hibernating these this year.



#245 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted October 19 2019 - 6:58 AM

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Here's the red and black Camponotus nearcticus:

 

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At 3 workers and 4 eggs. Hibernation situation same as black nearcticus.
 



#246 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted October 19 2019 - 7:00 AM

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Here's a pic of the Pogonomyrmex. Now at 5 workers, 10 eggs, 1 pupa and 3 larvae.

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Solenopsis invicta:

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Camponotus nearcticus (black):

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They have 32 workers, including 2 majors and enough brood to bring them to 50 workers. New eggs have been laid, as you can see, and I'm not sure if I'm hibernating these this year.


The C. Nectarus repleat's gastors are huge! *sorry if I spelled it incorrectly, I haven't really looked into them as much as Camponotous Pennsylvanicus

Edited by Da_NewAntOnTheBlock, October 19 2019 - 7:01 AM.

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#247 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted October 19 2019 - 7:04 AM

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Yeah they are! I just fed them sugar water and a mealworm.

 

Here's the Camponotus subbarbatus:

 

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A rare, light variant. At 18 workers and 20 brood, mostly eggs and pupae. Same hibernation situation as the nearcticus.
 



#248 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted October 19 2019 - 7:07 AM

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Yeah they are! I just fed them sugar water and a mealworm.
 
Here's the Camponotus subbarbatus:
 
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A rare, light variant. At 18 workers and 20 brood, mostly eggs and pupae. Same hibernation situation as the nearcticus.

I love Camponotous subbarbatus, they are really beautiful and grow slightly faster than camponotous Pennsylvanicus! Really cool species!
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#249 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted October 19 2019 - 7:09 AM

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This a pic of the black Camponotus nearcticus colony from August. They've grown a ton! Never boosted them, and I am proud of how well my first successful nearcticus queen has done:

 

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#250 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted October 19 2019 - 7:12 AM

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Really cool, you,l Ned to keep me posted as they are kinda like a mini version of Camponotous Pennsylvanicus
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#251 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted October 19 2019 - 7:14 AM

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Yeah they are! I just fed them sugar water and a mealworm.
 
Here's the Camponotus subbarbatus:
 
OttEVqfdFK1VxOSnYNPy3_yHS8_ed-gDKCklinB7[/size]
 
A rare, light variant. At 18 workers and 20 brood, mostly eggs and pupae. Same hibernation situation as the nearcticus.

I love Camponotous subbarbatus, they are really beautiful and grow slightly faster than camponotous Pennsylvanicus! Really cool species!

 

C. subbarbatus are amazing. They are even polygynous! Most myrmentoma subgenus Camponotus are actually. So even Camponotus nearcticus. Next year, when flights start, I plan on putting 3 together.



#252 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted October 19 2019 - 7:16 AM

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Yeah they are! I just fed them sugar water and a mealworm.
 
Here's the Camponotus subbarbatus:
 OttEVqfdFK1VxOSnYNPy3_yHS8_ed-gDKCklinB7[/size]
 
A rare, light variant. At 18 workers and 20 brood, mostly eggs and pupae. Same hibernation situation as the nearcticus.
Amazing! I can't be more excited for next year

I love Camponotous subbarbatus, they are really beautiful and grow slightly faster than camponotous Pennsylvanicus! Really cool species!
C. subbarbatus are amazing. They are even polygynous! Most myrmentoma subgenus Camponotus are actually. So even Camponotus nearcticus. Next year, when flights start, I plan on putting 3 together.

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#253 Offline ANTdrew - Posted October 19 2019 - 9:11 AM

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Great you got pics now! How about some of the Pheidole?
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#254 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted October 19 2019 - 10:52 AM

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Great you got pics now! How about some of the Pheidole?


That would be AMAZING :) good idea!

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#255 Offline ANTdrew - Posted October 19 2019 - 11:11 AM

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I WILL find Pheidole next year. Here’s the plan: in June hook up a battery powered black light in the woods and sit out there with my buddies and a case of cold ones.
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#256 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted October 19 2019 - 12:06 PM

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I WILL find Pheidole next year. Here’s the plan: in June hook up a battery powered black light in the woods and sit out there with my buddies and a case of cold ones.


Sounds like a good plan, no obvious flaws I could see
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#257 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted October 19 2019 - 12:44 PM

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Pheidole bicarinata pics coming soon.

#258 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted October 19 2019 - 12:59 PM

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Bootaful (yes I typed beautiful with a Boston accent)
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#259 Offline ANTdrew - Posted October 19 2019 - 2:57 PM

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I WILL find Pheidole next year. Here’s the plan: in June hook up a battery powered black light in the woods and sit out there with my buddies and a case of cold ones.

Sounds like a good plan, no obvious flaws I could see
Yeah, man. What could go wrong?
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#260 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted October 19 2019 - 3:48 PM

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I WILL find Pheidole next year. Here’s the plan: in June hook up a battery powered black light in the woods and sit out there with my buddies and a case of cold ones.

Sounds like a good plan, no obvious flaws I could see
Yeah, man. What could go wrong?
It's like a good Friday night, and you get to catch queens!
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