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TennesseeAnts' Ant Journals (Back for now)

Started By TennesseeAnts , May 30 2019 4:29 AM
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#281 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted October 20 2019 - 1:33 PM

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From the very long list of plant pests.
So far only Pogonomyrmex occidentalis has been exempted.

you just banned most of the Camponotous in the US
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#282 Online TennesseeAnts - Posted October 20 2019 - 1:37 PM

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Yep I know. Camponotus are indeed plant pests. But that just means you need a permit to transport them from state to state.

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#283 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted October 20 2019 - 1:45 PM

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yeah, sadly ;(


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#284 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted October 20 2019 - 2:27 PM

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I would start with Trachymyrmex septentrionalis. First of all they aren't a plant pest, since they go for decaying matter and not live plants. They also are wide ranging but restricted in habitat, and because of their unassuming nature, they wouldn't even be a problem if they somehow got introduced somewhere.


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Tetramorium immigrans, Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Myrmica punctiventris, Formica subsericea

Formica pallidefulva, Aphaeogaster cf. rudis

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Camponotus nearcticus

Crematogaster cerasi

Temnothorax ambiguus

Prenolepis imparis

#285 Online TennesseeAnts - Posted October 20 2019 - 2:48 PM

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I agree.

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#286 Offline FeedTheAnts - Posted October 20 2019 - 5:56 PM

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I think I got pics working again. Here's a horrible pic of my C. minutissima queen.
 

 

That’s a nice heart butt.

 

Crematogaster minutissima have the best rear end of any ant species imo :yes:

Also, my goodness this is amazing that you're keeping this species. They are literally the only ant I miss from Tennessee. 


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I accidentally froze all my ants 

#287 Online TennesseeAnts - Posted October 20 2019 - 5:58 PM

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She's actually Crematogaster missouriensis. Better. So she won't live a year, then die lol.
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#288 Online TennesseeAnts - Posted October 20 2019 - 5:59 PM

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Crematogaster missouriensis (Colony #1)
10-20-19

She has some large larvae, small larvae, eggs and a pupa so far. Can't wait for workers!

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#289 Online TennesseeAnts - Posted October 25 2019 - 10:37 AM

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Lasius aphidicola (Colony #1)
10-25-19

Found her yesterday running around an oak tree.

Lasius cf. claviger (Colony #1)
10-25-19

Found her yesterday at the same oak tree. Must have been a Lasius flight that I missed. Both are in hibernation.

Colonies in hibernation: Camponotus chromaiodes (Colony #2), Camponotus pennslyvanicus (Colony #1), Formica pallidefullva (Colony #1), Lasius neoniger (Colony #1), Lasius aphidicola (Colony #1), Lasius cf. claviger (Colony #1), Pheidole bicarinata (Colony #1).

I made a DIY macro lens, so I have some pics to post. My profile pic is of my Camponotus snellingi colony, took with my macro. :)

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#290 Online TennesseeAnts - Posted October 25 2019 - 10:51 AM

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Oh and:

Colobopsis impressa (Colony #1)
10-25-19

Found this queen in an old twig yesterday. She's also in hibernation.

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#291 Offline Kalidas - Posted October 25 2019 - 11:12 AM

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Oh wow man the amount of colonies you have just keeps growing and growing.

I too love those yellow and black Crematogasters they look amazing

#292 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted October 25 2019 - 12:08 PM

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Yeah, cool journal. And on a side note, doomsday must be coming soon because Ant_Dude2908 changed his profile pic lol
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#293 Online TennesseeAnts - Posted October 25 2019 - 12:21 PM

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Yep. It is now my Camponotus snellingi colony.

Oh wow man the amount of colonies you have just keeps growing and growing.
I too love those yellow and black Crematogasters they look amazing


I have some pics of her I took today. I'll post them later tonight.

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#294 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted October 25 2019 - 1:27 PM

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You changed your profile pic again! How can I be sure you're the real Ant_Dude :thinking:
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#295 Offline ANTdrew - Posted October 25 2019 - 3:16 PM

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Yeah, cool journal. And on a side note, doomsday must be coming soon because Ant_Dude2908 changed his profile pic lol

Dude, facts. Plus this: I actually found a Lasius neoniger queen today.

Edited by ANTdrew, October 25 2019 - 3:17 PM.

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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#296 Online TennesseeAnts - Posted October 25 2019 - 5:06 PM

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Camponotus chromaiodes (Colony #1) 400+ workers with 300 growing larvae.

 

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Camponotus chromaiodes (Colony #2) 18 workers.
 
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Camponotus snellingi (Colony #1) 3 workers and some eggs and larvae.
 
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Camponotus subbarbatus (Colony #1) 21 workers and some eggs, larvae and pupae.
 
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Camponotus nearcticus (Colony #1) 29 workers with 15 pupae, 10 eggs, 20 larvae.

 

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Colobopsis impressa (Colony #1) 1 queen.
 
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Crematogaster missouriensis (Colony #1) 4 larvae and 15 eggs.
 
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#297 Offline camponotuskeeper - Posted October 25 2019 - 8:47 PM

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Tetramorium immagrans (Colony #1)
6-1-19
I got these three queens and while at a swim meet today! I had to freestyle over 50 yards with one hand... :lol:

Hah! That has got to be one of the best ant finding moments.  I come close at school keeping mine though the day in a ziplock bag which had my pretzels in them.   I have also found one at PE and had to put it in my sock so it could not get away.


First time reading this and read it most of the way. Saw this and I might have something that beat you both I ran one of my cross country races a 5k or 3.1 miles while keeping a camponotus semitestaceus queen alive in my hand that I found at the start of my race. And I had a personal record race that day while running with my newfound queen
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#298 Offline ANTdrew - Posted October 26 2019 - 3:28 AM

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Dude, that’s awesome. Yesterday I took my kids to a Halloween Fest at a local university. I found a Lasius neoniger outside but had no container. I quickly consumed the contents of a Nerds candy box and put her in there. Lol!
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Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#299 Offline NickAnter - Posted October 26 2019 - 6:08 AM

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Dude, that’s awesome. Yesterday I took my kids to a Halloween Fest at a local university. I found a Lasius neoniger outside but had no container. I quickly consumed the contents of a Nerds candy box and put her in there. Lol!

Congrats! You found one!

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). 

#300 Offline camponotuskeeper - Posted October 26 2019 - 6:24 AM

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Dude, that’s awesome. Yesterday I took my kids to a Halloween Fest at a local university. I found a Lasius neoniger outside but had no container. I quickly consumed the contents of a Nerds candy box and put her in there. Lol!


Congrats I thought you posted once that they were rare as unicorns down south and that was on my journal

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