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TennesseeAnts' Ant Journals (Back for now)

Started By TennesseeAnts , May 30 2019 4:29 AM
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#361 Offline ANTdrew - Posted December 23 2019 - 5:53 PM

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CrematoMaster strikes again!
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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.

#362 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted December 25 2019 - 4:41 PM

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Found a Crematogaster lineolata queen today. She's in a tube in my heated drawer.

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#363 Offline ANTdrew - Posted December 25 2019 - 4:48 PM

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No. Freaking. Way!
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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.

#364 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted December 26 2019 - 9:42 AM

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Yes way! Ants fly almost year round here.
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#365 Offline Ferox_Formicae - Posted December 26 2019 - 11:52 AM

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Same here. I found some Crematogaster ashmeadi males earlier, an ashmeadi gyne yesterday, and over the past few weeks I've been finding tons of lineolata. I also have been finding a few Lasius (claviger and aphidicola) and I found a Pheidole navigans queen last night under a rock in 40 degree weather.


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#366 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted January 2 2020 - 4:25 PM

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Formica pallidefullva (Colony #1)
1-2-20

Out of hibernation. Queens all look healthy, and only lost one worker in hibernation!

I sold the Brachyponera chinensis colony, so there will be no future updates for them.

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#367 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted January 2 2020 - 4:27 PM

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The Crematogaster ashmeadi queen died, but the lineolata queen is still fine.

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#368 Offline NickAnter - Posted January 2 2020 - 4:36 PM

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I find Cardiocondyla queens year round.  Nothing much else though this year.  Last year Pheidole navigans were still flying into November though.


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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). 

#369 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted January 2 2020 - 4:39 PM

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Nylanderia terricola (Colony #1)
1-2-20

They are finally starting to produce again, so I will add them back to the journal. After a few months, the queen has started to lay eggs again, and they have around 30 workers and 80-90 brood. I gave them some honey and cricket and the little yellow/orange workers are going crazy (hence their common name)!

Myrmecina americana (Colony #1)
1-2-20

Finally getting off the ground. 60-65 workers and 100 eggs, larvae and pupae. I gave them some , and cricket and there are currently 10 workers of varying sizes munching on it. :)

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#370 Offline ANTdrew - Posted January 2 2020 - 5:59 PM

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The Crematogaster ashmeadi queen died, but the lineolata queen is still fine.

Which queens are these? I’m having a hard time keeping track of your colonies now.

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#371 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted January 2 2020 - 7:59 PM

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These are the new queens I got last month.

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#372 Offline ANTdrew - Posted January 3 2020 - 11:49 AM

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Got it!
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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#373 Offline FeedTheAnts - Posted January 4 2020 - 10:15 AM

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I also just got my Formia pallidefulva out of hibernation. The queen has already laid an egg after only a week. 


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I accidentally froze all my ants 

#374 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted January 4 2020 - 10:27 AM

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Mine have three queens. :D They have yet to lay though.

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#375 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted January 4 2020 - 4:43 PM

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For those of you interested:

Current colonies:

Aphaenogaster tennesseensis

Camponotus americanus

Camponotus chromaiodes

Camponotus pennslyvanicus
Camponotus snellingi
Camponotus subbarbatus
Crematogaster lineolata
Formica integra

Formica pacifica
Formica pallidefullva

Hypoponera opacior

Hypoponera cf. punctatatissima
Myrmica incompleta
Nylanderia terricola
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis

Past colonies:
 

Aphaenogaster carolenensis (TN)

Aphaenogaster lamellidens (TN)
Aphaenogaster occidentalis (WA)
Aphaenogaster rudis (TN)
Aphaenogaster sp. 1 (TN)
Brachymyrmex sp. 1 (TN)
Brachymyrmex depilis (TN, WA)
Brachyponera chinensis (TN)
Camponotus caryae (TN, WA)
Camponotus herculeanus (WA)
Camponotus decipiens (TN)
Camponotus modoc (WA)
Camponotus noveaboracensis (TN)
Colobopsis impressa (TN)
Colobopsis obliqua (TN)
Colobopsis mississippiensis (TN)
Crematogaster ashmeadi (TN)
Crematogaster cerasi (TN)
Crematogaster minutissima (TN)
Crematogaster missouriensis (TN)
Dorymyrmex cf. insanus (WA)
Dorymyrmex brueni (TN)
Forelius sp. 1 (TN)
Formica argentea (TN)
Formica aserva (WA)
Formica dolosa (TN)
Formica incerta (TN)
Formica cf. lasioides (WA)
Formica neogagates (WA)
Formica neorufibarbis (WA)
Formica obscuripes (WA)
Formica obscuriventris (TN)
Formica subsericea (TN)
Hypoponera inexorata (TN)
Hypoponera opacior (TN)
Leptothorax cf. calderoni (WA)
Monomorium ergatoigynea (TN)
Monomorium minimum (TN)
Myrmica americana (TN)
Myrmica incompleta (TN)
Myrmica cf. rubra (WA)
Myrmica sp. 1 (WA)
Neivamyrmex nigrescens (TN)
Pheidole bicarinata (TN)
Pheidole sp. 1 (WA)
Pheidole sp. 2 (TN)
Pheidole tepicana (TN)
Pheidole tysoni (TN)
Prenolepis imparis (TN)
Proceratium creek (TN)
Proceratium pergandei (TN)
Solenopsis carolinensis (TN)
Solenopsis invicta (TN)
Solenopsis invicta x richteri (TN)
Solenopsis molesta (TN, WA)
Solenopsis richteri (TN)
Solenopsis cf. texana (TN)
Stigmatomma pallipes (TN)
Strumigenys louisianae (TN)
Strumigenys pilinasis (TN)
Strumigenys membranifera (TN)
Tapinoma sessile (TN, WA)
Temnothorax ambiguus (TN)
Temnothorax americanus (TN)
Temnothorax cf. rugulatus (WA)
Temnothorax tuscaloosae (TN)
Tetramorium immagrans (TN, WA)

Total species: 82


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#376 Offline ponerinecat - Posted January 4 2020 - 5:06 PM

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Nice variety of dead stuff. You know. Stigmatomma and 3 types of strumigenys and all the other stuff


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#377 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted January 4 2020 - 5:09 PM

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Let's hope Trachymyrmex septentrionalis doesn't end up on the 'dead stuff' list!

Oh yeah I'm receiving a colony of Trachymyrmex septentrionalis.

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#378 Offline ponerinecat - Posted January 4 2020 - 5:24 PM

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*heavy breathing*


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#379 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted January 4 2020 - 5:39 PM

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Gonna assume you want my Trachymyrmex by your hyperventilation.

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#380 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted January 4 2020 - 10:38 PM

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that's an impressive list! Can you post pictures of the ones no one on the forum has kept? I’m curious to see what they look like...

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