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TennesseeAnts' Ant Journals (Back for now)

Started By TennesseeAnts , May 30 2019 4:29 AM
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#21 Offline Acutus - Posted June 1 2019 - 4:07 PM

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Lasius interjectus (Colony #1)
6-1-19

Found this queen today looking for a host colony. I have 6 Lasius americanus host workers, and I hope these do well. :)

 

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#22 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted June 1 2019 - 4:27 PM

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Workers are fine.
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#23 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 1 2019 - 7:15 PM

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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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#24 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted June 1 2019 - 7:27 PM

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I've been Team Tetra! I have had them many times before, just never made a journal.

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#25 Offline NickAnter - Posted June 2 2019 - 5:58 AM

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I wish that they were common here in OC!

Edited by NickAnter, June 2 2019 - 5:58 AM.

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). 

#26 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted June 2 2019 - 6:30 AM

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Aphaenogaster cf. rudis (Colony #1)
6-2-19

There is like 50 pupae about to hatch, including alates... O-o

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#27 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted June 3 2019 - 8:40 AM

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Pheidole cf. tysoni (Colony #1)
6-3-19

Found this queen yesterday in the same pool as the Tetramorium immagrans queens! She is looking good, and I hope she is fertile.

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#28 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted June 5 2019 - 4:46 PM

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Ponera sp. 1 (Colony #1)
6-5-19

I found this queen while looking for springtails for my Strumigenys. :)

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#29 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted June 8 2019 - 6:08 AM

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Linepithema cf. humile (Colony #1)
6-8-19

This colony of about 500 workers, 1000 brood and 100 queens. They were under my door mat..... :lol: I moved the mat to clean it, and I saw these gals and decided to suck them up with my new aspirator. It was nowhere near as bad as collecting Tapinoma melanocephalum , or Tapinoma sessile. :lol:

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#30 Offline NickAnter - Posted June 8 2019 - 6:45 AM

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Why would you want to keep L. humile?  I mean, i don't mind, it's just that they are just super fast growing with no special features, highly invasive, and generally boring.


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). 

#31 Offline MonsieurMaru - Posted June 8 2019 - 11:21 AM

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is there a link to your novaboreacensis journal? i have 2 queens and could really use some more knowledge regarding them


#32 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted June 8 2019 - 4:18 PM

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This is where the noveaboracensis journal is. I actually don't have them. Like with my Formica pacifica, they are being kept by a friend in Washington, where they where collected. When I move back to Washington, I will be getting all of my old colonies back. :)

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#33 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted June 8 2019 - 4:20 PM

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Why would you want to keep L. humile? I mean, i don't mind, it's just that they are just super fast growing with no special features, highly invasive, and generally boring.


Simple. I saw them, I have never kept them before, there was a colony under my doormat.

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#34 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted June 8 2019 - 4:29 PM

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Linepithema cf. humile (Colony #1)
6-8-19

Umm. Having 100 + queens can be problematic... I only collected larvae and pupae, and now there are over 4,000 new eggs..... Fun colony! They love sugar water and fruit flies.

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#35 Offline NickAnter - Posted June 8 2019 - 6:07 PM

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You will certainly have your hands full! :snicker: :warning:


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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). 

#36 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted June 9 2019 - 6:50 AM

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You will certainly have your hands full! :snicker: :warning:


Naw. Camponotus chromaiodes colonies when they hit the 200 worker mark are way more difficult.

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#37 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 9 2019 - 7:08 AM

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I kinda regret selling my best chroma queen last week. She already has five workers. The rest have zero.
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#38 Offline Acutus - Posted June 9 2019 - 7:40 AM

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You will certainly have your hands full! :snicker: :warning:


Naw. Camponotus chromaiodes colonies when they hit the 200 worker mark are way more difficult.

 

 

How so?


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#39 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted June 9 2019 - 7:56 AM

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You will certainly have your hands full! :snicker: :warning:

Naw. Camponotus chromaiodes colonies when they hit the 200 worker mark are way more difficult.

How so?
I'm not saying Camponotus chromaiodes are difficult as much as I'm saying Linepithema humile are easy. The fact that they were underneath my doormat tells you they can and will thrive anywhere.

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#40 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted June 9 2019 - 12:54 PM

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Linepithema can be interesting to keep for sure! Extremely fast growing and tolerant, and if you get tired of them there's no shame in euthanizing them haha.

Just make sure they can't escape, as if they do they will try to kill all your other colonies :lol:. I personally avoid them for this reason, too much of a pain to contain so many workers hehe.

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