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[TennesseeAnts]

Aphaenogaster carolinensis (Colony #1)
3-22-20

Found this queen with her 6 nanitics inside a small hickory nut. They have a few eggs and larvae.

[TennesseeAnts]

Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (Colony #1)
3-22-20

Oh yeah. Should probably update on these beauties. They've got 3 parasitic workers now, three larvae and 2 rudis host workers. They love crushed chia seeds and cricket pieces, along with the occasional mealworms.

[TennesseeAnts]

Ok guys! Here in Tennessee, we've already had our first Camponotus pennslyvanicus flights, but I didn't catch any, as it was a tiny flight, but this week is going to be fairly warm, hitting the 80s twice! I'm hoping for the first sizable Camponotus flights, as this is the same type of weather that we had in April of last year when I caught a hundred or so Camponotus queens of various species.

Ha! Take that Ferox!

Edited by Ant_Dude2908, March 23 2020 - 8:29 AM.

[TennesseeAnts]

Pogonomyrmex colony (Colony #1)
3-23-20

Up to about 20 workers now, with tons more on the way. They love crickets, freeze dried mealworms, and any seed I give them. The queen just laid a new batch of about 30 eggs, and most of the previous batch has developed into workers. They still have around 10 pupae and 15 larvae though, which are happily munching on a dried mealworm.

[Da_NewAntOnTheBlock]

pics of the Myrmecia colony/other colonies?

Edited by Da_NewAntOnTheBlock, March 23 2020 - 9:04 AM.

[Ferox_Formicae]

pics of the Myrmecia colony/other colonies?

Yeah, Ant_Dude! Let's see your Australian bull ants!

[ANTdrew]

Sounds like bull alright. Lol

[Da_NewAntOnTheBlock]

that's a clever dad joke

[NickAnter]

Wow! You have Myrmecia? In North America? Must be an undescribed species.

[TennesseeAnts]

Wow! You have Myrmecia? In North America? Must be an undescribed species.

Yeah! I think it might be Myrmecia tennesseensis.

[TennesseeAnts]

Temnothorax americanus (Colonies #1, #2)
3-23-20

Well guys. I've done it again! New state record for Temnothorax americanus! I have 2 queens with their host workers. They both have brood too.

[NickAnter]

Nope. Antweb has 6 specimens from the state. Sorry Antdude. Here is the sad evidence: https://www.antweb.o...es&images=true]

Edited by NickAnter, March 23 2020 - 12:25 PM.

[ponerinecat]

[TennesseeAnts]

Nope. Antweb has 6 specimens from the state. Sorry Antdude. Here is the sad evidence: ]https://www.antweb.org/taxonomicPage.do?rank=species&adm1Name=Tennessee&countryName=United%20States&images=true]

Hmm. Didn't see those.... Thanks tho

[Ferox_Formicae]

 

Nope. Antweb has 6 specimens from the state. Sorry Antdude. Here is the sad evidence: ]https://www.antweb.org/taxonomicPage.do?rank=species&adm1Name=Tennessee&countryName=United%20States&images=true]

Hmm. Didn't see those.... Thanks tho

 

Sad, so sad...

[ANTdrew]

He’s still got the Myrmecia record, though.

[ponerinecat]

Ferox looks down upon his inferiors with a mixture of contempt and sympathy.

[RushmoreAnts]

We here have still got the S. molesta advantage over him, as well as western and eastern species in the same state. Not to mention Formica bradleyi.........

Edited by AntsDakota, March 23 2020 - 3:33 PM.

[TennesseeAnts]

Formica integra (Colony #1)
3-24-20

The eggs in the last update are all larvae now, bringing the brood total up to 100 or so small to medium sized larvae. The colony seems very content in their little Mini Hearth. I will be getting the rest of the biological workers and the last queen on Thursday, as it's supposed to be in the 80s. I might grab a few more hosts too, just because.

Formica pallidefullva (Colony #1)
3-24-20

Up to 44 workers, 2 pupae and some new eggs laid by the queens. The egg pile seems to contain about 50 or so new eggs. They absolutely love their sweets too!

[TennesseeAnts]

Ok guys! We have a new addition to the Journal! I set up a trap over a local Formica pallidefullva colony, and when I checked today there was 3 queens and several dozen workers! I only took 2 queen, so as to let the colony continue on, and took around 1.5 dozen workers. I will make that an even 2 dozen tomorrow.