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, May 30 2019 4:29 AM
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#781 Offline - Posted April 30 2020 - 2:11 PM
looking for Pogonomyrmex occidentalis for sale any ideas? SFV
#782 Offline - Posted April 30 2020 - 2:55 PM
looking for Pogonomyrmex occidentalis for sale any ideas? SFV
I'll be selling some queens in the next month or so.
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#783 Offline - Posted April 30 2020 - 3:46 PM
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#785 Offline - Posted May 2 2020 - 7:24 PM
Update; 5/2/20
Prenolepis imparis; Colony #1
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They have been filling their repletes with anything I give them recently. Probably in preparation for the summer estivation. The queen have laid their first batch of eggs in captivity, consisting of 6 eggs. Very few worker deaths have occurred, and they have 2-3 dozen workers, most of which being repletes.
Prenolepis imparis; Colony #1
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They have been filling their repletes with anything I give them recently. Probably in preparation for the summer estivation. The queen have laid their first batch of eggs in captivity, consisting of 6 eggs. Very few worker deaths have occurred, and they have 2-3 dozen workers, most of which being repletes.
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#787 Offline - Posted May 3 2020 - 2:11 PM
Update; 5/2/20
Camponotus pennsylvanicus; Colony #1
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Verdandi is one of the fastest producing Camponotus pennsylvanicus queens I've had! I got some pics today for you guys. She has one C. chromaiodes pupa I gave her as an experiment, as well as 4 of her own pupae, several small larvae and a new batch of eggs.
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#788 Offline - Posted May 3 2020 - 3:35 PM
Its only been 4 weeks since collection for Verdandi. Good growth!
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#789 Offline - Posted May 3 2020 - 4:05 PM
The pupae should take at least another two weeks, though.Its only been 4 weeks since collection for Verdandi. Good growth!
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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
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Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra
Myrmica sp.
Lasius neoniger, brevicornis
#790 Offline - Posted May 3 2020 - 4:39 PM
The pupae should take at least another two weeks, though.Its only been 4 weeks since collection for Verdandi. Good growth!
Not for Verdandi. The reason she has had such rapid growth so far is due to the constant 84 F that I keep all of my small colonies at. The pupal stage should last 3-4 days.
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#791 Offline - Posted May 3 2020 - 4:50 PM
I have 2 fertile prenolepis queens who where caught late and have eggs. Any tips on what to do for their estivation cause I don't think they will have workers before estivation. What do I do for their estivation anyway?
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#792 Offline - Posted May 3 2020 - 4:53 PM
Prenolepis imparis generally lay eggs right before estivation, and then they develop during estivation and come out to forage when it ends. Considering estivation is so long in Florida, your queens likely have enough energy to survive it while their workers develop. (Bear in mind I'm assuming you are Floridian because I've seen all your cool ants).I have 2 fertile prenolepis queens who where caught late and have eggs. Any tips on what to do for their estivation cause I don't think they will have workers before estivation. What do I do for their estivation anyway?
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Edited by madbiologist, May 3 2020 - 4:53 PM.
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#793 Offline - Posted May 3 2020 - 4:59 PM
Prenolepis imparis generally lay eggs right before estivation, and then they develop during estivation and come out to forage when it ends. Considering estivation is so long in Florida, your queens likely have enough energy to survive it while their workers develop. (Bear in mind I'm assuming you are Floridian because I've seen all your cool ants).I have 2 fertile prenolepis queens who where caught late and have eggs. Any tips on what to do for their estivation cause I don't think they will have workers before estivation. What do I do for their estivation anyway?
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He's from Georgia.
I'd recommend giving your queens a boost (a small drop of sugar water) and just leave them alone until her workers arrive. Then I think the queen will continue to feed the workers until they come out again in the fall. I'm not entirely sure, though, as I collected my colony from under a rock. They are in their 3rd year given how many workers they have.
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#794 Offline - Posted May 3 2020 - 5:42 PM
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#795 Offline - Posted May 3 2020 - 6:28 PM
Good name, Dude! Long live Verdandi!
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#796 Offline - Posted May 9 2020 - 11:03 AM
Update; 5/9/20
Prenolepis imparis; Colony #1
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The egg pile has grown to about 20 or so eggs, and each queen has laid some now. I gave them some fruit flies and some sugar water today, and they're loving it. I am going to have to move them to a new tube, though.
Prenolepis imparis; Colony #1
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The egg pile has grown to about 20 or so eggs, and each queen has laid some now. I gave them some fruit flies and some sugar water today, and they're loving it. I am going to have to move them to a new tube, though.
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#797 Offline - Posted May 23 2020 - 9:42 AM
Update: 5/23/20
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis (Colony #1)
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Up to 55 workers now, plus some new eggs and larvae. The colony has been very active lately, and I've been stung twice by them now. That happened while feeding them a cricket... I didn't see the worker crawling up my forceps...
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis (Colony #1)
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Up to 55 workers now, plus some new eggs and larvae. The colony has been very active lately, and I've been stung twice by them now. That happened while feeding them a cricket... I didn't see the worker crawling up my forceps...
Edited by Ant_Dude2908, May 23 2020 - 9:44 AM.
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#798 Offline - Posted May 23 2020 - 9:45 AM
Oh, and Verdandi got her first worker on 5/12/20, and is up to 7 now, with 15 or so more on the way.
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#799 Offline - Posted May 24 2020 - 3:36 PM
Here's a new video:
Edited by Ant_Dude2908, May 24 2020 - 4:11 PM.
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#800 Offline - Posted May 24 2020 - 5:55 PM
I have never been stung. I even have had them crawling on my hands, and I picked up a few escapees with my bare hands (very quickly and lightly, in a position that would make stinging difficult, btw). My colony has 40 or so, and should have 50-60 within a couple weeks.Update: 5/23/20Pogonomyrmex occidentalis (Colony #1)
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Up to 55 workers now, plus some new eggs and larvae. The colony has been very active lately, and I've been stung twice by them now. That happened while feeding them a cricket... I didn't see the worker crawling up my forceps...
Edited by AntsDakota, May 24 2020 - 5:55 PM.
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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
Keeping:
Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea
Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra
Myrmica sp.
Lasius neoniger, brevicornis
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