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TennesseeAnts' Ant Journals (Back for now)

Started By TennesseeAnts , May 30 2019 4:29 AM
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#901 Offline NickAnter - Posted November 29 2020 - 4:11 PM

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Yeah, Id say arenivaga.


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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). 

#902 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted November 29 2020 - 6:07 PM

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Here's a vid I uploaded a few hours ago:

 


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#903 Offline ANTdrew - Posted November 29 2020 - 6:44 PM

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Nylanderia are the best!
N. arenivaga are my 2021 white whale.
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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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#904 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted November 29 2020 - 8:32 PM

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Nylanderia are the best!
N. arenivaga are my 2021 white whale.


I really like them too! They've got beautiful colors.

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#905 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted November 30 2020 - 9:14 AM

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nylanderia anything is a goal i have for 2021. a bit under my crematogaster and camponotus goals, though...


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#906 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted November 30 2020 - 9:40 AM

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nylanderia anything is a goal i have for 2021. a bit under my crematogaster and camponotus goals, though...


Crazy ants are always a goal for everyone lol.
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#907 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted December 10 2020 - 9:11 AM

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Well, I've found a population of Cryptopone gilva in my area, and I plan on collecting a colony today. I've marked the log I found the specimen on, and I'm going out with a hammer, some tubes, an aspirator and some other anting things to collect them. Wish me luck!


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#908 Offline Devi - Posted December 10 2020 - 9:15 AM

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Well, I've found a population of Cryptopone gilva in my area, and I plan on collecting a colony today. I've marked the log I found the specimen on, and I'm going out with a hammer, some tubes, an aspirator and some other anting things to collect them. Wish me luck!

 

 

Nice!  Let us know how it goes!


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#909 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted December 10 2020 - 9:18 AM

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Well, I've found a population of Cryptopone gilva in my area, and I plan on collecting a colony today. I've marked the log I found the specimen on, and I'm going out with a hammer, some tubes, an aspirator and some other anting things to collect them. Wish me luck!

 

 

Nice!  Let us know how it goes!

 

Will do! Even if I just find a couple workers I'll be happy, cause then I can send specimens to some friends.


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#910 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted December 10 2020 - 10:54 AM

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Well, I've found a population of Cryptopone gilva in my area, and I plan on collecting a colony today. I've marked the log I found the specimen on, and I'm going out with a hammer, some tubes, an aspirator and some other anting things to collect them. Wish me luck!

 

 

Nice!  Let us know how it goes!

 

Will do! Even if I just find a couple workers I'll be happy, cause then I can send specimens to some friends.

 

I found zero Cryptopone, but I did find a bunch of Temnothorax tuscaloosae. :lol:


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#911 Offline Spazmops - Posted December 10 2020 - 1:03 PM

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Even when you ‘fail’, you succeed. Maybe I should move to Tennessee... Nice find with the Temnothorax though!


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1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers

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1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood

 

 

#912 Offline Ferox_Formicae - Posted December 11 2020 - 5:05 AM

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Yeah, Id say arenivaga.

I'd say not, honestly. He collected these from inside of a hickory nut. N. arenivaga, like the closely related N. phantasma, is a specialist sand-nesting species, with elaborate tunnels and chambers extending outwards quite a ways. They wouldn't live in a hickory nut, and not in this area either. I'd say some sort of really weird-looking terricola, but I'll have to get specimens to be sure. I believe he's sending me some, so I should be able to get an ID once I get them.


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#913 Offline ANTdrew - Posted December 11 2020 - 5:37 AM

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Would black-lighting near a beach be a good way to find either of these sand loving Nylanderia?


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#914 Offline madbiologist - Posted December 11 2020 - 6:10 AM

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Would black-lighting near a beach be a good way to find either of these sand loving Nylanderia?

I believe Nylanderia are day fliers.

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#915 Offline ANTdrew - Posted December 11 2020 - 8:31 AM

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I found hundreds of N. vividula at my black-light last summer.


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#916 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted December 21 2020 - 7:45 AM

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Update; 12/21/20

 

Lasius neoniger (Colony A)

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Both queens are still alive, and they've got a total of 8 workers as of today. They've got around 25-30 brood items of all stages, and 2-3 of the pupae look ready to hatch. I've got a pic, too!

 

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#917 Offline Devi - Posted December 21 2020 - 7:48 AM

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Awesome!!  Hope these ants grow in huge numbers!


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#918 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted December 21 2020 - 8:02 AM

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Awesome!!  Hope these ants grow in huge numbers!

So do I...  :lol:


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#919 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted December 21 2020 - 11:23 AM

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New video:

 


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#920 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted December 21 2020 - 12:03 PM

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I guess that's only two colonies, but nice video nonetheless.


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