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#1101 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted April 30 2023 - 5:50 PM

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Various Camponotus sp. queens from this Spring's flights:
 
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In total, I collected between 170 and 200 Camponotus queens from 4/9 to 4/17 and have sold 130-150 so far. I'm going to update my shop thread with the new listings once I collect 30-40 more from founding cells tomorrow. I've got one bulk order to fulfill before I add anything to my personal shop. 

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#1102 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted August 1 2023 - 10:01 AM

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Alright, so basically the badius never did anything, and the workers all died. Currently trying to re-found the queen.

The Trachymyrmex, though...

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The Solenopsis xyloni colony is probably in the ballpark of 10,000 workers now, and I can no longer afford to feed them insects. They are on a diet of mice and frogs now.

Edited by TennesseeAnts, August 1 2023 - 10:03 AM.

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#1103 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 1 2023 - 12:03 PM

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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.

#1104 Offline Jonathan5608 - Posted August 1 2023 - 1:09 PM

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Alright, so basically the badius never did anything, and the workers all died. Currently trying to re-found the queen.

The Trachymyrmex, though...

20230801_125442.jpg

The Solenopsis xyloni colony is probably in the ballpark of 10,000 workers now, and I can no longer afford to feed them insects. They are on a diet of mice and frogs now.

have u seen any trachy flights recently

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#1105 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted August 9 2023 - 5:48 AM

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Alright, so basically the badius never did anything, and the workers all died. Currently trying to re-found the queen.

The Trachymyrmex, though...

20230801_125442.jpg

The Solenopsis xyloni colony is probably in the ballpark of 10,000 workers now, and I can no longer afford to feed them insects. They are on a diet of mice and frogs now.

have u seen any trachy flights recently

Not this year. It's been a weird year for flights.

Alright, so basically the badius never did anything, and the workers all died. Currently trying to re-found the queen.

The Trachymyrmex, though...

20230801_125442.jpg

The Solenopsis xyloni colony is probably in the ballpark of 10,000 workers now, and I can no longer afford to feed them insects. They are on a diet of mice and frogs now.

have u seen any trachy flights recently


#1106 Offline DRpepper - Posted October 27 2023 - 11:29 AM

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Update your journal please


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#1107 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted January 3 2024 - 6:34 PM

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Everything except the Trachymyrmex and Pheidole morrisii is dead. I just brought the Trachymyrmex out of hibernation and their gardens are growing. They've got to be around 300 workers strong, which is incredible since they started with 30 or so in the spring.
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#1108 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted October 31 2024 - 5:49 AM

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The Trachymyrmex colony is still chugging along. Probably in the 5-600 worker range now. Unfortunately they've already reduced their fungus to pellets for hibernation, so hopefully they can hold out a couple more weeks until I can actually properly hibernate them.

I have a new baby S. xyloni colony, which was neglected for a few months but are back on track now. They've got maybe 20-ish workers and a decent brood pile. I'm excited to see how they do this winter.

I also have a new Pheidole morrisii colony on the way, courtesy of Stateside Ants. I'll post some pictures of them once they arrive.
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#1109 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted October 31 2024 - 6:05 AM

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#1110 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted October 31 2024 - 7:54 AM

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Great to see you again!


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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:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis


#1111 Offline ANTdrew - Posted October 31 2024 - 10:04 AM

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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.

#1112 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted November 2 2024 - 9:04 AM

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Alright, well we've had a strange development concerning the Trachymyrmex colony. They've seemingly started building their garden again, which is very odd for this time of year. I noticed some workers carrying bits of old flowers and leaves from the outworld into the nest chamber yesterday, so out of curiosity I gave them a whole rose. They've used about a quarter of it so far, and they've grown their pellets into 4 dime-sized gardens. I guess we'll see if they actually skip diapause this year 😂
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#1113 Offline ANTdrew - Posted November 2 2024 - 5:00 PM

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Record high temps have confused many organisms.
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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.

#1114 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted November 2 2024 - 9:23 PM

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Record high temps have confused many organisms.


I won't complain! This extra nice weather we're getting in the mid south has prolonged our growing season just a little bit and has allowed my prickly pears to fully ripen 😂
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