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Dspdrew's Camponotus sp.1 Journal [247] (Updated 4-14-2024)

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#41 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 1 2019 - 6:12 PM

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I'm guessing probably not.


I notice that your C. maritimus are very similar to these. Maybe just some morphological differences belonging to this genetic strain? I have noticed something like this in certain Formica.

#42 Offline dspdrew - Posted May 1 2019 - 9:17 PM

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We'll find out what they are once I get workers, particularly majors.


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#43 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted June 2 2019 - 7:33 AM

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Update?

#44 Offline sirjordanncurtis - Posted June 5 2019 - 2:27 PM

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these grow super slow don't they?



#45 Offline dspdrew - Posted June 8 2019 - 12:28 AM

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Update 6-8-2019
 
Two of these queens got their first workers about a week ago. They are quite small, just like Camponotus anthrax.
 
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#46 Offline T.C. - Posted June 8 2019 - 10:33 PM

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I know i have no room to talk...

But update your journals more often!
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#47 Offline dspdrew - Posted June 8 2019 - 11:24 PM

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Hah, I'm too busy.


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#48 Offline dspdrew - Posted December 22 2019 - 7:57 AM

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Update 12-22-2019
 
I decided not to keep any of these, and discontinue the journal.



#49 Offline dspdrew - Posted August 12 2023 - 3:37 AM

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Update 8-12-2023
 
I found another one of these on 4-9-2023 around 9:00 PM while collecting Camponotus us-ca02 queens. It was pretty close to where I found the last ones. We still don't know exactly what these are, but we're pretty sure they're not C. anthrax.

 

As you can see, they have very hairy faces.

 

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So far this colony only has three workers.


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#50 Offline dspdrew - Posted September 7 2023 - 7:20 PM

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Update 9-7-2023

This colony has four workers now and a small pile of brood. It doesn't seem to be growing very fast.

 

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#51 Offline 100lols - Posted September 7 2023 - 7:51 PM

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Maybe things are slowing down already for the year? It’s getting pretty cool already.

#52 Offline dspdrew - Posted September 7 2023 - 7:55 PM

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It's always the same temperature in the area of my apartment where I keep non-desert ants like these.


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#53 Offline 100lols - Posted September 7 2023 - 10:30 PM

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I’ve noticed since I switched my C. sansabeanus to a small starter formicarium they have slowed down a bit compared to when they were in a test tube. Could be something similar?

#54 Offline dspdrew - Posted September 8 2023 - 6:02 PM

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I doubt it.


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#55 Offline dspdrew - Posted November 25 2023 - 7:25 PM

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Update 11-25-2023

This colony died off a few weeks ago.



#56 Offline 100lols - Posted November 26 2023 - 9:37 AM

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Rip! Bummer. Better luck next time!

#57 Offline dspdrew - Posted April 14 2024 - 4:38 PM

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Update 4-14-2024

I found a bunch more of these queens up off Ortega Highway, closer to Lake Elsinore on 4-10-2024.

 

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I found this guy riding on one of them...

 

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#58 Offline Somethinghmm - Posted April 14 2024 - 5:25 PM

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Are these queens not Camponotus johnsoni? I found some queens of this species along Ortega Hwy just a few days ago.



#59 Offline dspdrew - Posted April 15 2024 - 7:03 AM

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It's possible. I haven't had time to confirm.







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