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Kael’s Ant Journal (Lasius confusion)

Started By Kaelwizard , Jul 19 2019 3:21 PM

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#81 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted September 18 2019 - 4:18 PM

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They are doing excellently. They love the big huge seeds that THA sends in the packet (as well as dandelion seeds and some medium sized seeds). I just get some large metal tongs and crush the seed to allow the ants to eat the white interior. Since they haven’t really foraged so far I drop the seeds down the tube. The queen is always the one to grab the seed and carry it around.

#82 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted September 20 2019 - 11:46 AM

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A worker is now dying for some reason.

#83 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted September 20 2019 - 12:38 PM

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Oh no! Any ideas why?


Currently keeping:

 

Tetramorium immigrans, Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Myrmica punctiventris, Formica subsericea

Formica pallidefulva, Aphaeogaster cf. rudis

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Camponotus nearcticus

Crematogaster cerasi

Temnothorax ambiguus

Prenolepis imparis

#84 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted September 20 2019 - 1:35 PM

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Oh no! Any ideas why?

No. It has been acting really sluggish and stuff lately. It like pulls itself with its front legs and drags the rest of its body underneath it. It is on its back curled up now. It is moving a little still.


#85 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted September 20 2019 - 3:38 PM

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Oh no! Any ideas why?

No. It has been acting really sluggish and stuff lately. It like pulls itself with its front legs and drags the rest of its body underneath it. It is on its back curled up now. It is moving a little still.

 

Are the other workers and the queen ok? Maybe it was just reaching the end of its lifespan, and was under a little bit of extra stress from the shipping process.


Currently keeping:

 

Tetramorium immigrans, Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Myrmica punctiventris, Formica subsericea

Formica pallidefulva, Aphaeogaster cf. rudis

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Camponotus nearcticus

Crematogaster cerasi

Temnothorax ambiguus

Prenolepis imparis

#86 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted September 20 2019 - 6:29 PM

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The queen and workers are fine. They also stayed away from that one.
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#87 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted September 20 2019 - 6:37 PM

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Good. Hopefully whatever it is isn't contagious. 


Currently keeping:

 

Tetramorium immigrans, Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Myrmica punctiventris, Formica subsericea

Formica pallidefulva, Aphaeogaster cf. rudis

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Camponotus nearcticus

Crematogaster cerasi

Temnothorax ambiguus

Prenolepis imparis

#88 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted September 20 2019 - 6:39 PM

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It's also possible that that particular pupa sustained a minor injury during collection. My Camponotus had like 3 workers that came out dead. Maybe it just took a while to set in.


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Tetramorium immigrans, Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Myrmica punctiventris, Formica subsericea

Formica pallidefulva, Aphaeogaster cf. rudis

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Camponotus nearcticus

Crematogaster cerasi

Temnothorax ambiguus

Prenolepis imparis

#89 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted September 22 2019 - 5:35 AM

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Are they doing well?


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Tetramorium immigrans, Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Myrmica punctiventris, Formica subsericea

Formica pallidefulva, Aphaeogaster cf. rudis

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Camponotus nearcticus

Crematogaster cerasi

Temnothorax ambiguus

Prenolepis imparis

#90 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted September 22 2019 - 6:34 AM

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They seem to be slowing down already. I might chill them and clean out their nest a bit.
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#91 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted September 25 2019 - 2:33 AM

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It seems like whatever happened to that worker could be spreading, another worker is starting to act a bit off

#92 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted September 25 2019 - 1:32 PM

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The queen is dying.

#93 Offline NickAnter - Posted September 25 2019 - 2:06 PM

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This kind of stuff happens with Pogonomyrmex. They are NOT an easy genus. I have plenty of trouble with mine. They keep eating their larvae.
I would recommend keeping C. pennsylvanicus next year. Very easy, hard to drown, and hardy.
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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). 

#94 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted September 25 2019 - 3:33 PM

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Hold on- do you mean you could be done with ants for the season, or permanently?


"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

#95 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted September 25 2019 - 7:33 PM

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NOOO! Don't give up on ants. 


Currently keeping:

 

Tetramorium immigrans, Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Myrmica punctiventris, Formica subsericea

Formica pallidefulva, Aphaeogaster cf. rudis

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Camponotus nearcticus

Crematogaster cerasi

Temnothorax ambiguus

Prenolepis imparis

#96 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted September 26 2019 - 2:25 AM

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This kind of stuff happens with Pogonomyrmex. They are NOT an easy genus. I have plenty of trouble with mine. They keep eating their larvae.
I would recommend keeping C. pennsylvanicus next year. Very easy, hard to drown, and hardy.

that’s my favorite Camponotus sp. so they are my target.

#97 Offline Scherme - Posted September 26 2019 - 5:46 AM

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Don't give up on ants!

 

Next year I am going hard for C. Pennsylvanicus and I would love to see other journals about them. 


Tetramorium immigrans | Journal

Lasius Neoniger | Journal

Camponotus Pennsylvanicus | Journal

Camponotus Chromaiodes | Journal

Schermicarium - DIY | Journal

#98 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted September 26 2019 - 11:38 AM

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She’s dead...

#99 Online ANTdrew - Posted September 26 2019 - 12:37 PM

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Sorry, man!
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#100 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted October 9 2019 - 1:29 PM

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I caught a parasitic Lasius colony but they are attacking the queen. I don’t know what to do.
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