I said that as in it might not be a full male. It looks a little strange. Ill change the title.
2020 seems to be The Year of the Intercastes.
I said that as in it might not be a full male. It looks a little strange. Ill change the title.
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Not a good sign. I only got 1 mated queen, and that is this one. The others I found didn't lay eggs, or if they did, they would never hatch. Mine was also found as a dealate, and removed her wings almost immediately.
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).
I said that as in it might not be a full male. It looks a little strange. Ill change the title.
2020 seems to be The Year of the Intercastes.
I had a worker like that too, although it was the first nanitic (along with several normal ones after). People seemed to call it a gynandromorph (had to google) which is a 1/2 male 1/2 female so a male-worker hybrid. It looks similar to yours with the shriveled wings. Plus gynandromorph sounds rare and cool even if it isn't actually one (I'm not an expert). I can post a picture if you want but I don't want to crowd your journal.
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Shucks. I figured as much.Not a good sign. I only got 1 mated queen, and that is this one. The others I found didn't lay eggs, or if they did, they would never hatch. Mine was also found as a dealate, and removed her wings almost immediately.
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).
Bro!
I found a new queen last night at my black-light. Hopefully this one will work out.
Nice! Hopefully she is successful!!!
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).
That male without wings could possibly be an ergatoid male? Either way, it doesn’t look like a normal male ant, but I’m no expert.
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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
Here is slightly older video of them: https://www.youtube....?v=RZYCi5VG44E\
Another one:
I would assume food coloring.Here is slightly older video of them: https://www.youtube....?v=RZYCi5VG44E\
Another one:
I know this is a late reply to this, and a little off-topic, but I need to ask.
How did you get the sugar water to have that color?
"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
Well, its just the sugar part of THA's ant juice. So it is basically pink sugar crystals, that you just mix in with water, and it becomes very red, and, I find that it is easier to tell when the queen is being fed, as I can just see a little pink. I can also see it in the new workers,which is kind of cool. Also, they have about 800 workers now. They also have about 200 eggs, 200 larvae and like 75 pupae. So, in about a month, they will completely outgrow this formicarium. Now I am debating whether or not to make the paludarium, and risk them walking into the water and drowning, or make large hydrostone formicarium for them, one that they would not be able to outgrow, assuming they max out at 2,000 workers. And, they also have bout 5 more males on the way, which I think is pretty cool.
I would make it kind of similar to a THA Nucleus, but with some added touches of my own, like a natural outworld, with real plants. And I would also ideally add some spurge weed, as it produces nectar from little nectaries, that, I'm pretty sure allows it to be pollinated, so basically, an ant plant. I will add some more pictures soon. I might also add a design of the outworld. I may be able to get some nice glass outworlds, with tight fitting lids, hopefully perfect for this build. I am also curious to see if these could breed in the nest. I guess Ill have to wait for female alates to arrive.
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).
I think it depends on the area. You could try combining two, and leaving the other alone.
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).
Well, its just the sugar part of THA's ant juice. So it is basically pink sugar crystals, that you just mix in with water, and it becomes very red, and, I find that it is easier to tell when the queen is being fed, as I can just see a little pink. I can also see it in the new workers,which is kind of cool. Also, they have about 800 workers now. They also have about 200 eggs, 200 larvae and like 75 pupae. So, in about a month, they will completely outgrow this formicarium. Now I am debating whether or not to make the paludarium, and risk them walking into the water and drowning, or make large hydrostone formicarium for them, one that they would not be able to outgrow, assuming they max out at 2,000 workers. And, they also have bout 5 more males on the way, which I think is pretty cool.
I would make it kind of similar to a THA Nucleus, but with some added touches of my own, like a natural outworld, with real plants. And I would also ideally add some spurge weed, as it produces nectar from little nectaries, that, I'm pretty sure allows it to be pollinated, so basically, an ant plant. I will add some more pictures soon. I might also add a design of the outworld. I may be able to get some nice glass outworlds, with tight fitting lids, hopefully perfect for this build. I am also curious to see if these could breed in the nest. I guess Ill have to wait for female alates to arrive.
Edited by NickAnter, July 9 2020 - 7:40 AM.
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).
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