45 replies to this topic

[Tkmalphurs]

Fed everyone today with cricket legs and halves. They all look good other than the two C. floridanus i caught 2 days ago, they died with no brood.

[Tkmalphurs]

The Pheidole metellascens now have 1 worker! Crematogaster pinicola now have 3 workers and Dorymyrmex bureni now have 5 workers.

[ponerinecat]

aren't metellascens green?

[Tkmalphurs]

aren't metellascens green?

Not really

 

[Tkmalphurs]

Crematogaster cerasi/lineolata now have 20 workers! I have yet to check on all my other colonies but will tomorrow.

[Tkmalphurs]

Woke up early this morning to black light and caught these they are all in between 4 to 6 mm.

 

 

1.

http://images.formic...602_254143.jpeg

2.

http://images.formic...602_261662.jpeg

3.

http://images.formic...602_195718.jpeg

4.

http://images.formic...602_266209.jpeg

5.

http://images.formic...602_333321.jpeg

6.

http://images.formic...602_364910.jpeg

7.

http://images.formic...602_266568.jpeg

8.

http://images.formic...602_225687.jpeg

9.

http://images.formic...602_213856.jpeg

 

If anyone has any clue what species they are just respond with the corresponding number, please!

 

Crematogaster cerasi/lineolate now have close to 30 workers will be moving them to a tubs and tubes setup soon.

My most recently caught tortuganus queen now has larvae so she is definitely fertile. And last night I caught another tortuganus queen on my blacklight as well.

[Tkmalphurs]

Sorry, I copied and pasted from a document I had all the image links on. Hope it isn't to much of a trouble to open the individual links. if it is don't be afraid to let me know.

[Kaelwizard]

6 is Solenopsis molesta

[Tkmalphurs]

6 is Solenopsis molesta

I was thinking carolinensis. Isn't molesta darker?

[Tkmalphurs]

Actually after taking a closer look carolinesis don't have the dark spots on their head and thorax. Thanks!

[Tkmalphurs]

I'm about to be shipping my Camponotus tortuganus to a guy I sold it to. How do you guys go about shipping your ants. And yes he's in Florida.

[YsTheAnt]

I typically sandwich their tubes between two pieces of foam, then tie it up with a rubber band. Then I just stuff it in a box, and toss in a cool pack if it's hot.

[RushmoreAnts]

 

6 is Solenopsis molesta

I was thinking carolinensis. Isn't molesta darker?

 

They tend to have many different color variations.

[Tkmalphurs]

I typically sandwich their tubes between two pieces of foam, then tie it up with a rubber band. Then I just stuff it in a box, and toss in a cool pack if it's hot.

Ok, I'll do that but ill fill the box with packing peanuts too

[Tkmalphurs]

SO I woke up early this morning again and caught close to 35 new queens and a majority of the ones I caught yesterday now have eggs! I'm kinda overwhelmed to say the least, but its hard to pass up a queen. How do you guys go about storing an abundance of test tube setups? Pics would be good, but if not that's fine. 

 

And the queens I caught were Pheidole navigans, Pheidole metalascens, Pheidole floridana and Solenopsis carolinensis.

[ponerinecat]

i meantthe workers are metallic blue or green

[Tkmalphurs]

i meantthe workers are metallic blue or green

Oh, sorry now that I look at them they are kinda blue. That's pretty cool!

 

 

 

 

Definitely not the greatest pics but these look really cool!

[ponerinecat]

i really want some, alex wild illuminates their color really well.

[Tkmalphurs]

Ya, I imagine if i had better lighting and probably a better camera I could to cause it seems they illuminate really easily. If you were in Florida i'd ship you some cause i've got close to 30 now

[ponerinecat]