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#361 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted July 13 2020 - 11:13 AM

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Formica cf. pallidefulva (Queen 2):

I caught another pallidefulva group queen today. I'm pretty sure they are both pallidefulva, but I'm not really sure.


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


#362 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted July 13 2020 - 11:50 AM

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Here are some pictures of my ants. I recently got a new phone, so these should be better than my previous ones.

 

Myrmica punctiventris in their nest:

IMG 2223
 
Prenolepis imparis after their first feeding:
IMG 2254

 

Tetramorium immigrans enjoying some egg whites:

IMG 2252
 
Crematogaster cerasi (Colony 3):
IMG 2235
IMG 2238

 

Lasius brevicornis before I traded them away:

IMG 2231

 

Crematogaster cerasi (Colony 2) before I traded them away:

IMG 2242

 

Formica pallidefulva:

IMG 2227
IMG 2228
IMG 2226

 

Crematogaster cerasi (Colony 1) in their AC test tube portal setup:

IMG 2225
 
Temnothorax ambiguus:
IMG 2234
 
Various Tetramorium immigrans queens:
IMG 2229

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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


#363 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 13 2020 - 12:04 PM

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Those Crematogaster look great. Good growth!

Edited by ANTdrew, July 13 2020 - 1:29 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.

#364 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted July 13 2020 - 12:27 PM

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Those Crematogastet look great. Good growth!

The largest colony has over 30 workers now.


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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


#365 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted July 14 2020 - 11:08 AM

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Formica cf. pallidefulva (Queen 3):

I caught another one of these queens.


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


#366 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted July 15 2020 - 10:29 AM

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Formica subsericea (Queen 1):

I caught a subsericea queen today, which I will probably sell.


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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


#367 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted July 15 2020 - 10:30 AM

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Pogonomyrmex occidentalis:

They have two or three pupae and several big larvae. I think they will finally start growing now. 

 

Temnothorax ambiguus (Colony 3):

This is the colony I found in my yard. I released them for what I believe might actually be the second time.


Edited by Antennal_Scrobe, July 15 2020 - 10:31 AM.

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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


#368 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted July 17 2020 - 7:08 AM

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Formica subsericea (Queen 2):

I caught another subsericea queen.

 

Formica and Tetramorium Queens:

All of my Tetramorium and Formica queens, except for the one I just caught, now have eggs.

 

Tetramorium immigrans (Queen 2):

The first Tetramorium queen I found this year. She has tons of brood, including larvae.


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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


#369 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted July 17 2020 - 7:38 AM

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Formica pallidefulva (Queen 4):

I caught another one of these.


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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


#370 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted July 17 2020 - 7:39 AM

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I've been catching queens almost every day, without even leaving my yard. Why am I finding more and more queens the more experienced I get?


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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


#371 Online RushmoreAnts - Posted July 17 2020 - 8:19 AM

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Formica pallidefulva (Queen 4):
I caught another one of these.

Do you combine these?
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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

 

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Tetramorium immigrans

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

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis


#372 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted July 17 2020 - 8:49 AM

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Formica pallidefulva (Queen 4):
I caught another one of these.

Do you combine these?

 

No, but I would if I caught them on the same day.


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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


#373 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted July 17 2020 - 8:51 AM

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Both of those Formica sp. you have are polygynous.


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#374 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted July 17 2020 - 9:15 AM

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Both of those Formica sp. you have are polygynous.

I know that, but I like to play it safe and only combine queens I catch from the same flight.


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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


#375 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted July 17 2020 - 10:55 AM

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I almost caught another pallidefulva queen just now. Would have been my third queen today.


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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


#376 Offline TechAnt - Posted July 17 2020 - 10:57 AM

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What happened to it? Did it get away?
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My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#377 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted July 17 2020 - 11:41 AM

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What happened to it? Did it get away?

Yeah, it got away. Formica queens are very fast.


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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


#378 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted July 18 2020 - 2:41 PM

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Prenolepis imparis (Two Queen Colony):

Doing amazingly, with many swollen replete workers. I think their numbers are somewhere between 15 and 20, but I haven't counted in a while. I've fed them raw honey and a cricket leg, both of which they liked.

 

Prenolepis imparis (Three Queen Colony):

I traded this colony to AnthonyP163 today.

 

Aphaenogaster cf. rudis (Queens 1 and 2):

I got two mated Aphaenogaster queens from AnthonyP163 today in exchange for a Prenolepis colony. They are what one would call "Aphaenogaster rudis", but there are actually several visually identical species that go by this name. Queen 1 has a decent sized ball of eggs, and Queen 2 laid her first egg soon after I got home.


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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


#379 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted July 20 2020 - 6:14 AM

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Pogonomyrmex occidentalis:

The queen's second worker eclosed yesterday, and a third one is on the way. There are several pupae and large larvae in this colony right now.


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


#380 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted July 21 2020 - 11:56 AM

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Aphaenogaster cf. rudis (Queens 1 and 2):

Both queens now have egg piles, though Queen 1 still has more. Queen 2, however, has laid quite a few eggs considering only 3 days have passed. 

 

Formica pallidefulva (Two Queen Colony):

This colony has gotten quite big.

 

Crematogaster cerasi (Colony 5):

This is the queen I found in my yard a few weeks ago, which I am selling. She has three workers as of today.

 

Formica pallidefulva and subsericea (Various Queens):

I believe some of these queens might have small larvae, but it's hard to tell because they always sit on top of their brood.

 

Myrmica punctiventris:

Another batch of workers is on the way.


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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






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