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Da_NewAntOnTheBlock's Ant Journal (Discontinued)

Started By Da_NewAntOnTheBlock , Sep 29 2019 7:13 AM
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#241 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted March 21 2020 - 6:28 AM

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I.... you..... ok never mind........

"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

#242 Offline DDD101DDD - Posted March 21 2020 - 6:35 AM

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Camponotus pics???


He travels, he seeks the p a r m e s a n.

#243 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted March 21 2020 - 6:57 AM

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ah, I'll have to get 'em


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#244 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted March 21 2020 - 11:00 AM

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I wouldn't wait 4 weeks. If she's as good as my last queen, she'll have workers by then. I'd say 2-3 weeks for this queen, as she seems to be extremely nervous. Most of the time, Formica queens aren't like that, so I check them every other day. Sometimes every day. My parasitic Formica integra colony is checked every day (they're in a Mini Hearth tho), and they have about 100 brood, all larvae and eggs. This is their second year (first in captivity), and they have 2 biological workers (took from under the rock where the rest of the colony is. One queen remains out there, with some brood and workers, and I plan to get them this week.) with many more on the way.

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#245 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted March 21 2020 - 1:06 PM

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Ok, I'll check on her in 3 weeks (in case she doesn't lay right away)


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#246 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted March 30 2020 - 11:16 AM

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So a somewhat quick update; Selene didn't lay so I'll feed her and mock it up to her needing food, and Aphrodite's test tube is getting moldy so I'll clean out and move her into the Mini-Hearth! Yeah, I said it was quick, so have a good COVID-19 Break!  


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#247 Offline NickAnter - Posted March 30 2020 - 11:22 AM

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Don't feed her. It is only stressing her out more.


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). 

#248 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted March 30 2020 - 1:25 PM

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I mean, she's heated and I've kept her in the dark for a week, plus her gaster has been bloated for like a week, so IDK what's up with her...


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#249 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted March 30 2020 - 1:26 PM

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Some queens are just weird.
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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:

Tetramorium immigrans

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

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#250 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted March 30 2020 - 1:49 PM

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Ok...I'll not feed her and let her do her thing then


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#251 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted March 30 2020 - 1:53 PM

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Good luck.

"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

#252 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted March 30 2020 - 3:11 PM

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I moved her into her first and favorite home (that I'm aware of) as a last resort...If she doesn't lay then I have no clue what I'll do


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#253 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted March 30 2020 - 3:27 PM

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If she doesn’t lay after that, there must be something wrong with her.

"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

#254 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted March 30 2020 - 3:46 PM

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indeed


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#255 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted March 30 2020 - 3:47 PM

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Happens all the time.


unfortunately, them queens just sit there and do nothing.


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#256 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted March 30 2020 - 4:01 PM

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she doesn't, she is never in the same place twice lol


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#257 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted March 30 2020 - 4:20 PM

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No, about the laying. What i meant to say is that some queens just sit there for maybe a year and lay nothing. Had it happen before.


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#258 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted March 30 2020 - 4:41 PM

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Perhaps there’s something wrong with her genetics or something..........
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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:

Tetramorium immigrans

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

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#259 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted March 30 2020 - 4:52 PM

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I think it's me, but that's just my opinion


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#260 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted March 30 2020 - 10:55 PM

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I think it's me, but that's just my opinion


No, you've done every thing pretty much right. It must be Selene. Time for Selene MK2...
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