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Started By ponerinecat , Dec 9 2019 5:13 PM

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#261 Offline ponerinecat - Posted July 22 2020 - 9:46 AM

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Just reminded me to go back and read the start. Man, some of the terminology and identifications I used pain me :lol: "Orbuthid?!" what in the world is that supposed to mean?


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#262 Offline ponerinecat - Posted July 23 2020 - 7:45 AM

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Moved 2 of the Camponotus to new nests.

 

 

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#263 Offline ponerinecat - Posted July 28 2020 - 1:21 PM

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The Lepidocyrtus are growing quite quickly, and they're popped up in a lot of my other bins as well. I'm guessing that keeping isopods together with springtails actually greatly boosts the growth of the springtails.

 

 

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Got some decent photos of the Brackenridgia heroldi.

 

 

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And the ironclad beetle from a while back is still alive, looks like its been eating the fungus I gave it.

 

 

 

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#264 Offline Antkid12 - Posted July 28 2020 - 2:04 PM

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Cool!


Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

#265 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 28 2020 - 2:16 PM

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Update on the Orbuthids?
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#266 Offline ponerinecat - Posted July 28 2020 - 3:22 PM

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Update on the Orbuthids?

He he, I messed up there. They're actually globulars, and they're all dead. Need to figure out how to raise em before I try again.


#267 Offline ponerinecat - Posted July 28 2020 - 4:01 PM

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Camponotus quericola moved into a new nest.

 

 

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#268 Offline ponerinecat - Posted August 1 2020 - 7:11 PM

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Termite nymphs are getting big! Also see some dark coloring in their digestive tracts. 

 

 

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Also checked up on the remaining millipedes.

 

 

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#269 Offline ponerinecat - Posted August 2 2020 - 6:50 PM

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After the unexpected success of the bristle millipedes, they have all disappeared. Likely won't try again until I can get some more info on their lifestyle :/


#270 Offline ponerinecat - Posted August 3 2020 - 10:50 AM

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Finally got the paludarium running. Ignore the reflection.

 

 

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#271 Offline Antkid12 - Posted August 3 2020 - 11:54 AM

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Wow, looks amazing!


Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

#272 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted August 3 2020 - 12:10 PM

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After the unexpected success of the bristle millipedes, they have all disappeared. Likely won't try again until I can get some more info on their lifestyle :/

Do you think they died or escaped? 


"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

#273 Offline ponerinecat - Posted August 3 2020 - 1:24 PM

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After the unexpected success of the bristle millipedes, they have all disappeared. Likely won't try again until I can get some more info on their lifestyle :/

Do you think they died or escaped? 

 

Died, most likely.


#274 Offline ponerinecat - Posted August 9 2020 - 10:18 AM

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Did a quick head count on the Cubaris murina (minus the youngest individuals and the ones hiding in the wood), and it looks like they've about tripled in population. The same should be true of the granulatum.

 

 

This one has a springtail riding them.

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#275 Offline ponerinecat - Posted August 10 2020 - 11:06 AM

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Found an Inscisitermes minor alate! Lovely species but they're apparently extremely slow and I only found one anyways.

 

 

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#276 Offline Antkid12 - Posted August 10 2020 - 11:57 AM

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The termites you have look way cooler than the ones I have in my backyard!


Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

#277 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 10 2020 - 1:27 PM

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Makes me sad that my termites kicked the bucket.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#278 Offline TechAnt - Posted August 10 2020 - 1:35 PM

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Makes me sad that my termites kicked the bucket.

The ones that got baked on your car? Also RIP


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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

#279 Offline Antkid12 - Posted August 10 2020 - 1:53 PM

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Makes me sad that my termites kicked the bucket.

:(  All my termites died too.


Edited by Antkid12, August 10 2020 - 1:53 PM.

Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

#280 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 10 2020 - 4:05 PM

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Makes me sad that my termites kicked the bucket.

The ones that got baked on your car? Also RIP
No these two were my successful pair that even got a nymph. I don’t what happened, but termite keeping isn’t as easy as I thought.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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