Mine is a 2 year old aphaenogaster picea colony, although it wasnt originally owned by me.
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Posted January 4 2020 - 8:14 PM
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My journals:
Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
Lasius minutus: https://www.formicul...cs/#entry174811
Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449
General acanthomyops journal: https://www.formicul...yops-with-eggs/
Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
Lasius minutus: https://www.formicul...cs/#entry174811
Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449
General acanthomyops journal: https://www.formicul...yops-with-eggs/
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Posted January 5 2020 - 8:36 AM
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Mine is a 5 year old Formica pacifica colony. Found the queen on my driveway in Washington. Her and her colony are in Washington with a trusted friend.
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Posted January 5 2020 - 5:49 PM
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My Tetramorium colony was founded in June 2018, so this is their second winter.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.
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Posted January 8 2020 - 11:19 AM
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The colony I've had for the longest is my Camponotus pennsylvanicus which are in their 3rd hibernation right now, but my oldest colony is a wild caught Aphaenogaster tennesseensis colony that I caught about a year and a half ago with about 500 workers. They now have around triple that. If I had to estimate the colony is probably around 4 years old.
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Posted January 14 2020 - 6:46 PM
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I've got a year and a half C. pennsylvanicus colony, Elizabeth and her colony of around two hundred. Watching AntCanada's latest video about the passing of his giant fire ant colony got me disheartened about the prospect of losing a thriving colony. R.I.P. Fire Nation!
Edited by Boog, January 14 2020 - 6:47 PM.
My Youtube channel: Ants Navajo Keeping- Camponotus pennsylvanicus, Tapinoma sessile x 2, Pheidole sp x 2
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Posted January 14 2020 - 8:05 PM
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1 year Camponotus Fragilis
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Posted January 14 2020 - 8:14 PM
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I've got a year and a half C. pennsylvanicus colony, Elizabeth and her colony of around two hundred. Watching AntCanada's latest video about the passing of his giant fire ant colony got me disheartened about the prospect of losing a thriving colony. R.I.P. Fire Nation!
Ha! You think loosing a colony of extremely common Solenopsis geminata is hard? Try loosing a hard-to-get colony of Trachymyrmex septentrionalis fungus-farming ants that you've worked extremely hard for months to get to a point of extreme success, only to come back from vacation to find them dead! *starts crying*
Anyways, my oldest colony is my yearling Camponotus castaneus gyne. She was doing great until a few months ago, and then they had a massive die-off due to accidental neglect, leaving her with only a single, boosted media worker. The good thing is, she seems to be doing okay, and this Spring she should be able to start anew.
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Camponotus chromaiodes, Camponotus nearcticus, Stigmatomma pallipes, Strumigenys brevisetosa, Strumigenys clypeata, Strumigenys louisianae, Strumigenys membranifera, Strumigenys reflexa, Strumigenys rostrata
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Posted January 14 2020 - 9:08 PM
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I've got a year and a half C. pennsylvanicus colony, Elizabeth and her colony of around two hundred. Watching AntCanada's latest video about the passing of his giant fire ant colony got me disheartened about the prospect of losing a thriving colony. R.I.P. Fire Nation!
Ha! You think loosing a colony of extremely common Solenopsis geminata is hard? Try loosing a hard-to-get colony of Trachymyrmex septentrionalis fungus-farming ants that you've worked extremely hard for months to get to a point of extreme success, only to come back from vacation to find them dead! *starts crying*
Anyways, my oldest colony is my yearling Camponotus castaneus gyne. She was doing great until a few months ago, and then they had a massive die-off due to accidental neglect, leaving her with only a single, boosted media worker. The good thing is, she seems to be doing okay, and this Spring she should be able to start anew.
Common or not, losing a pet you took great care and time with would be a loss, no matter the species. Keeping fungus-farming ants comes with more difficulties that is quite impressive to maintain, that's for sure.
My Youtube channel: Ants Navajo Keeping- Camponotus pennsylvanicus, Tapinoma sessile x 2, Pheidole sp x 2
"We may be witnesses to a Biblical prophecy come true - 'And there shall be destruction and darkness come upon creation and the beasts shall reign over the earth.'" - Dr. Harold Medford
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