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Started By M_Ants , Jul 1 2020 8:46 AM

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#1 Offline M_Ants - Posted July 1 2020 - 8:46 AM

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-Caught two queens during trips to Coronado beach around the beginning of June. The first was crawling around on the sand and the second I caught a week later when I found it upside down in a puddle by the water. The first one doesn't have wings while the second one does. Both are in test tubes with sand and outworlds. I offered both of them seeds and crickets. They haven't touched either very much yet. The first queen appeared to have eggs but I don't see them anymore. The second queen with wings had a decent egg pile that I think shrunk but is still there. Both are in a drawer with heating cables. Maybe I should name the queens or something to make referencing easier? By the way this is my first journal. :) Pictures in a week or so.


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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

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#2 Offline M_Ants - Posted July 1 2020 - 10:11 AM

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Actually here's pics of queen #1.

 

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Edited by M_Ants, July 1 2020 - 10:12 AM.

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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about

#3 Offline M_Ants - Posted July 2 2020 - 12:21 PM

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Changing this to my harvester ants journal.


Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about

#4 Offline M_Ants - Posted July 2 2020 - 12:24 PM

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Caught 4 ver. andrei last night. Saw some colonies as well. Put queens in test tubes with sand and seeds.

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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about

#5 Offline M_Ants - Posted July 5 2020 - 11:34 AM

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We have larvae!!!!!! Both Pogonomyrmex got larvae!!!! I thought only the one had eggs but both are looking great. 

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Edited by M_Ants, July 5 2020 - 11:35 AM.

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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about

#6 Offline M_Ants - Posted July 5 2020 - 11:35 AM

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Looks like V. andrei have eggs too.


Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about

#7 Offline NickAnter - Posted July 5 2020 - 12:28 PM

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Nice!


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). 

#8 Online RushmoreAnts - Posted July 5 2020 - 1:47 PM

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Caught 4 ver. andrei last night. Saw some colonies as well. Put queens in test tubes with sand and seeds.

Veromessor are polygynous, you know.

"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

#9 Offline M_Ants - Posted July 5 2020 - 2:11 PM

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Can I still combine them? I knew that v. pergandei are sometimes polygynous and sometimes not. I wasn't sure about these. They have been separate since Wednesday. 


Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

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#10 Online RushmoreAnts - Posted July 5 2020 - 2:50 PM

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Can I still combine them? I knew that v. pergandei are sometimes polygynous and sometimes not. I wasn't sure about these. They have been separate since Wednesday.

I believe pergandei is fully polygynous. I would try it. I’ve heard andrei are polygynous too.

"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

#11 Offline TechAnt - Posted July 5 2020 - 2:56 PM

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pergandei are heavily polygonus, I don’t know about Andrei
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

#12 Offline M_Ants - Posted July 6 2020 - 11:27 AM

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Here's my colony of v. pergandei from BADANT. They are looking good. Got some pupae that are getting close. 

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Edited by M_Ants, July 6 2020 - 11:28 AM.

Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about

#13 Offline M_Ants - Posted July 6 2020 - 11:29 AM

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Saw the queen on the right with something in her mouth. Not sure if it was a seed or a worker or what.


Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about

#14 Offline M_Ants - Posted July 6 2020 - 12:09 PM

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Any ideas?


Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about

#15 Offline M_Ants - Posted July 12 2020 - 10:06 AM

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It looks like one of the Pogonomyrmex ate her giant larvae and only has one left. :(  However, one of the V. andrei queens has eggs. 

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Edited by M_Ants, July 12 2020 - 10:06 AM.

Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about

#16 Offline M_Ants - Posted July 20 2020 - 4:11 PM

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All the other V. andrei still don't have eggs. Not sure why. The winged Pogonomyrmex queen has a pupae though!

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Edited by M_Ants, July 20 2020 - 6:06 PM.

Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about

#17 Offline M_Ants - Posted July 21 2020 - 11:49 AM

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V. pergandei have some new workers eclosing. They appeared to be half eclosed. They were brown and couldn't walk right. 

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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about

#18 Offline M_Ants - Posted July 29 2020 - 11:41 AM

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One of the V. andrei queens has a larvae. Pogonomyrmex are still being lame and V. pergandei have more workers.


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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about

#19 Offline Antkid12 - Posted July 29 2020 - 1:40 PM

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nice


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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#20 Offline M_Ants - Posted July 31 2020 - 9:57 AM

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What is going on here??? 1 of the V. andrei has pupae?? Pogonomyrmex have nothing. 

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The rest of the V. andrei only have eggs.


Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about

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