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Antkid's ants!(updated 18/09/2020)

Started By Antkid12 , Jul 6 2020 4:39 PM
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#81 Offline Antkid12 - Posted August 11 2020 - 4:46 PM

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 Every time I feed my a dead bug to my pheidole, they snap at it, then run to tell their mom. The queen then rushes to the scene and smashes the bug.


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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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#82 Offline Antkid12 - Posted August 12 2020 - 8:28 AM

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Pheidole cf. dentata: These guys now have 5 second-gen workers, with much more coming very soon. So yeah these are pretty fast growing. There is also some major larvae that are about to turn into pupae.

 

pics soon!


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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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#83 Offline Antkid12 - Posted August 12 2020 - 3:46 PM

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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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#84 Offline Antkid12 - Posted August 12 2020 - 4:01 PM

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Ok I was just looking at the ants and I saw a major pupae!  :yahoo:  :yahoo:  :yahoo: Can't wait till it ecloses!!!


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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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#85 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 12 2020 - 4:19 PM

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Ok I was just looking at the ants and I saw a major pupae! :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: Can't wait till it ecloses!!!

Nice! Which species?
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#86 Offline Antkid12 - Posted August 13 2020 - 4:35 AM

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Ok I was just looking at the ants and I saw a major pupae! :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: Can't wait till it ecloses!!!

Nice! Which species?

 

Pheidole dentata.


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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#87 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted August 13 2020 - 5:34 AM

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Ok I was just looking at the ants and I saw a major pupae! :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: Can't wait till it ecloses!!!

Nice! Which species?

 

Pheidole dentata.

 

They don't seem to be Ph. dentata, but they are within the Ph. pilifera-group. I would bet they are actually Ph. morrisii.


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#88 Offline Antkid12 - Posted August 13 2020 - 8:29 AM

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Ok I was just looking at the ants and I saw a major pupae! :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: Can't wait till it ecloses!!!

Nice! Which species?

 

Pheidole dentata.

 

They don't seem to be Ph. dentata, but they are within the Ph. pilifera-group. I would bet they are actually Ph. morrisii.

 

Ok!


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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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#89 Offline Antkid12 - Posted August 17 2020 - 3:12 PM

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Pheidole morrisii: Ok, I got a new formicarium for my pheidole morrisii because they were growing quickly and it was getting really hard to feed them. I connected the tube with the formicarium, and a bunch of workers started to explore!  (y)

 

 

pics soon, Edit: i'll get some pics as soon as they move in.


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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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#90 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 17 2020 - 4:17 PM

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Sunlight works wonders to get Pheidole moving quick. Just make sure it’s not too hot, and you’re supervising.
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#91 Offline Antkid12 - Posted August 18 2020 - 7:05 AM

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Sunlight works wonders to get Pheidole moving quick. Just make sure it’s not too hot, and you’re supervising.

Yeah, I'm doing it now.


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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#92 Offline Antkid12 - Posted August 18 2020 - 3:17 PM

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I moved them in this morning with sunlight but didn't get a chance to post. 

whole setup:

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Ants!:

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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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#93 Offline Antkid12 - Posted August 18 2020 - 3:21 PM

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Solenopsis molesta:I checked and The solenopsis molesta duo have their first pupae! I am so excited!  :yahoo:

 

pics coming soon!


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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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#94 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted August 18 2020 - 3:47 PM

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 Every time I feed my a dead bug to my pheidole, they snap at it, then run to tell their mom. The queen then rushes to the scene and smashes the bug.

Sounds like my Camponotus. However, the workers never snap. They tell the queen, and the queen simply try to recreate D-Day with it.  :lol:


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Tetramorium immigrans

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

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

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#95 Offline Antkid12 - Posted August 25 2020 - 5:38 AM

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I'm so sorry for posting really late. Here is a photo of the solenopsis molesta duo.

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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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#96 Offline Antkid12 - Posted August 25 2020 - 5:40 AM

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Pheidole cf. morrisii: First major!!!! :yahoo: She hasen't done any foraging yet, but soon hopefully. Here is a picture.

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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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#97 Offline Antkid12 - Posted August 26 2020 - 6:21 AM

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Well for some weird reason one of the minors chopped off a part of the majors antennae.  


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

 

                    

                   

 

 

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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

#99 Offline Antkid12 - Posted September 1 2020 - 9:01 AM

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Solenopsis molesta duo: The workers have arrived, they are only about 1.5 millimeters!  (y)  :yahoo:

Here is some pics.

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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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#100 Offline Antkid12 - Posted September 1 2020 - 10:28 AM

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Another thing, both my pheidole are actually good climbers. My pheidole morrisii can climb on past olive oil and have been escaping. Luckily I caught all the escapees for now.


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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

 

                    

                   

 

 

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