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Bloodworm happy accident.
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Posted August 3 2020 - 4:46 PM
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So, I was feeding my Tetras a moment ago bloodworms, and I spilled a pile in there lol. At least I won’t have to feed them for a while.
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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
(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
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Posted August 3 2020 - 9:44 PM
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Hopefully they don't mould though, looks dry enough so fingers crossed, maybe as a bonus you will get a wee population Boom
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Posted August 4 2020 - 1:03 AM
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Posted August 4 2020 - 5:03 AM
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It will probably mold If you don't take most of it out.
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! 
Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen
Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii
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Posted August 4 2020 - 5:47 AM
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It will smell great, too.
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Posted August 4 2020 - 10:05 AM
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1. Their dry as dirt
2. And I can’t smell these for some reason too.
3. I can only smell the black caraway seeds I put in my Pheidole cali’s set up which is right next to the Tetras.
2. And I can’t smell these for some reason too.
3. I can only smell the black caraway seeds I put in my Pheidole cali’s set up which is right next to the Tetras.
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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
(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
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Posted August 4 2020 - 11:29 AM
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I did this with my Pogonomyrmex as an experiment, to test how these ants would react to large quantities of food. So one day I just decided to dump a mountain of seeds in their outworld. Not sure if it was the best idea, but they seem to have a management system going on, separating larger seeds from smaller ones. They also use the seeds as substrate, interestingly. They love organizing different parts of the pile, making hills and valleys, clearing out openings to dump their garbage, and lining their chambers with seed mountains (they did it with substrate, which is why I mentioned they treat it like substrate). The only chamber that has little or no seeds is the one they're actually living in. But anyways, it seems to be working out fine for now.
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Posted August 4 2020 - 11:36 PM
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Update: they are still getting more bloodworms lol
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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
(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
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