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Carebara Diversa Journey

Started By Kennethlwr , Aug 9 2020 9:26 AM
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#81 Offline Kennethlwr - Posted November 21 2020 - 7:13 AM

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Latest update of my colony! Look how much they have grown!! I think at least 1000+ workers strong!


Edited by Kennethlwr, November 21 2020 - 7:36 AM.

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#82 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted November 21 2020 - 7:17 AM

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umm? 1000k? wouldn't that be 1,000,000?


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#83 Offline DDD101DDD - Posted November 21 2020 - 7:23 AM

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The colony is fairly large but not that big. I'd put them at around 5k at most?


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#84 Offline Kennethlwr - Posted November 21 2020 - 7:33 AM

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Oops sorry I meant 1k haha.. typo..
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#85 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted November 21 2020 - 7:35 AM

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Oops sorry I meant 1k haha.. typo..

no problem! 


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#86 Offline ANTdrew - Posted November 21 2020 - 8:46 AM

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So. Fricking. Awesome!


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#87 Offline Kennethlwr - Posted December 9 2020 - 8:29 PM

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new expansion plan coming soon!! I am gonna transfer them to a new tank, and custom make myself a Ytong formi of 60cmx20cm size!


#88 Offline Spazmops - Posted December 10 2020 - 7:20 AM

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Can't wait to see it!


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1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers

1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers

1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers

 

1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood

 

 

#89 Offline Kennethlwr - Posted December 13 2020 - 7:14 AM

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Work in progress!

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#90 Offline Devi - Posted December 13 2020 - 9:11 AM

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Awesome!  Looking forward to seeing the new formicarium!


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#91 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted December 14 2020 - 7:41 AM

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Awesome!  Looking forward to seeing the new formicarium!

100% same. i love looking at others formicariums!


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#92 Offline MinigunL5 - Posted December 14 2020 - 8:14 AM

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Wow these ants are amazing! They seem to be very clean.


#93 Offline Kennethlwr - Posted December 21 2020 - 7:17 AM

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Still in progress!! Sorry it’s taking quite awhile as I haven been spending a lot time on it... getting there..meanwhile my current formi is bursting soon!

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#94 Offline Kennethlwr - Posted December 21 2020 - 7:24 AM

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Edited by Kennethlwr, December 21 2020 - 7:26 AM.

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#95 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted December 21 2020 - 7:33 AM

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You might wanna bump that count up to at least 6k.... You've done a great job with them!

 

Edit: Probably closer to 10k, tbh.


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#96 Offline ANTdrew - Posted December 21 2020 - 7:37 AM

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Holy mother of brood! No WAY that is only 1500.


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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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#97 Offline Richard - Posted December 21 2020 - 9:32 AM

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Hope mine survives founding stage. She's been laying eggs for a while now, but no sign of larva yet.

#98 Offline Kennethlwr - Posted December 22 2020 - 6:05 AM

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Done with the main piece, now working on the side wall piece, once this is done, time to decorate with some plants and cocopeat and ready to transfer!!

Oh ya, can I seek some opinions?

I was thinking either to transfer them over or do an “expansion” instead. Means if transfer I will empty the old tank totally, if expand I will just find a way to connect the both tanks so I have a even bigger space for them, but I need some idea, how the hell do I connect the both thanks? One is made of thick glass another is thick plastic.. I was thinking to build some sort like a bridge.. any ideas and suggestion please?

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#99 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted December 22 2020 - 7:38 AM

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I think they would appreciate an expansion.

"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

#100 Offline ANTdrew - Posted December 22 2020 - 5:57 PM

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There are bits for drilling glass, but your bridge idea may be easier. Plus, it would be really fun watching them travel across it.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.
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