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Posted August 20 2020 - 7:13 AM
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8-20-20
I found one of these guys Saturday night when I was looking for Mexicanus. It is very small compared to Mexicanus. It is in a box with all the other pots I found that night so I'm not able to get a picture of it. Hopefully I'm able to get a colony out of it but it's only one queen so my chances are low.
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Posted August 20 2020 - 7:33 AM
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Posted August 20 2020 - 7:35 AM
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Good luck! Also note that 'Navajo' and 'Mexicanus' should not be capitalized.
Edited by AntsDakota, August 20 2020 - 7:36 AM.
"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:
Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea
Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra
Myrmica sp.
Lasius neoniger, brevicornis
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Posted August 20 2020 - 8:51 AM
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Good luck! Also note that 'Navajo' and 'Mexicanus' should not be capitalized.
Ah ok, I'll make sure to fix that in the future
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Posted September 8 2020 - 9:34 PM
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Update 9-8-20
I had to check on this queen to make sure it was not dead along with the other pot queens and so far so good 
It has eggs and larvae
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Posted September 9 2020 - 2:34 AM
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Posted September 9 2020 - 6:36 AM
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Why did they all die?
He said they didn't.
Edited by Antkid12, September 9 2020 - 6:38 AM.
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 September 19 2020 - 1:40 PM
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Update 9-19-20
I checked on this queen today along with the other pots. It has a few pupae and larvae. So far so good
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Posted October 16 2020 - 2:41 PM
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Update 10-16-20
This queen got its first workers. It has a nice pile of brood with both a good amount of pupae, larvae and eggs. When all the pupae hatch I will be moving them into a mini hearth.
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Posted October 16 2020 - 2:43 PM
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Lucky! I never got to go desert anting this year. No rain.
Edited by M_Ants, October 16 2020 - 2:43 PM.
Veromessor pergandei
Veromessor andrei
Crematogaster sp.
Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus
Various Pheidole
C. yogi
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Posted October 16 2020 - 2:48 PM
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Lucky! I never got to go desert anting this year. No rain.
There was plenty of rain this year, the only reason why I have Myrmecocystus
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Posted October 16 2020 - 2:49 PM
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Not down where I'm at and I couldn't drive super far. I watched your area get drenched. Ocotillo and Anza Borrego where I was going to go didn't get any rain.
Edited by M_Ants, October 16 2020 - 2:51 PM.
Veromessor pergandei
Veromessor andrei
Crematogaster sp.
Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus
Various Pheidole
C. yogi
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Posted October 16 2020 - 2:49 PM
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Not down where I'm at and I couldn't drive super far.
Ah, I see
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Posted October 16 2020 - 2:51 PM
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Is there a reason why most people keeping Myrmecocystus have sand in the tube? Do they need it to spin cocoons?
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Posted October 16 2020 - 2:51 PM
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Yep.
Veromessor pergandei
Veromessor andrei
Crematogaster sp.
Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus
Various Pheidole
C. yogi
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Posted October 16 2020 - 2:52 PM
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Is there a reason why most people keeping Myrmecocystus have sand in the tube? Do they need it to spin cocoons?
Yeah, without the sand the larvae can't pupate. I had a few where the sand was too wet so they had naked pupae.
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Posted November 19 2020 - 8:38 AM
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Update 11-19-20
These have 8 workers and a lot of larvae now. I moved them into a mini hearth yesterday. Doing pretty good right now.
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Posted January 26 2021 - 12:35 PM
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update?
Ants I am keeping:
none for now, planning on being more active this year
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Posted January 26 2021 - 1:18 PM
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Update 1-26-21
These died on Thanksgiving for reasons I am not sure of. The day before everything looked just fine with no problems. Next day the queen was on its back dead. I didn't want to update the journal because it makes me very angry think about the fact that these died.
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Posted January 26 2021 - 2:21 PM
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Update 1-26-21
These died on Thanksgiving for reasons I am not sure of. The day before everything looked just fine with no problems. Next day the queen was on its back dead. I didn't want to update the journal because it makes me very angry think about the fact that these died.
I am so very sorry for reminding you 
Ants I am keeping:
none for now, planning on being more active this year
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