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TechAnt's Myrmecocystus sp. Journal - Photo Update!

Started By TechAnt , Sep 3 2020 11:15 PM

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#61 Offline TechAnt - Posted November 20 2020 - 10:19 AM

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are you going to sell any of your queens?

No, all of these queens have been sadly really disappointing. I plan on just keeping them all and see which get to workers.


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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

#62 Offline TechAnt - Posted November 22 2020 - 11:07 AM

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So putting the M. mimicus queen with pupae on the heating pad was the right option. She got her 1st worker today and are doing great! I find it interesting how they both have a different color scheme.

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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

#63 Offline M_Ants - Posted November 22 2020 - 11:14 AM

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Lucky!


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Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

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#64 Offline TechAnt - Posted December 2 2020 - 4:40 PM

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Photos of the current largest replete

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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

#65 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted December 3 2020 - 7:44 AM

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techant is back from hibernation! welcome back!


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#66 Offline TechAnt - Posted December 3 2020 - 9:27 AM

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techant is back from hibernation! welcome back!

thanks xD


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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

#67 Offline TechAnt - Posted February 10 2021 - 9:00 PM

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Mildy concerned if the queen has drank radioactive honey water, as she is cranking out brood like crazy.
I gave them 7 fruit flies and they are eating them all.

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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

#68 Offline Cephalotus - Posted February 10 2021 - 9:03 PM

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Any repletes yet?


#69 Offline TechAnt - Posted February 10 2021 - 9:04 PM

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Any repletes yet?


Nah, but we have a few more minipletes.
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

#70 Offline M_Ants - Posted February 10 2021 - 9:38 PM

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How?? What are you doing that I'm not. I got no brood. 


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Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

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

#71 Offline TechAnt - Posted February 10 2021 - 10:01 PM

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How?? What are you doing that I'm not. I got no brood.

Things I am doing (pretty much all of it):

Partial heat on one side
Changing liquid foods every now and then
Watering every 3-4 days (not too much water)
Feeding them lots of protein.

That’s basically all I am doing.

Edit: I’m sure you will get more brood, just wait a bit, eventually the queen will spam brood production.

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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

#72 Offline antsandmore - Posted February 11 2021 - 9:45 AM

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How?? What are you doing that I'm not. I got no brood.

Things I am doing (pretty much all of it):

Partial heat on one side
Changing liquid foods every now and then
Watering every 3-4 days (not too much water)
Feeding them lots of protein.

That’s basically all I am doing.

Edit: I’m sure you will get more brood, just wait a bit, eventually the queen will spam brood production.

 

as far as I know, if you keep doing this and heating them, the queen will hyperspam brood in the spring.


Ants I am keeping:

 none for now, planning on being more active this year

#73 Offline TechAnt - Posted February 11 2021 - 1:38 PM

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Alright so, I made a further inquiry of about 15-ish minutes looking around the nest for a replete. As Cephalotus asked if there were any, I said no, but I wondered where a lot of the honey water I am giving them is going. I finally found who is taking it all, I will throw in some other photos because why not.

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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

#74 Offline TechAnt - Posted February 11 2021 - 1:41 PM

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I also, like many, need to speak of the state of the forum. I am keeping positive, and I trust it will return to normal. I bid farewell to all those leaving the forum or taking a break from it, and wish for a speedy return. I am glad the moderators and dspdrew have stopped this circus of toxicity from continuing to try and poison our fair forum. That’s all I wanted to say.

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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

#75 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted February 11 2021 - 1:45 PM

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Congrats on the replete!
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#76 Offline M_Ants - Posted February 11 2021 - 4:01 PM

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Nice replete. As always your colony is superior. 


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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

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

#77 Offline TechAnt - Posted February 11 2021 - 7:43 PM

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Nice replete. As always your colony is superior. 

I think our colony's are going to go back and fourth, at the start your colony was crushing mine in development, now I am doing a tad better, I think you're colony will get in the lead soon.


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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

#78 Offline M_Ants - Posted February 11 2021 - 9:03 PM

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Nice replete. As always your colony is superior. 

I think our colony's are going to go back and fourth, at the start your colony was crushing mine in development, now I am doing a tad better, I think you're colony will get in the lead soon.

 

When was mine every ahead of yours? As far as I can remember you've always had more workers.


Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

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

#79 Offline TechAnt - Posted February 12 2021 - 7:56 AM

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Nice replete. As always your colony is superior. 

I think our colony's are going to go back and fourth, at the start your colony was crushing mine in development, now I am doing a tad better, I think you're colony will get in the lead soon.

 

When was mine every ahead of yours? As far as I can remember you've always had more workers.

 

Remember when you got that 1st big miniplete, its gaster size was large, but the miniplete in my colony had a gaster barely larger than the normal size. You seemed to have a lot more activity in making repletes in your colony. 


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

#80 Offline antsandmore - Posted February 12 2021 - 8:11 AM

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Nice replete. As always your colony is superior. 

I think our colony's are going to go back and fourth, at the start your colony was crushing mine in development, now I am doing a tad better, I think you're colony will get in the lead soon.

 

When was mine every ahead of yours? As far as I can remember you've always had more workers.

 

Remember when you got that 1st big miniplete, its gaster size was large, but the miniplete in my colony had a gaster barely larger than the normal size. You seemed to have a lot more activity in making repletes in your colony. 

 

Yes. While TechAnt had the lead with workers, M_Ant had the lead with replete development.


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 none for now, planning on being more active this year

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