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Started By Antkeeper01 , Sep 6 2020 5:28 AM
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#141 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted October 15 2020 - 5:35 PM

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also RIP Queen Persephone 2020-2020


 

They are quite common where I live even the rare ones I could catch no problem but they usually don’t swarm and you will only find 2 or 3 in one year because they stay near the nest they came from.

if only i could trade you some lasius. we have so many...

 

if I could trade you some tetremorium for lasius.........

sorry. we have way to many tetramorium. i would take crematogaster...


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#142 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted October 16 2020 - 8:42 AM

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Acrobat ant queen has declared hibernation time. :)


name suggestions for her also?


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#143 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted November 8 2020 - 3:35 PM

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So all of my queens are dead, but one the "aphaenogaster" queen so yesterday night Ant_dude suggested that it may be Manica and now that i look at it i realize that it is so any tips on keeping them?


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#144 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted November 9 2020 - 8:04 AM

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So all of my queens are dead, but one the "aphaenogaster" queen so yesterday night Ant_dude suggested that it may be Manica and now that i look at it i realize that it is so any tips on keeping them?

dead, or hibernating?


Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8

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#145 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted November 9 2020 - 8:08 AM

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dead execpt for the manica queen


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1X Pogonomyrmex occidentalis 40-50 Workers

1X Solenopsis molesta 10 Workers (mono)

Ants I Want: Crematogaster sp, Camponotus Sp., Ponera Pennsylvanica, Mymercocystus sp.

 

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#146 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted November 9 2020 - 8:24 AM

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dead execpt for the manica queen

oh no! what happened!


Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8

My Nationwide Ant Shop Here I have PPQ-526 permits to ship ants nationwide

Attention Ant-Keepers in South Dakota! Join the SoDak(Society Of Dakotan Ant Keepers)

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My Micro Ants Journal

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#147 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted November 9 2020 - 8:32 AM

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youtube tutorials :facepalm:


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1X Solenopsis molesta 10 Workers (mono)

Ants I Want: Crematogaster sp, Camponotus Sp., Ponera Pennsylvanica, Mymercocystus sp.

 

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#148 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted November 9 2020 - 12:26 PM

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youtube tutorials :facepalm:

But most are made by known ant keepers. Don’t blame it on them.
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#149 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted November 9 2020 - 12:28 PM

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welp at least if i hadn't tried one of the nordic ants tutorials my tetras would be alive


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1X Solenopsis molesta 10 Workers (mono)

Ants I Want: Crematogaster sp, Camponotus Sp., Ponera Pennsylvanica, Mymercocystus sp.

 

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#150 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted November 10 2020 - 5:02 AM

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welp at least if i hadn't tried one of the nordic ants tutorials my tetras would be alive

Which one? What were you trying to do? Tetras are not very easy to kill.


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#151 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted November 10 2020 - 7:02 AM

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welp at least if i hadn't tried one of the nordic ants tutorials my tetras would be alive

Which one? What were you trying to do? Tetras are not very easy to kill.

 

very hard to kill. in fact, i am still trying to eliminate them from my yard!


Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8

My Nationwide Ant Shop Here I have PPQ-526 permits to ship ants nationwide

Attention Ant-Keepers in South Dakota! Join the SoDak(Society Of Dakotan Ant Keepers)

My Formica sp. Journal

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My Micro Ants Journal

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#152 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted November 10 2020 - 9:01 AM

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welp at least if i hadn't tried one of the nordic ants tutorials my tetras would be alive

Which one? What were you trying to do? Tetras are not very easy to kill.

 

very hard to kill. in fact, i am still trying to eliminate them from my yard!

 

Mine died because I left for a week, but that's about the only way to accidently kill a captive colony easily.


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#153 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted November 13 2020 - 1:37 PM

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today i went down to standley lake and captured a springtail culture things are finally looking up for me :) also Nickanter thx for the advice the manica queen is doing really well


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#154 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted November 18 2020 - 7:48 AM

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the springtail culture died, but the manica queen has like 7 eggs


1X Pogonomyrmex occidentalis 40-50 Workers

1X Solenopsis molesta 10 Workers (mono)

Ants I Want: Crematogaster sp, Camponotus Sp., Ponera Pennsylvanica, Mymercocystus sp.

 

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#155 Offline steelplant - Posted November 18 2020 - 2:55 PM

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You might have more luck hunting springtails in a compost bin lid.

#156 Offline Devi - Posted November 18 2020 - 4:21 PM

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I must say, I am curious because it seems like every colony you aquire dies within a few weeks...  What are you feeding them, and what are they living in?


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#157 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted November 18 2020 - 7:46 PM

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I must say, I am curious because it seems like every colony you aquire dies within a few weeks...  What are you feeding them, and what are they living in?

that is a good question. try to clean your test tubes out thoroughly with vinegar and baking soda, and to give your ants a liquid feeder with water for them to drink. many of my ants died in my early ant keeping years because of no access to fresh water.


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Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8

My Nationwide Ant Shop Here I have PPQ-526 permits to ship ants nationwide

Attention Ant-Keepers in South Dakota! Join the SoDak(Society Of Dakotan Ant Keepers)

My Formica sp. Journal

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My Micro Ants Journal

My Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Journal

#158 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted November 19 2020 - 4:35 AM

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This is how I was for the last couple years, but this year I improved. Part of it is that I am pretty much unable to hydrate my mini hearth because I have no syringe (I asked for one but Mack gave me one with no needle?!)


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#159 Offline Devi - Posted November 19 2020 - 6:40 AM

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Yeah, that is DEFINETLY not right...  Was it in the box still?  It may have gotten mislodged from the reservoir and is in the box somewhere.  If not, I would email Mack at tarheelants@gmail.com (I think, not totally sure) and he will get back to you soon.  He has had great customer service, at least for me.  I'd let him know, and he will (maybe) send you one, or you can buy one for $5 usd.  Definitely get one before you put ants in though.  It wouldn't really work without that key hydration tank.  


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#160 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted November 19 2020 - 8:09 AM

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I must say, I am curious because it seems like every colony you aquire dies within a few weeks...  What are you feeding them, and what are they living in?

well there were only like 10-20 springtails and the were in dirt and then i dumped them out into water an tried to collect them from the water but only like 5 remained.


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