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cocdeshijie's Myrmecocystus mexicanus Journal 【2020】

Started By cocdeshijie , Sep 18 2020 11:26 AM
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#81 Offline cocdeshijie - Posted November 18 2020 - 7:10 AM

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Nice looking good man. Are you planning to take them off from the heat during winter ?

I plan to heat them entire winter


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#82 Offline MinigunL5 - Posted November 18 2020 - 7:31 AM

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What are the advantages of using sponge instead of cotton? Also, what are you using for the end of the tube and why do you push it in? 


#83 Offline TechAnt - Posted November 18 2020 - 7:42 AM

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Awesome!
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

#84 Offline cocdeshijie - Posted November 18 2020 - 8:05 AM

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What are the advantages of using sponge instead of cotton? Also, what are you using for the end of the tube and why do you push it in? 

  • tube looks cleaner
  • water last longer
  • queen can hang on the sponge
  • can be reused

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#85 Offline MinigunL5 - Posted November 18 2020 - 8:13 AM

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What are the advantages of using sponge instead of cotton? Also, what are you using for the end of the tube and why do you push it in? 

  • tube looks cleaner
  • water last longer
  • queen can hang on the sponge
  • can be reused

 

Okay ty. Do you cut to size your self? 


#86 Offline cocdeshijie - Posted November 18 2020 - 8:21 AM

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What are the advantages of using sponge instead of cotton? Also, what are you using for the end of the tube and why do you push it in? 

  • tube looks cleaner
  • water last longer
  • queen can hang on the sponge
  • can be reused

 

Okay ty. Do you cut to size your self? 

 

nah i bought them


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#87 Offline Silq - Posted November 18 2020 - 9:46 PM

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Day 92-November 16, 2020

Got real repletes. So far I've only had 1 colony death :D 

 

Do the workers repletes gradually grow over weeks/days or is it a fast process like one day they don't have it the next they all of a sudden have it?

 

My colony recently had a bunch of workers eclose and some of them have pretty decent sized gasters but nothing like yours yet. I probably need to get a new feeder that they don't drain all the time with sand.


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#88 Offline cocdeshijie - Posted November 19 2020 - 8:25 AM

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Day 92-November 16, 2020

Got real repletes. So far I've only had 1 colony death :D 

 

Do the workers repletes gradually grow over weeks/days or is it a fast process like one day they don't have it the next they all of a sudden have it?

 

My colony recently had a bunch of workers eclose and some of them have pretty decent sized gasters but nothing like yours yet. I probably need to get a new feeder that they don't drain all the time with sand.

 

They get the worker in batches.


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#89 Offline cocdeshijie - Posted December 23 2020 - 6:44 PM

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Day 129-December 23, 2020

All of my colonies are currently at 30-80 workers :D

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#90 Offline Jakerobs - Posted December 23 2020 - 7:04 PM

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Love those nests so much. And congrats on getting repletes!


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#91 Offline ZTYguy - Posted December 23 2020 - 8:53 PM

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Woo repletes!!! My colony finally got a replete. 


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#92 Offline cocdeshijie - Posted December 31 2020 - 1:36 PM

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Day 137-December 31, 2020

Got a new nest, they moved in instantly. :lol: 

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誰でも大好き!well.....except a few

 

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#93 Offline UtahAnts - Posted December 31 2020 - 1:44 PM

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So awesome, one of the coolest formicarium's for honeypots I have ever seen. Did you make it?


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#94 Offline cocdeshijie - Posted December 31 2020 - 1:47 PM

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So awesome, one of the coolest formicarium's for honeypots I have ever seen. Did you make it?

bought it


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誰でも大好き!well.....except a few

 

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#95 Offline AleeGuy - Posted December 31 2020 - 3:26 PM

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#96 Offline Swirlysnowflake - Posted December 31 2020 - 5:41 PM

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So awesome, one of the coolest formicarium's for honeypots I have ever seen. Did you make it?

bought it

 

Could you share a link?


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#97 Offline AleeGuy - Posted December 31 2020 - 6:34 PM

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So awesome, one of the coolest formicarium's for honeypots I have ever seen. Did you make it?

bought it
Could you share a link?
it is from Taobao, it doesn't have shipping to the US though
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#98 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted January 1 2021 - 10:01 AM

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So awesome, one of the coolest formicarium's for honeypots I have ever seen. Did you make it?

bought it
Could you share a link?
it is from Taobao, it doesn't have shipping to the US though

 

Then explain how he has it.


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#99 Offline cocdeshijie - Posted January 1 2021 - 10:02 AM

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So awesome, one of the coolest formicarium's for honeypots I have ever seen. Did you make it?

bought it
Could you share a link?
it is from Taobao, it doesn't have shipping to the US though

 

Then explain how he has it.

 

I had someone ship for me.


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誰でも大好き!well.....except a few

 

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#100 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted January 1 2021 - 10:04 AM

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Ah I see.


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