Jump to content

  • Gallery
  • Members
  • Member Map
  • Chat
  •  
  •  

Welcome to Formiculture.com!

This is a website for anyone interested in Myrmecology and all aspects of finding, keeping, and studying ants. The site and forum are free to use. Register now to gain access to all of our features. Once registered and logged in, you will be able to create topics, post replies to existing threads, give reputation points to your fellow members, get your own private messenger, post status updates, manage your profile and so much more. If you already have an account, login here - otherwise create an account for free today!

Photo

65q24g4g5f

Started By Vendayn , May 19 2015 8:36 PM

  • Please log in to reply
82 replies to this topic

#1 Offline Vendayn - Posted May 19 2015 - 8:36 PM

Vendayn

    Advanced Member

  • Banned
  • PipPipPip
  • 1,981 posts
  • LocationOrange County, California

65q24g4g5f


Edited by Vendayn, March 9 2018 - 7:22 PM.

  • Ants4fun and BugFinder like this

#2 Offline Vendayn - Posted May 19 2015 - 9:48 PM

Vendayn

    Advanced Member

  • Banned
  • PipPipPip
  • 1,981 posts
  • LocationOrange County, California

65q24g4g5f


Edited by Vendayn, March 9 2018 - 7:22 PM.

#3 Offline drtrmiller - Posted May 19 2015 - 10:04 PM

drtrmiller

    Vendor

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 2,714 posts

It's really difficult for me to read your posts, because they are so long and lack any real organization other than paragraphs.  I'd love it if you added section headers when you include more than 3 paragraphs, to make your long posts easier to scan.

 

Notwithstanding that, I believe it will take a concerted effort on the part of scientists to find solutions to these problems.




byFormica® is the manufacturer of the iconic nectar feeders and Sunburst Ant Nectar.
byFormica ant products always deliver consistent performance, convenience,
and reliability, making them among the most beloved ant foods and kit enjoyed by
ant keeping enthusiasts worldwide. For more information, visit www.byFormica.com.

#4 Offline Vendayn - Posted May 19 2015 - 11:46 PM

Vendayn

    Advanced Member

  • Banned
  • PipPipPip
  • 1,981 posts
  • LocationOrange County, California

65q24g4g5f


Edited by Vendayn, March 9 2018 - 7:22 PM.

  • BugFinder likes this

#5 Offline kellakk - Posted May 20 2015 - 12:17 AM

kellakk

    Advanced Member

  • Moderators
  • PipPipPip
  • 603 posts
  • LocationSouthern California

While we're on that topic, I think your writing would be much improved by the removal of your ellipses (...). You tend to use them for a pause, but they instead chop up your narrative, jolting us out of the story.  That pause may be there when you talk, but it's implied when you write so the ellipses are not needed.

 

I mean this as constructive criticism, not trying to put you down or anything.


Current Species:
Camponotus fragilis

Novomessor cockerelli

Pogonomyrmex montanus

Pogonomyrmex rugosus

Manica bradleyi

 

 

#6 Offline Ants4fun - Posted May 20 2015 - 12:20 AM

Ants4fun

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 1,142 posts
  • LocationSouth Dakota
That's one way to battle them, fight fire with fire!

#7 Offline Vendayn - Posted May 20 2015 - 12:40 AM

Vendayn

    Advanced Member

  • Banned
  • PipPipPip
  • 1,981 posts
  • LocationOrange County, California

65q24g4g5f


Edited by Vendayn, March 9 2018 - 7:22 PM.

#8 Offline William. T - Posted May 20 2015 - 3:40 AM

William. T

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 725 posts
  • LocationWestern Maryland

Well, guess I should be thankful for T. Sessile. At least they are native.


Species I keep:

 

1 Lasius cf. Neoniger 30 workers

1 Camponotus sp. 15 workers

20 Tetramorium SpE 30 workers

1 T. Sessile 200 workers

 

#9 Offline Vendayn - Posted May 20 2015 - 4:14 PM

Vendayn

    Advanced Member

  • Banned
  • PipPipPip
  • 1,981 posts
  • LocationOrange County, California

65q24g4g5f


Edited by Vendayn, March 9 2018 - 7:23 PM.

#10 Offline Vendayn - Posted June 1 2015 - 6:27 PM

Vendayn

    Advanced Member

  • Banned
  • PipPipPip
  • 1,981 posts
  • LocationOrange County, California

65q24g4g5f


Edited by Vendayn, March 9 2018 - 7:23 PM.

#11 Offline Vendayn - Posted June 1 2015 - 9:14 PM

Vendayn

    Advanced Member

  • Banned
  • PipPipPip
  • 1,981 posts
  • LocationOrange County, California

65q24g4g5f


Edited by Vendayn, March 9 2018 - 7:23 PM.

#12 Offline Vendayn - Posted June 3 2015 - 8:00 PM

Vendayn

    Advanced Member

  • Banned
  • PipPipPip
  • 1,981 posts
  • LocationOrange County, California

65q24g4g5f


Edited by Vendayn, March 9 2018 - 7:23 PM.

#13 Offline gcsnelling - Posted June 4 2015 - 2:37 AM

gcsnelling

    Expert

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 1,681 posts

And the pest control people Identified them as Solenopsis geminata?? Solenopsis I believe, geminata not so much. I would not trust most pest control field technicians to be able to tell their back sides from a hole in the ground.


  • dspdrew, Jonathan21700 and cpman like this

#14 Offline dspdrew - Posted June 4 2015 - 5:27 AM

dspdrew
  • LocationSanta Ana, CA

Interesting. Can you get one of the majors while its still fresh and put it in alcohol?


My Ant Colonies | My Projects | Ants for Sale | Ant Keeping Products | Southern California Ant Map

#15 Offline Vendayn - Posted June 4 2015 - 11:48 AM

Vendayn

    Advanced Member

  • Banned
  • PipPipPip
  • 1,981 posts
  • LocationOrange County, California

65q24g4g5f


Edited by Vendayn, March 9 2018 - 7:23 PM.

#16 Offline Vendayn - Posted June 23 2015 - 12:42 PM

Vendayn

    Advanced Member

  • Banned
  • PipPipPip
  • 1,981 posts
  • LocationOrange County, California

65q24g4g5f


Edited by Vendayn, March 9 2018 - 7:23 PM.

#17 Offline LC3 - Posted June 23 2015 - 2:23 PM

LC3

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 1,323 posts
  • LocationBC, Canada

If these ants are well kicking their gasters how are Argentine ants still so invasive? So far you haven't really mention the tactics employed by both sides.

 

Also interesting observations.


#18 Offline Vendayn - Posted June 23 2015 - 3:17 PM

Vendayn

    Advanced Member

  • Banned
  • PipPipPip
  • 1,981 posts
  • LocationOrange County, California

65q24g4g5f


Edited by Vendayn, March 9 2018 - 7:23 PM.

#19 Offline LC3 - Posted June 24 2015 - 7:51 PM

LC3

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 1,323 posts
  • LocationBC, Canada

oh very Interesting. I expect Argentine ants play the 'quantity over quality' card due to their large numbers but lack of advanced weaponry. Best defence is a good offence; if you can secure grounds for your queens before your enemies can, you can spread like wild fire no matter how high your on the chart.

 

Tactics and combat styles of ants are one of my favourite behaviours about them.


#20 Offline cpman - Posted June 24 2015 - 7:54 PM

cpman

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 317 posts
  • LocationAustin, TX

Also, really really fast reproduction helps a lot.


Back to Ant Keeping Journals · Next Unread Topic →


2 user(s) are reading this topic

0 members, 2 guests, 0 anonymous users