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cocdeshijie's Camponotus ocreatus Journal 【2019】

Started By cocdeshijie , Nov 19 2020 9:03 AM

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#1 Offline cocdeshijie - Posted November 19 2020 - 9:03 AM

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Currently the colony is at around 30 workers.

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Edited by cocdeshijie, September 11 2024 - 2:36 PM.

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#2 Offline TechAnt - Posted November 19 2020 - 9:07 AM

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They look incredible!


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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

#3 Offline Guest_StrickyAnts_* - Posted November 19 2020 - 9:24 AM

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#4 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted November 20 2020 - 9:34 AM

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amazing coloration! i hear they are rare?


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#5 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 20 2020 - 9:49 AM

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I want so pretty!!!!!


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#6 Offline cocdeshijie - Posted November 20 2020 - 7:29 PM

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amazing coloration! i hear they are rare?

They are pretty rare in CA


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#7 Offline SleepyAsianAnter - Posted November 20 2020 - 7:32 PM

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amazing coloration! i hear they are rare?

There is one known captive colony so far in CA, and several known founding queens

 

Fixed that for you


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#8 Offline NickAnter - Posted November 21 2020 - 7:31 AM

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Where was this queen found? I have never seen pictures of this species with that coloration before! Looks amazing!


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Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

#9 Offline cocdeshijie - Posted November 21 2020 - 11:05 AM

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Where was this queen found? I have never seen pictures of this species with that coloration before! Looks amazing!

I got the queen from @miwu in 2019


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#10 Offline cocdeshijie - Posted November 27 2020 - 7:42 PM

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I went to a ocreatus spot today and collected a major, I think my colony accepted it.  :o

 

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Edited by cocdeshijie, November 27 2020 - 7:43 PM.

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#11 Offline cocdeshijie - Posted December 3 2020 - 6:33 PM

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A worker died so I took a pic of it.

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Their brood also exploded :D

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Edited by cocdeshijie, December 3 2020 - 7:09 PM.

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#12 Offline ZTYguy - Posted December 3 2020 - 6:38 PM

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Wow, such gorgeous ants.


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#13 Offline cocdeshijie - Posted January 15 2021 - 9:55 PM

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Moved them out of tubes

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Edited by cocdeshijie, September 11 2024 - 2:37 PM.

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#14 Offline nurbs - Posted January 16 2021 - 8:21 PM

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You Ocreatus workers are really light colored, like they all just eclosed. Just a random observation.


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#15 Offline cocdeshijie - Posted January 16 2021 - 9:35 PM

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You Ocreatus workers are really light colored, like they all just eclosed. Just a random observation.

could just be too much light


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#16 Offline nurbs - Posted January 17 2021 - 11:21 AM

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You Ocreatus workers are really light colored, like they all just eclosed. Just a random observation.

could just be too much light

 

 

Wonder if it's diet related? Anyway love the journal  :)

 

Think you're the only one in CA with Ocreatus right now.


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You Ocreatus workers are really light colored, like they all just eclosed. Just a random observation.

could just be too much light

 

 

Wonder if it's diet related? Anyway love the journal  :)

 

Think you're the only one in CA with Ocreatus right now.

 

He has the only colony, but serveral people have founding queens.


#18 Offline cocdeshijie - Posted March 7 2021 - 4:37 PM

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Their brood have started to develop again. Hopefully I can get them to 200 workers by end of the year.

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Edited by cocdeshijie, September 11 2024 - 2:37 PM.

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#19 Offline antsandmore - Posted March 7 2021 - 8:25 PM

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nice! A long needed update.


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#20 Offline cocdeshijie - Posted March 20 2021 - 8:46 PM

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New eggs!  :lol:

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Edited by cocdeshijie, September 11 2024 - 2:37 PM.

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