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M_Ant's Camponotus fraggles

Started By M_Ants , Dec 1 2020 6:30 PM

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#21 Offline M_Ants - Posted March 11 2021 - 6:25 PM

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First callow of 2021 just eclosed. Many more on the way. 

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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

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#22 Offline NickAnter - Posted March 11 2021 - 6:31 PM

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Pictures?


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). 

#23 Offline M_Ants - Posted March 11 2021 - 6:33 PM

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Yeah I need to update all my journals with pics. My computer was down so I couldn't edit them but pics tonight. 


Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

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#24 Offline M_Ants - Posted May 1 2021 - 5:49 PM

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At last! After many large workers and much waiting......a major! Hopefully not full sized but still cool. 

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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

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#25 Offline Canadian anter - Posted May 1 2021 - 6:30 PM

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All this makes me think of is "See ya later absquatulator"


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#26 Offline M_Ants - Posted June 26 2021 - 5:41 PM

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I've since gotten some weird looking median things that are probably full sized meaning I should get bigger full sized majors later on. Also should mention these are now in a fortress and doing really good. 


Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

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#27 Offline M_Ants - Posted August 26 2021 - 5:01 PM

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Things aren't going well. My nectar went bad and I think its causing a lot of them to die off. I since gotten new nectar but they continue to die daily. 


Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

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#28 Offline TestSubjectOne - Posted August 26 2021 - 5:48 PM

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I wish you the best of luck with this colony. As long as the queen is alive they can recover. The one I bought from you is still going strong, however I recently had to take off their lid to remove a mass of mold that they had built on their water tower.


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TestSubjectOne's Experiences in Antkeeping General Journal

 

Currently Keeping:

- Veromessor pergandei (1 queen, 600 workers)

- Novomessor cockerelli (1 queen, 200 workers)

- Myrmecocystus mexicanus (1 queen, 100 workers)

- Brachymyrmex patagonicus (3 queens?, 2,000 workers? & alates)

- Crematogaster sp. (1 queen, 600 workers)

- Liometopum occidentale (1 queen, 800 workers)

- Camponotus absqualator (1 queen, 130 workers)

#29 Offline M_Ants - Posted August 31 2021 - 6:32 PM

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Deaths continue. Lots of brood though. 


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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

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#30 Offline M_Ants - Posted September 26 2021 - 9:50 AM

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Still dying off. 


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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

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

#31 Offline M_Ants - Posted October 9 2021 - 4:12 PM

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Veromessor pergandei

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Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

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#32 Offline M_Ants - Posted October 9 2021 - 4:38 PM

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Looks like these might be fragilis.


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#33 Offline M_Ants - Posted April 22 2022 - 3:42 PM

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They died a long time ago. Deaths just continued until the queen and one worker was left. She got a few eggs but then died. Still haven't figured out the cause of this. I'd love to hear if anyone else had similar issues and if they ever figured out the problem.


Veromessor pergandei

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Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

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#34 Offline M_Ants - Posted August 14 2024 - 11:48 AM

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These died from the same thing as all of my colonies probably: flea medicine. I caught another queen but since they're likely fraggles I won't continue the journal unless there's interest. 


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Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

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#35 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 14 2024 - 4:21 PM

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Fraggles are awesome. Generate the interest with great journal writing.
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