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Antworld's Camponotus Invicdus

Started By DIACAMMAWORLDCOOL , Feb 17 2021 8:51 PM

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#1 Offline DIACAMMAWORLDCOOL - Posted February 17 2021 - 8:51 PM

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I caught a queen 2 months before right outside my house. Kept it in a test tube setup. It took a long time for the pupae to develop. Currently having 5 workers. The workers are completely yellow with a brown gaster. Though I'm still not sure about the sp. Still housed in a test tube setup. I'm planning to move them to a tubs and tubes setup. Gave them a roach yesterday but I didn't CUT it so the ants couldn't consume. Have a few more pupae and larvae left.

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#2 Offline NickAnter - Posted February 17 2021 - 9:16 PM

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That queen looks like an exact mix of Camponotus zonatus and Camponotus hyatti! Good luck with this colony!


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). 

#3 Offline DIACAMMAWORLDCOOL - Posted February 17 2021 - 9:53 PM

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That queen looks like an exact mix of Camponotus zonatus and Camponotus hyatti! Good luck with this colony!

Thx.  But both of these species are not found in my area though they do look similar.


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#4 Offline NickAnter - Posted February 18 2021 - 7:12 AM

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Yes, the two species I mentioned are from North America, I just thought it interesting how similar they were, with yours being on the other side of the world.


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). 

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