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SpaceX1193’s Camponotus Subbarbatus journal

Started By SpaceX1193 , Apr 8 2021 8:11 PM

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#1 Offline SpaceX1193 - Posted April 8 2021 - 8:11 PM

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This is going to be about (hopefully) the progress of my new queen I caught and hopefully her colonies progress once she (hopefully) gets workers.
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#2 Offline SpaceX1193 - Posted April 8 2021 - 8:14 PM

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Here she is: https://imgur.com/gallery/NY94ufS

She tried to rip her remaining 2/4 wings off in the second bud but couldn’t. She’ll prob get them off eventually tho.
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#3 Offline Lillyrose - Posted April 10 2021 - 5:48 AM

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She is lovely! Look at her! 🥰

#4 Offline SpaceX1193 - Posted April 15 2021 - 11:12 AM

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Update. Just checked and she has laid 5 eggs!

https://imgur.com/gallery/cAGRaQR
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#5 Offline SpaceX1193 - Posted May 4 2021 - 4:41 PM

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Alright well a few eggs have hatched and she laid some more. One of the larvae that had hatched has grown to a decent size.

Here she is: https://imgur.com/gallery/siT4m9D
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#6 Offline TacticalHandleGaming - Posted May 4 2021 - 5:17 PM

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I just love the striping on the gasters of this species.


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Currently kept species

L. neoniger, P. occidentalis, C. modoc, C. novaeboracensis, C. vicinus, T. immigrans, A. occidentalis, S. molesta, P. imparis, M. kennedyi, M semirufus, F. pacifica, P. californica, M. ergatogyna.

 

Previously kept species

T. rugatulus, B. depilis.

 

Looking for

Myrmecocystus pyramicus, Myrmecocystus testaceus

Pheidole creightoni, Pheidole inquilina, Crematogaster coarctata, Crematogaster mutans

My youtube channel.  My ant Etsy store - Millennium Ants

#7 Offline SpaceX1193 - Posted May 4 2021 - 9:44 PM

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I just love the striping on the gasters of this species.


Yeah I really hope she does good. It would be cool to see her raise a colony like my chroma queen did/is doing.

Edited by SpaceX1193, May 4 2021 - 9:45 PM.

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#8 Offline SpaceX1193 - Posted May 21 2021 - 11:21 PM

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Well it happened. She has her first worker. It hatched 5 days ago and today it’s colors started to show up more.

Here they are: https://imgur.com/gallery/yMBvdLQ
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#9 Offline ANTdrew - Posted May 22 2021 - 2:01 AM

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Awesome! I’m really bummed I haven’t found any of these this year.
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#10 Offline TacticalHandleGaming - Posted May 22 2021 - 5:12 AM

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Well it happened. She has her first worker. It hatched 5 days ago and today it’s colors started to show up more.

Here they are: https://imgur.com/gallery/yMBvdLQ

Fantastic! Can't wait to see this colony when they are getting into to full swing!


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Currently kept species

L. neoniger, P. occidentalis, C. modoc, C. novaeboracensis, C. vicinus, T. immigrans, A. occidentalis, S. molesta, P. imparis, M. kennedyi, M semirufus, F. pacifica, P. californica, M. ergatogyna.

 

Previously kept species

T. rugatulus, B. depilis.

 

Looking for

Myrmecocystus pyramicus, Myrmecocystus testaceus

Pheidole creightoni, Pheidole inquilina, Crematogaster coarctata, Crematogaster mutans

My youtube channel.  My ant Etsy store - Millennium Ants

#11 Offline SpaceX1193 - Posted May 30 2022 - 2:29 PM

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The queen died a while back for some reason after the workers did too. Their third pupae never hatched and then the workers died. Then the queen. ):
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