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Posted June 5 2015 - 10:32 AM
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6-5-2015
Got this colony from Drew about a week ago and they're very interesting! They are very active and its very fun to watch. There are many queens and a lot of brood. I'll see about making a larger enclosure for them eventually but for now, they love beef cat food and crushed up sunflower seeds. I've provided sugar water but they really don't care as much for that.
Edited by Wamdar, June 5 2015 - 4:34 PM.
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Posted June 5 2015 - 5:02 PM
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Can see some of the internal structure
Edited by Wamdar, June 6 2015 - 3:19 PM.
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Posted June 5 2015 - 11:26 PM
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Indeed, these are some very nice photos!
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Posted June 6 2015 - 3:20 PM
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Thanks you guys! They move very fast, hard to take good pictures
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Posted June 6 2015 - 3:42 PM
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that looks like one of the "ants" from the movie ant man
Ant Queens found:
Solenopsis Invicta, Solenopsis xyloni, Brachymyrmex depilis/Sp, Myrmecocystus Mimicus, Pogonomyrmex barbatus,
Forelius pruinosus, Camponotus sayi, Dorymyrmex insanus, crematogaster ashmeadi,
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Ant Queens i have going right now:
camponotus sayi, solenopsis invicta, Myrmecocystus Mimicus, Forelius pruinosus
Pogonomyrmex barbatus, and some others (no i.d.)
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Posted June 6 2015 - 7:13 PM
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Pretty awesome photos there! I just love Pheidole, they're some of my favorite ants ...
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Posted June 18 2015 - 3:38 PM
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Feeding time
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Posted June 18 2015 - 6:57 PM
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How long did it take them to rip it apart? I know Bugbarb pulls the heads off her roaches, I cut frozen crickets to save them the effort of having to get through the exoskeleton.
Camponotus vicinus, Crematogaster 1, Crematogaster 2, Formica francoeuri, *, *, Myrmecocystus testaceus, Novomessor cockerelli, Pheidole hyatti, Pogonomyrmex californicus, Pogonomyrmex rugosus, Solenopsis invicta
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Posted June 18 2015 - 7:09 PM
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My cats crushed up the roach and I froze them all mangled. I simply dropped them in and it took a few hours for them to make a shell of it!
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Posted June 18 2015 - 7:22 PM
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Here's another compilation
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Posted June 19 2015 - 12:34 PM
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Posted June 20 2015 - 6:55 AM
It's always cool seeing ants feed their larvae.
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Posted June 22 2015 - 11:26 PM
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Awesome videos!
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if you find any mistakes, it's my autocorrection. it doesn't speak english.
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Posted June 23 2015 - 4:12 AM
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Video with the queen
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Posted June 23 2015 - 11:05 AM
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Posted June 23 2015 - 1:01 PM
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Nice colony! 
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Posted June 23 2015 - 3:38 PM
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The brood pile has extended the length of 2 test tubes now of little larvae and eggs. There are lots of eggs. Looking to maybe add another test tube for more growth
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