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Antkeeper01's Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Journal (12/19/21)

Started By Antkeeper01 , Dec 31 2020 8:20 AM
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#1 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted December 31 2020 - 8:20 AM

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So yesterday i bought a 40+ worker P. occi colony and a type III Fortress from THA!!!

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Edited by Antkeeper01, December 19 2021 - 10:31 AM.

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1X Pogonomyrmex occidentalis 40-50 Workers

1X Solenopsis molesta 10 Workers (mono)

Ants I Want: Crematogaster sp, Camponotus Sp., Ponera Pennsylvanica, Mymercocystus sp.

 

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#2 Offline antsandmore - Posted December 31 2020 - 10:08 AM

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Nice!


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 none for now, planning on being more active this year

#3 Offline UtahAnts - Posted December 31 2020 - 7:18 PM

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I'm interested to see how buying a Pogonomyrmex colony from THA compares with raising one from a queen. Hope they make it safely, good luck!


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#4 Offline Spazmops - Posted December 31 2020 - 7:25 PM

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I'm interested to see how buying a Pogonomyrmex colony from THA compares with raising one from a queen. Hope they make it safely, good luck!

I have a 4 worker colony I raised from a queen, and I just ordered a 40+ THA colony, so I might have an answer for that soon. 


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Co-owner and founder of Mountain Myrmeculture and The Menagerie Discord Server. 

Ants I have:

1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers

1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers

1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers

 

1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood

 

 

#5 Offline Jakerobs - Posted January 1 2021 - 9:32 AM

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Hope they make it safe in the cold weather! Let us know how they arrive. 


#6 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted January 1 2021 - 12:10 PM

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Hope they make it safe in the cold weather! Let us know how they arrive. 

ok thx!!


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1X Pogonomyrmex occidentalis 40-50 Workers

1X Solenopsis molesta 10 Workers (mono)

Ants I Want: Crematogaster sp, Camponotus Sp., Ponera Pennsylvanica, Mymercocystus sp.

 

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#7 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted January 20 2021 - 4:23 PM

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yessss!!!!!!!!!!! finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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1X Pogonomyrmex occidentalis 40-50 Workers

1X Solenopsis molesta 10 Workers (mono)

Ants I Want: Crematogaster sp, Camponotus Sp., Ponera Pennsylvanica, Mymercocystus sp.

 

My Youtube channel: https://www.youtube....kUjx-dPFMyVqOLw

 

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#8 Offline Spazmops - Posted January 20 2021 - 4:58 PM

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Wow, that took quite a while. Glad they're on their way though!


Co-owner and founder of Mountain Myrmeculture and The Menagerie Discord Server. 

Ants I have:

1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers

1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers

1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers

 

1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood

 

 

#9 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted January 21 2021 - 12:21 PM

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Wow, that took quite a while. Glad they're on their way though!

yeah me to currently they are on their way to a USPS facility


1X Pogonomyrmex occidentalis 40-50 Workers

1X Solenopsis molesta 10 Workers (mono)

Ants I Want: Crematogaster sp, Camponotus Sp., Ponera Pennsylvanica, Mymercocystus sp.

 

My Youtube channel: https://www.youtube....kUjx-dPFMyVqOLw

 

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#10 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted January 22 2021 - 8:20 AM

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meh


meh

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1X Pogonomyrmex occidentalis 40-50 Workers

1X Solenopsis molesta 10 Workers (mono)

Ants I Want: Crematogaster sp, Camponotus Sp., Ponera Pennsylvanica, Mymercocystus sp.

 

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#11 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted January 22 2021 - 8:35 AM

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No fair, you cheated by buying more workers than me. But that's ok because i'm going to get me some broods to boost my colony and we will take over as the number one and I'm pretty sure only harvester ant colony in Va-or at least only person in va to be on here.


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We don’t talk about that

#12 Offline antsandmore - Posted January 22 2021 - 12:35 PM

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No fair, you cheated by buying more workers than me. But that's ok because i'm going to get me some broods to boost my colony and we will take over as the number one and I'm pretty sure only harvester ant colony in Va-or at least only person in va to be on here.

no, there's ANTdrew


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#13 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted January 22 2021 - 12:46 PM

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No fair, you cheated by buying more workers than me. But that's ok because i'm going to get me some broods to boost my colony and we will take over as the number one and I'm pretty sure only harvester ant colony in Va-or at least only person in va to be on here.

no, there's ANTdrew

 

yes


1X Pogonomyrmex occidentalis 40-50 Workers

1X Solenopsis molesta 10 Workers (mono)

Ants I Want: Crematogaster sp, Camponotus Sp., Ponera Pennsylvanica, Mymercocystus sp.

 

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#14 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted January 22 2021 - 1:41 PM

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there dead


We don’t talk about that

#15 Online ANTdrew - Posted January 22 2021 - 2:06 PM

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Dead as doornails.
I know several other people that have them, though.

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#16 Offline SleepyAsianAnter - Posted January 22 2021 - 2:10 PM

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He will be remembered : (


#17 Offline TechAnt - Posted January 22 2021 - 2:15 PM

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He will be remembered : (

'He'? You mean they as in the colony. Or you mean something else that I am missing.

 

couldnotresistiamsorry


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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

#18 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted January 24 2021 - 7:43 AM

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yay 

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1X Pogonomyrmex occidentalis 40-50 Workers

1X Solenopsis molesta 10 Workers (mono)

Ants I Want: Crematogaster sp, Camponotus Sp., Ponera Pennsylvanica, Mymercocystus sp.

 

My Youtube channel: https://www.youtube....kUjx-dPFMyVqOLw

 

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#19 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted January 25 2021 - 6:39 PM

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They're here!!!!!

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1X Pogonomyrmex occidentalis 40-50 Workers

1X Solenopsis molesta 10 Workers (mono)

Ants I Want: Crematogaster sp, Camponotus Sp., Ponera Pennsylvanica, Mymercocystus sp.

 

My Youtube channel: https://www.youtube....kUjx-dPFMyVqOLw

 

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#20 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted January 26 2021 - 8:26 AM

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the queen layed like 12 eggs last night


Edited by Antkeeper01, January 29 2021 - 3:43 PM.

1X Pogonomyrmex occidentalis 40-50 Workers

1X Solenopsis molesta 10 Workers (mono)

Ants I Want: Crematogaster sp, Camponotus Sp., Ponera Pennsylvanica, Mymercocystus sp.

 

My Youtube channel: https://www.youtube....kUjx-dPFMyVqOLw

 

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