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odontomachus trap jaw ant ponerinae

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#41 Offline SYUTEO - Posted May 23 2021 - 9:17 PM

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I think I saw a pupa in the lower chamber! I will take a pic when they move it to the upper chamber.


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#42 Offline SYUTEO - Posted May 24 2021 - 5:18 PM

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I think I saw a pupa in the lower chamber! I will take a pic when they move it to the upper chamber.

I think they ate it...


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#43 Offline SYUTEO - Posted May 26 2021 - 8:22 PM

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I had to do the riskiest thing I've ever done in my life, moving the colony. I know it doesn't sound risky but because no matter what I do they just won't move, I had to dump them out... I don't usually do this but since it is an emergency (there is a lot of mold in the tube, the water is running out and the larvae won't pupate) so I had to... I managed to retrieve the queen, all 3 workers, 3 larvae and 6 eggs (although there could be more). Unfortunately, some eggs are lost and I found a dead larva.  :(  I also found that they ate some of the larvae (possibly the ones that failed to pupate).


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#44 Offline SYUTEO - Posted May 29 2021 - 5:25 PM

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It worked! I saw a pupa! Also, it turns out I managed to retrieve 4 larvae so that's 3 larvae and 1 pupa 


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#45 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted May 29 2021 - 7:44 PM

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Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): Camponotus irritans inferior, Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, Nylanderia sp., Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.

#46 Offline SYUTEO - Posted May 30 2021 - 5:23 PM

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For some reason the test tube ran out of water, in just four days. I think I'll have to move them again before another larva fails to pupate.


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#47 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted May 30 2021 - 7:50 PM

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For some reason the test tube ran out of water, in just four days. I think I'll have to move them again before another larva fails to pupate.

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YouTube: https://m.youtube.co...uKsahGliSH7EqOQ (It's pretty dead. Might upload again soon, don't expect my voice to sound the same though.)

Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): Camponotus irritans inferior, Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, Nylanderia sp., Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.

#48 Offline SYUTEO - Posted May 31 2021 - 11:11 PM

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1st June, 2021

 

Here's a picture of the colony in their new test tube.

 

The second picture shows a larva spinning a cocoon.

 

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#49 Offline SYUTEO - Posted June 1 2021 - 5:13 PM

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Unfortunately, the larva from last post failed to spin a cocoon, my guess is humidity as there is no mold on the cotton, I added a little bit more water and let's hope the last larva will successfully spin a cocoon.


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#50 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted June 1 2021 - 8:21 PM

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Unfortunately, the larva from last post failed to spin a cocoon, my guess is humidity as there is no mold on the cotton, I added a little bit more water and let's hope the last larva will successfully spin a cocoon.



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YouTube: https://m.youtube.co...uKsahGliSH7EqOQ (It's pretty dead. Might upload again soon, don't expect my voice to sound the same though.)

Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): Camponotus irritans inferior, Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, Nylanderia sp., Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.

#51 Offline SYUTEO - Posted June 3 2021 - 1:27 AM

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Something tells me that the last larva is not going to make it...


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#52 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted June 3 2021 - 2:26 AM

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Something tells me that the last larva is not going to make it...

你不要那么想啊!希望那最后一只幼虫可以变化成蛹。(I was speaking Chinese lol google translate it to find the meaning for those who don't know)

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Young ant keeper with a decent amount of knowledge on local ant species.

YouTube: https://m.youtube.co...uKsahGliSH7EqOQ (It's pretty dead. Might upload again soon, don't expect my voice to sound the same though.)

Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): Camponotus irritans inferior, Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, Nylanderia sp., Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.

#53 Offline SYUTEO - Posted June 3 2021 - 2:45 AM

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Something tells me that the last larva is not going to make it...

你不要那么想啊!希望那最后一只幼虫可以变化成蛹。(I was speaking Chinese lol google translate it to find the meaning for those who don't know)

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好吧,星期六我看一下有没有变成蛹。


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#54 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted June 3 2021 - 2:46 AM

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Something tells me that the last larva is not going to make it...

你不要那么想啊!希望那最后一只幼虫可以变化成蛹。(I was speaking Chinese lol google translate it to find the meaning for those who don't know)

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好吧,星期六我看一下有没有变成蛹。
希望能够成功

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Edited by ANTS_KL, June 3 2021 - 2:46 AM.

Young ant keeper with a decent amount of knowledge on local ant species.

YouTube: https://m.youtube.co...uKsahGliSH7EqOQ (It's pretty dead. Might upload again soon, don't expect my voice to sound the same though.)

Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): Camponotus irritans inferior, Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, Nylanderia sp., Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.

#55 Offline SYUTEO - Posted June 3 2021 - 2:50 AM

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Also, I just read the the forum rules and it turns out you can only post using English (I think?) ... I would like to apologize if this IS true...


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#56 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted June 3 2021 - 2:56 AM

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Oopsies...I'll just see myself out...

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Edited by ANTS_KL, June 3 2021 - 2:56 AM.

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Young ant keeper with a decent amount of knowledge on local ant species.

YouTube: https://m.youtube.co...uKsahGliSH7EqOQ (It's pretty dead. Might upload again soon, don't expect my voice to sound the same though.)

Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): Camponotus irritans inferior, Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, Nylanderia sp., Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.

#57 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted June 3 2021 - 3:10 AM

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Also, I just read the the forum rules and it turns out you can only post using English (I think?) ... I would like to apologize if this IS true...

I believe you are right.



#58 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted June 3 2021 - 3:18 AM

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I'm so dead

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Young ant keeper with a decent amount of knowledge on local ant species.

YouTube: https://m.youtube.co...uKsahGliSH7EqOQ (It's pretty dead. Might upload again soon, don't expect my voice to sound the same though.)

Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): Camponotus irritans inferior, Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, Nylanderia sp., Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.

#59 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted June 3 2021 - 4:52 AM

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I'm so dead

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I don't think it's that big of a deal. You might get some warning points or something but I doubt you would get banned or anything over it.


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#60 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted June 3 2021 - 5:07 AM

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Young ant keeper with a decent amount of knowledge on local ant species.

YouTube: https://m.youtube.co...uKsahGliSH7EqOQ (It's pretty dead. Might upload again soon, don't expect my voice to sound the same though.)

Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): Camponotus irritans inferior, Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, Nylanderia sp., Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.





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