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THG's first Pogonomyrmex occidentalis journal

Started By TacticalHandleGaming , May 9 2021 7:38 PM

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#61 Offline TacticalHandleGaming - Posted July 15 2021 - 7:35 AM

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New photo from this morning. Last night I had an interesting experience changing one of the colonies water feeders. I took the lid off the outworld carefully as I normally do... But the whole colony went nuts! They were running all over the place and acting pretty aggressive. 

 

 

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#62 Offline futurebird - Posted July 15 2021 - 12:00 PM

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My Pogonomyrmex are sensitive to certain kind of vibrations. And they have seemed to learn.

 

They all run out when I take the lid off but don't seem panicked they just know food might fall from the sky. 

 

Once I attached a clip on light to the table they were on and the HATED it. But I can move them and they don't care. IDK. 


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#63 Offline TacticalHandleGaming - Posted July 15 2021 - 12:07 PM

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My Pogonomyrmex are sensitive to certain kind of vibrations. And they have seemed to learn.

 

They all run out when I take the lid off but don't seem panicked they just know food might fall from the sky. 

 

Once I attached a clip on light to the table they were on and the HATED it. But I can move them and they don't care. IDK. 

 

I'm thinking I must have shifted their fallen fortress or something while taking off the lid. They calmed down after a bit.

 

Last week I counted 55 workers roughly. Not sure where we are now. I will try and get a headcount tomorrow if I can. 


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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.

 

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T. rugatulus, B. depilis.

 

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#64 Offline TacticalHandleGaming - Posted July 19 2021 - 7:27 AM

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I know I update this colony log a lot, but I enjoy them the most at the moment, and they are growing pretty nicely. I'm expecting I will definitely have to get them a new home before they go into diapause this winter. 

 

 

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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.

 

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Myrmecocystus pyramicus, Myrmecocystus testaceus

Pheidole creightoni, Pheidole inquilina, Crematogaster coarctata, Crematogaster mutans

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#65 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted July 19 2021 - 9:08 AM

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Hopefully!
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#66 Offline TacticalHandleGaming - Posted July 21 2021 - 8:24 AM

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This colony is still moving right along. They get so excited any time I add food to their outworld! 

 

 

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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.

 

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#67 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted July 21 2021 - 8:38 AM

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Have you tried live fruit flies? I bet it would be cool to watch them hunt. I’m sure they’d be able to catch them too
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#68 Offline TacticalHandleGaming - Posted July 21 2021 - 8:44 AM

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Have you tried live fruit flies? I bet it would be cool to watch them hunt. I’m sure they’d be able to catch them too

I freeze all my feeder insects as a precaution. However they do jump on and sting the fruit flies anyways.  :lol:


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Previously kept species

T. rugatulus, B. depilis.

 

Looking for

Myrmecocystus pyramicus, Myrmecocystus testaceus

Pheidole creightoni, Pheidole inquilina, Crematogaster coarctata, Crematogaster mutans

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#69 Offline cap_backfire - Posted July 21 2021 - 10:43 AM

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Watching my Camponotus chase fruit flies is pretty hilarious.  They're HORRIBLE at it.   Watching them hunt pinhead crickets is even funnier.  They lunge, the cricket leaps and you can see their tiny ant brains thinking "Where did it go???"   They look around, dumbfounded.   Really the only thing I don't feed live are dubia and mealworms, as I don't want them escaping into the outworld in general and establishing there.  


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#70 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted July 21 2021 - 1:00 PM

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They look like they’re doing great!
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#71 Offline NicholasP - Posted July 21 2021 - 3:17 PM

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Wow! They look awesome! I'm still kind of sad that my Occidentalis died. So keep doing what you're doing cause they're looking great!


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#72 Offline TacticalHandleGaming - Posted July 23 2021 - 8:21 AM

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Colony is doing great. Thinking I'll have to order something bigger for them sometime in the next couple weeks. 

 

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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

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#73 Offline TacticalHandleGaming - Posted July 26 2021 - 7:30 AM

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Snapped a photo last night. Hard to believe this colony started with under 20 workers when I got them. 

 

 

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Previously kept species

T. rugatulus, B. depilis.

 

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#74 Offline TacticalHandleGaming - Posted July 29 2021 - 7:08 AM

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Holy cow, look at all these new callow workers! (Photo from last night)

 

 

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T. rugatulus, B. depilis.

 

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Myrmecocystus pyramicus, Myrmecocystus testaceus

Pheidole creightoni, Pheidole inquilina, Crematogaster coarctata, Crematogaster mutans

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#75 Offline cap_backfire - Posted July 29 2021 - 8:01 AM

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Oh my god, that's a whole new generation at once!   HAHAHA, that's awesome to see!   


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#76 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted July 29 2021 - 10:31 AM

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oh wow that's amazing i miss my Pogonomyrmex Occidentalis colony can't believe i messed up so bad at least i have 16 live queens now


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#77 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted July 29 2021 - 10:52 AM

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Holy smokes! That’s amazing. I guess the queen just laid a bunch of eggs at one :D
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#78 Offline TacticalHandleGaming - Posted August 2 2021 - 7:32 AM

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Not much to report over the last few days. Other than this colony continues to thrive. 

 

 

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Edited by TacticalHandleGaming, August 2 2021 - 7:38 AM.

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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

#79 Offline TacticalHandleGaming - Posted August 5 2021 - 7:58 AM

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It's becoming quite the task to spot the queen sometimes. She blends in with her larger works pretty easily. Also the colony has become large enough that I've completely given up on using nestmates. Workers would try to charge out when I tried to change it. I've since just put two water feeders in their outworld. 

 

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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

#80 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted August 5 2021 - 8:14 AM

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I was going to get some Pogonomyrmex but I ended up getting leaf cutters :D
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