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yibsi’s tetramorium atratulum journal (Updated 7-11-21) introduction to workers

Started By yibsi , Jun 14 2021 7:52 AM
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#21 Offline NickAnter - Posted July 6 2021 - 11:34 AM

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:boohoo:  :boohoo:  :boohoo:

 

May they rest in pieces...

Hopefully you can find more, it sure would be incredible to have a successful "colony" of these with a bloated queen.


Edited by NickAnter, July 6 2021 - 11:35 AM.

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Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

#22 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted July 6 2021 - 12:57 PM

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:boohoo:  :boohoo:  :boohoo:  :boohoo:  :boohoo:  :boohoo:

TETRAMORIUM ATRATULUM

RIP

2021-2021


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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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#23 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted July 6 2021 - 10:00 PM

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Good luck if you find any new ones...

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Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, ★ Nylanderia sp., ★ Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus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.

#24 Offline yibsi - Posted July 8 2021 - 5:55 PM

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Well I might just be the luckiest ant keeper. :)

Because two days after I posted the death of my previous run at raising T. atratulum, I found another atratulum queen. This queen’s gastor is already starting to grow. I took some photos, Ill get her some workers and maybe even callows tomorrow, I’ve found that these gals tend to only fly on overcast and kind of drizzling days, kind of like how pheidole generally tend to fly immediately after a rainstorm.

 

It looks like she's already started biting at her wings.

I will update tomorrow once she has her workers. I’ll use the same freezing method as last time as that seemed to work.

I have learned from my mistake of keeping multiple T. atratulum queens in the same tube, so if I find more I’ll keep them separate.


See y’a on another thread!

 

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Edited by yibsi, July 8 2021 - 6:05 PM.

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    Nylanderia parvula - 4 queen polygynous colony with larvae + devoloping workers

    Camponotus pennsylvanicus  - 1 queen with 2 cocoons, and a few larvae and eggs

    Tetramorium immigrans - 3 colonies, first nanetics!

    Formica pallidifulva - 1 queen, 8-10 eggs

    Tetramorium atratulum - 1 queen with roughly 17 host workers

    :D Pheidole pilifera - 1 queen! recently caught! :D

    Solenopsis Molesta - 2 queens so far, polygenous set-up

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My Ant Journal - yibsi’s Wonderful Ant Keeping Journal 5-22-21 - Ant Keeping Journals - Ants & Myrmecology Forum (formiculture.com)

My T. Atratulum Journal - https://www.formicul...ontinued/page-2

#25 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted July 8 2021 - 7:40 PM

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yayyyyyyyy hope they don't die and that is one fat queen lol


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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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#26 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted July 8 2021 - 10:09 PM

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YES YES YESSSSSS

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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.

#27 Offline yibsi - Posted July 11 2021 - 9:25 AM

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Update 7-11-21

A few days late making this post because I was a little busy, anyway on to the ants!

So I found some workers and chilled them and then introduced them to the queen, then immediately something cool happened, the T. atratulum queen immediately broke off her wings after waving her antennae in the direction of the workers. Then, just like the other queens did, she curled into a ball. The workers eventually noticed her and piled onto her just like before. So far so good!

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    Nylanderia parvula - 4 queen polygynous colony with larvae + devoloping workers

    Camponotus pennsylvanicus  - 1 queen with 2 cocoons, and a few larvae and eggs

    Tetramorium immigrans - 3 colonies, first nanetics!

    Formica pallidifulva - 1 queen, 8-10 eggs

    Tetramorium atratulum - 1 queen with roughly 17 host workers

    :D Pheidole pilifera - 1 queen! recently caught! :D

    Solenopsis Molesta - 2 queens so far, polygenous set-up

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My Ant Journal - yibsi’s Wonderful Ant Keeping Journal 5-22-21 - Ant Keeping Journals - Ants & Myrmecology Forum (formiculture.com)

My T. Atratulum Journal - https://www.formicul...ontinued/page-2

#28 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted September 27 2021 - 3:26 PM

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Ummmm update?


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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