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ReignofRage's Shop (California) Solenopsis xyloni colony!


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#61 Offline OhNoNotAgain - Posted November 19 2021 - 11:21 PM

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Acromyrmex versicolor is no longer available, I had an unforseen die off of 70% of my colonies.  :o

Man that sucks. Hopefully next time you have better luck.

 

I deduced it to the water I used to water their setups because it only affected queens and not the fungus.

 

What was the deal with the water?? :o :o :o :o


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Formiculture Journals::

Veromessor pergandei, andrei; Novomessor cockerelli

Camponotus fragilis; also separate journal: Camponotus sansabeanus (inactive), vicinus, laevigatus/quercicola

Liometopum occidentale;  Prenolepis imparis; Myrmecocystus mexicanus (inactive)

Pogonomyrmex subnitidus and californicus (inactive)

Tetramorium sp.

Termites: Zootermopsis angusticollis

 

Isopods: A. gestroi, granulatum, kluugi, maculatum, vulgare; C. murina; P. hoffmannseggi, P. haasi, P. ornatus; V. parvus

Spoods: Phidippus sp.


#62 Offline ReignofRage - Posted November 20 2021 - 10:25 AM

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What was the deal with the water?? :o :o :o :o

I do not know. It was probably something in the water that day since all my testing of the same water resulted in no ill effects.


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#63 Offline ReignofRage - Posted December 9 2021 - 8:52 PM

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Prices reduced, need to get rid of this stuff. https://www.formicul...0-off/?p=190938

 

18 x 150mm Borosilicate Glass Test Tubes

10 Tubes -   $6     ($10 shipping) (available)

25 Tubes -   $8   ($15 shipping) (available) (1 to 3 orders per $15 shipping)

125 Tubes - $35   (shipping calculated at request) (available)

250 Tubes - $50 (shipping calculated at request) (available)

 

100 x 25mm Deep Petri Dishes1

10 - 60 dishes - $0.30 per dish ($15 shipping) (available)

300 dishes      - $75 (shipping calculated on request)


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#64 Offline ReignofRage - Posted December 10 2021 - 6:07 PM

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Camponotus essigi

Difficulty: easy | Size: medium | Polymorphic: medians/majors | Growth: slow | Stinging: no | Special care: no fridge hibernation required

1 queen + 35 workers  (comes in test tube) - $110   (1 available)

 

 


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#65 Offline ReignofRage - Posted December 12 2021 - 9:08 PM

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Camponotus essigi

Difficulty: easy | Size: medium | Polymorphic: medians/majors | Growth: slow | Stinging: no | Special care: no fridge hibernation required

1 queen + 35 workers  (comes in test tube) - $110   (1 available)

 

 

 

$95 now. Also with free shipping.


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#66 Offline ReignofRage - Posted December 27 2021 - 7:26 PM

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$75 + free shipping.

 

 

Camponotus essigi

Difficulty: easy | Size: medium | Polymorphic: medians/majors | Growth: slow | Stinging: no | Special care: no fridge hibernation required

1 queen + 35 workers  (comes in test tube) - $110   (1 available)

 

 


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#67 Offline ReignofRage - Posted December 28 2021 - 11:38 PM

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Now available. I may move the colony into petri dishes for obvious reasons, but for now they are in tubes.

Currently $150 + free shipping.

 

Novomessor cockerelli

Difficulty: medium | Size: medium to large | Polymorphic: no | Growth: fast | Stinging: no | Special care: no hibernation required

1 queen + 400 workers (comes in test tubes) - $150 (1 Available)


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#68 Offline alwayslearning - Posted December 29 2021 - 4:59 PM

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Camponotus essigi

Difficulty: easy | Size: medium | Polymorphic: medians/majors | Growth: slow | Stinging: no | Special care: no fridge hibernation required

1 queen + 35 workers  (comes in test tube) - $110   (1 available)

 

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$75 + free shipping.

 

 

If it reaches 60... I bet! :)

The colony looks pretty neat! Good luck! 


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#69 Offline ReignofRage - Posted December 29 2021 - 7:48 PM

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Sold.

 

 

Camponotus essigi

Difficulty: easy | Size: medium | Polymorphic: medians/majors | Growth: slow | Stinging: no | Special care: no fridge hibernation required

1 queen + 35 workers  (comes in test tube) - $110   (1 available)

 

 


 

Now available. I may move the colony into petri dishes for obvious reasons, but for now they are in tubes.

Currently $150 + free shipping.

 

Novomessor cockerelli

Difficulty: medium | Size: medium to large | Polymorphic: no | Growth: fast | Stinging: no | Special care: no hibernation required

1 queen + 400 workers (comes in test tubes) - $150 (1 Available)

Sold.


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#70 Offline ReignofRage - Posted January 20 2022 - 6:19 PM

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SOLD

I really need these gone, if someone wants a box with 285 of these for just the price it will cost to ship to you please PM me.

 

100 x 25mm Deep Petri Dishes1


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#71 Offline ReignofRage - Posted January 22 2022 - 10:30 PM

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Sold.

I now have a time in which i will make the C. yogi available.

 

Camponotus yogi

Difficulty: easy | Size: medium| Polymorphic: medians/majors | Growth: slow | Stinging: no | Special care: no fridge hibernation required

1 queen + 1 - 15 workers (comes in test tube) - $65 (available)
HD photo courtesy of soulsynapse, taken of one of the ten C. yogi I gave away for free. True major photo courtesy of M_Ants

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#72 Offline ReignofRage - Posted January 28 2022 - 12:02 PM

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I now have a time in which i will make the C. yogi available. Around the end of March they will be available.

 

Camponotus yogi

Difficulty: easy | Size: medium| Polymorphic: medians/majors | Growth: slow | Stinging: no | Special care: no fridge hibernation required

1 queen + 1 - 15 workers (comes in test tube) - $65 (6 available)

 

As more colonies get workers I think it's time to start selling batches, so more people can experience this species. There will be six available right now and more in

the future!

Edit: Down to five.


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#73 Offline ReignofRage - Posted February 7 2022 - 11:49 PM

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One C. yogi left, get it before someone else does!


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#74 Offline ReignofRage - Posted February 19 2022 - 12:28 AM

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More flat-faced C. yogi are in stock and with this will be a 30% discount on colonies totaling $45 instead of the previous $65! If you are interested in 5+ colonies I can work out a deal.

 

Edit: All sold. There will be a handful more available in a few weeks.


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#75 Offline ReignofRage - Posted March 7 2022 - 12:55 AM

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SOLD

I had been holding these for someone, but they have put it off a few times and have since bought N. cockerelli from someone else and hasn't felt like responding anymore. So, the N. cockerelli are back available with an ever growing brood pile. The colony will come in a double petri dish nest which has been working amazingly for this colony - excess workers from the outworld will be put in a test tube or two for shipping. There are currently 400 workers with a decent pupae pile, a decent amount of larvae, and a recently laid egg pile. The $175 price tag includes shipping and formicarium.

 

Novomessor cockerelli

Difficulty: medium | Size: medium to large | Polymorphic: no | Growth: fast | Stinging: no | Special care: no hibernation required

1 queen + >400 workers (comes in petri dishes) - $175 (available) 


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#76 Offline ReignofRage - Posted March 25 2022 - 7:46 PM

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LAST BATCH: I have six queens with workers and one queen with brood. Doing singles for $35 each (colonies with workers of course) due to them being delayed compared to the other ones I sold. Shipping is free.

 

Camponotus yogi

Difficulty: easy | Size: medium| Polymorphic: medians/majors | Growth: slow | Stinging: no | Special care: no fridge hibernation required

1 queen + 1 - 15 workers (comes in test tube) - $35 (available)

 

  
HD photo courtesy of soulsynapse, taken of one of the 13 C. yogi I gave away for free. True major photo courtesy of M_Ants
 
Edit: Five queens with workers left, one with brood. 

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#77 Offline ReignofRage - Posted April 1 2022 - 4:05 PM

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Current availability: Camponotus clarithorax 1-10 workers and C. yogi 1-10 workers. These are colonies, not lone queens.

 

Camponotus clarithorax

Difficulty: easy | Size: medium | Polymorphic: medians/majors | Growth: slow | Stinging: no | Special care: no fridge hibernation required

1 queen + 1 - 10 workers (comes in test tube) - $10 (available)

 

 

 

Camponotus yogi

Difficulty: easy | Size: medium| Polymorphic: medians/majors | Growth: slow | Stinging: no | Special care: no fridge hibernation required

1 queen + 1 - 15 workers (comes in test tube) - $35 (available)  
 
HD photo courtesy of soulsynapse, taken of one of the 13 C. yogi I gave away for free. True major photo courtesy of M_Ants

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#78 Offline ReignofRage - Posted April 4 2022 - 6:18 PM

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UPDATE: Available species are clarithorax, sansabeanus, and yogi. The clarithorax and sansabeanus are 2022 season colonies. All colonies come with brood and workers.

Edit: I have received questions regarding whether the clarithorax or sansabeanus were brood boosted since they are 2022 season queens and the answer is no. I do not brood boost queens that I sell, these were caught in an earlier flight than the recent flight people have heard of.

Edit: All C. clarithorax have sold. All C. sansabeanus colonies have at minimum four workers.

 

Camponotus sansabeanus (low-elevation)

Difficulty: easy | Size: medium/large | Polymorphic: medians/majors | Growth: slow | Stinging: no | Special care: none

1 queen + 5 - 15 workers (comes in test tube) - $35 (available)
2 queen + 5 - 15 workers (comes in test tube) - $50 (unavailable)
 
 
 

Camponotus yogi

Difficulty: easy | Size: medium| Polymorphic: medians/majors | Growth: slow | Stinging: no | Special care: no fridge hibernation required

1 queen + 1 - 15 workers (comes in test tube) - $25 (available)

  

 
HD photo courtesy of soulsynapse, taken of one of the 13 C. yogi I gave away for free. True major photo courtesy of M_Ants

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#79 Offline ReignofRage - Posted April 6 2022 - 8:25 PM

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Adding a couple V. pergandei to the available colonies for sale.
 
 
Veromessor pergandei
Difficulty: easy | Size: medium| Polymorphic: yes | Growth: Fast | Stinging: no | Special care: granivore
1 queen + 5 - 15 workers (comes in test tube) - $25 ()

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#80 Offline ReignofRage - Posted April 21 2022 - 6:16 PM

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Camponotus dumetorum added
Camponotus sansabeanus two queen groups added

 

Edit: V. pergandei SOLD OUT
        C. yogi SOLD OUT

 

Camponotus dumetorum

Difficulty: easy | Size: medium | Polymorphic: medians/majors | Growth: slow | Stinging: no | Special care: no fridge hibernation required

1 queen + 2 - 10 workers (comes in test tube) - $25 (available)

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