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Idontexist's solenopsis journal

Started By Idontexist , Jun 17 2021 5:17 PM

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#181 Offline Idontexist - Posted February 4 2022 - 12:19 PM

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https://imgur.com/a/1lTWy5zwill these work

#182 Offline NicholasP - Posted February 4 2022 - 12:31 PM

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Don't do it. From my experience Odontomachus do not need an outworld. A simple test tube works fine.


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#183 Offline bmb1bee - Posted February 4 2022 - 1:54 PM

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Hmm, I guess...Do you usually add substrate in the tube though? I just heard that Odontomachus do well in either tubes with substrate or a tubes and tubs setup. Idontexist has his trapjaw queen in a bare tube without substrate, so...


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#184 Offline NicholasP - Posted February 4 2022 - 2:56 PM

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Hmm, I guess...Do you usually add substrate in the tube though? I just heard that Odontomachus do well in either tubes with substrate or a tubes and tubs setup. Idontexist has his trapjaw queen in a bare tube without substrate, so...

Well, I always have mine with substrate and I told idontexist to add substrate at the start when he caught the Odontomachus and Ectatomma.


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#185 Offline bmb1bee - Posted February 4 2022 - 3:33 PM

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There's a chance they'll survive if left as undisturbed as possible and given an ample food source. Chances of that are slim though, ESPECIALLY with species like Ectatomma and Odontomachus...


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#186 Offline PaigeX - Posted February 4 2022 - 7:15 PM

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Please house your more dangerous Ant species in a more.. let say.. "safe" place.

Its horrible to think a young kid was able to get to them and even get stung. 


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#187 Offline bmb1bee - Posted February 4 2022 - 8:43 PM

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Also, this specific container will NOT work, because there are ventilation holes at the top. The ants will simply crawl out and escape, so you're probably better off in a test tube setup...


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#188 Offline Idontexist - Posted February 8 2022 - 9:24 AM

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Good news guys! I spotted a FUZZY LARVA in the trap jaw ant test tube
My first time hatching larva! I hope we make it to pupa
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#189 Offline Idontexist - Posted February 8 2022 - 9:27 AM

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Also ectatomma FINNALLY LAID EGGS. But they're black

#190 Offline Idontexist - Posted February 8 2022 - 9:51 AM

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Oh and ectatomma too. We are entering a new phase.



Chapter 2. Newborn grubs

#191 Offline bmb1bee - Posted February 8 2022 - 10:38 AM

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Also ectatomma FINNALLY LAID EGGS. But they're black

Black..? I don't think they're eggs, all ant eggs are either white or yellowish. They're probably bits of mold, or maybe the queen's feces?


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#192 Offline antsriondel - Posted February 8 2022 - 10:53 AM

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Also ectatomma FINNALLY LAID EGGS. But they're black

those are 100% not eggs most likely they are mold chunks


#193 Offline Idontexist - Posted February 8 2022 - 12:19 PM

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#194 Offline Leptomyrmx - Posted February 8 2022 - 9:38 PM

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Do you have a magnifying glass? If you don't you should definitely get one, they're fairly cheap and you can get some pretty good shots just using one.

A jeweller's loupe also works great, I take all my YouTube videos using one.


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#195 Offline bmb1bee - Posted February 10 2022 - 5:33 PM

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That one white object is probably an egg, but the black spots are definitely NOT.


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#196 Offline AntsCali098 - Posted February 12 2022 - 3:30 PM

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yeah the white dot is def an egg, but since she took so long to lay the egg could be infertile.


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#197 Offline Fatatoille - Posted February 13 2022 - 12:59 PM

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May I just say this is one of the most detailed and enthralling journals I've ever read. keep up the good work.

 

Also ectatomma eggs are usually black. Just a trait of the genus.


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#198 Offline AntsCali098 - Posted February 13 2022 - 4:45 PM

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May I just say this is one of the most detailed and enthralling journals I've ever read. keep up the good work.

 

Also ectatomma eggs are usually black. Just a trait of the genus.

Oh how interesting odd


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#199 Offline azzaaazzzz00 - Posted February 14 2022 - 3:05 PM

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May I just say this is one of the most detailed and enthralling journals I've ever read. keep up the good work.

 

Also ectatomma eggs are usually black. Just a trait of the genus.

Oh how interesting odd

 

I never knew that


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#200 Offline bmb1bee - Posted February 14 2022 - 8:14 PM

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Apparently, they are the darkest ant eggs I've ever seen, although they're more of a brownish color rather than black

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