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AntBoi303’s Tetramorium immigrans Journal (ONE YEAR)

Started By AntBoi3030 , Jul 16 2021 2:20 PM

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#41 Offline NicholasP - Posted January 5 2022 - 3:25 PM

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Nice! That pupa pile is massive!


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#42 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted January 27 2022 - 3:07 PM

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Update:
Took some photos of them and their seed pile. Their pupae from last update has mostly enclosed and the next batch is on its way!

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My favorite queens/colony’s:
Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata 

#43 Offline antsriondel - Posted January 27 2022 - 4:17 PM

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Update:
Took some photos of them and their seed pile. Their pupae from last update has mostly enclosed and the next batch is on its way!

wow!,awesome!!!! (y)


#44 Offline ColAnt735 - Posted January 27 2022 - 4:19 PM

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What seeds are those?

Edited by ColAnt735, January 27 2022 - 4:20 PM.

"If an ant carries an object a hundred times it's weight,you can carry burdens many times your size.

#45 Offline NicholasP - Posted January 27 2022 - 4:36 PM

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I never knew Tetramorium Immigrans take seeds.


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#46 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted January 27 2022 - 4:46 PM

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What seeds are those?


Dandelion seeds. I’ve also given them sesame seeds.

My favorite queens/colony’s:
Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata 

#47 Offline ColAnt735 - Posted January 27 2022 - 7:06 PM

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Thanks I was just wondering so I could potentially give them to my T.immigrans colony.


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"If an ant carries an object a hundred times it's weight,you can carry burdens many times your size.

#48 Offline TacticalHandleGaming - Posted January 28 2022 - 5:59 AM

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Mine like poppy seeds, going to have to try dandelion now.


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Currently kept species

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

My youtube channel.  My ant Etsy store - Millennium Ants

#49 Offline ANTdrew - Posted January 28 2022 - 12:18 PM

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Chopped sesame and hemp hearts are good ones for them.
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#50 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted February 4 2022 - 6:11 PM

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Update:
These guys continue to grow in workers. They have a big larvae pile that they hang from the celling lol. You can see in the right of the mini hearth above the water tower. It’s slightly out of focus and there is a wall of sand covering a lot of it.

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Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata 

#51 Offline antsriondel - Posted February 4 2022 - 6:28 PM

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Update:
These guys continue to grow in workers. They have a big larvae pile that they hang from the celling lol. You can see in the right of the mini hearth above the water tower. It’s slightly out of focus and there is a wall of sand covering a lot of it.

nice!!!! (y)


#52 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted February 6 2022 - 9:19 AM

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Here’s a better angle of some of their brood.

Edit: look above the water tower, you may have to zoom in.

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Edited by AntBoi3030, February 6 2022 - 9:20 AM.

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My favorite queens/colony’s:
Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata 

#53 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted February 19 2022 - 8:20 AM

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I'm going to move them into a Mini Labyrinth next week!


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My favorite queens/colony’s:
Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata 

#54 Offline antsriondel - Posted February 19 2022 - 12:40 PM

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I'm going to move them into a Mini Labyrinth next week!

awesome!!! (y)


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#55 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted February 20 2022 - 8:58 PM

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I cranked the heat up to 70 F and now there are at least 20 workers foraging at one time.


Edited by AntBoi3030, February 20 2022 - 8:59 PM.

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Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata 

#56 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted February 26 2022 - 9:26 AM

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Update:
Decided not to move these guys yet. The pictures doesn’t do their pupae pile justice because of the glare. The pupae pile is probably the size of half of my thumb. I’ve been feeding the about a dozen large feeder flies a day along with seeds and fish flakes. Super exited for the new ant season! I expect a ton of growth this year.

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Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata 

#57 Offline ANTdrew - Posted February 26 2022 - 10:36 AM

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Nice work! You’re gonna need a bigger boat!
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#58 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted March 5 2022 - 12:30 PM

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The next generation:

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Edited by AntBoi3030, March 5 2022 - 12:31 PM.

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My favorite queens/colony’s:
Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata 

#59 Offline azzaaazzzz00 - Posted March 6 2022 - 3:32 PM

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Awsome pile of brood! you'll probably be movin these gals pretty soon!


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Always try new things, even if its hard, hard is not impossible. We are smart and it's good to be smart but not too smart for your own good.

#60 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted March 27 2022 - 12:45 PM

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Update:
We’ve had a large growth of workers! I can’t tell how many there are but there are definitely more than last time I updated this. Over vacation I was away so they didn’t have very much larvae when I came back. They did however have a lot of new workers and a lot of pupae. I’ve been back to feeding them a bunch for a week now and the queen has started laying a huge batch of eggs. Super exited to see how much growth this colony has had!

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Edited by AntBoi3030, March 27 2022 - 12:46 PM.

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My favorite queens/colony’s:
Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata 

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