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PaigeX Myrmecia Chrysogaster Journal

Started By PaigeX , Nov 24 2021 1:05 AM
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#21 Offline PaigeX - Posted April 1 2022 - 2:26 PM

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I'm Happy to report that the 2nd worker has finally arrived! She now has two workers and some eggs/brood.


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Favourite Genus: Polyrhachis 

 
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#22 Offline ZTYguy - Posted April 1 2022 - 3:05 PM

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So awesome!


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#23 Offline JCRHJM - Posted April 2 2022 - 7:48 PM

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great news, looking forward to seeing some pictures


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#24 Offline PaigeX - Posted April 9 2022 - 3:26 AM

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Here are some updated pictures. Just gave them a new clean test tube. Substrate was added after I had taken a few pictures.

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While I was taking pictures the Queen decided to play it awkward. 

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#25 Offline ZTYguy - Posted April 9 2022 - 4:20 PM

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Awesome! I can’t wait for this colony to get large.
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#26 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted April 10 2022 - 6:49 PM

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They seem to be doing very well. Congrats!


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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Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, ★ Nylanderia sp., ★ Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus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 PaigeX - Posted May 24 2022 - 6:57 AM

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Unfortunately I have some sad news...
My Myrmecia chrysogaster queen died. I think its from the new feeder crickets I bought from the-reptile-realm online and I'm really upset over it. She was my most fav bull ant queen. She had been doing so well! Now I know why the worker died.

And no I did not feed food to my crickets that had pesticides on it. I've been a bit sus about the crickets I bought from day one as about 5+ are dying each day and they rot very quickly. I guess even store bought food can be dangerous.

I'm going to breed my own crickets for now on and no longer buy them. That way I can be sure I know what they eat.
Its going to be more work for me but I won't want more of my queens to die.

 

 

So this will conclude the journal. I'm really sad I lost her, hopefully I can find a new queen this coming summer as I don't have the finances to buy another. 

 

 

One week ago, Both workers were in outworld when this picture was taken.

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Today. A worker died a day before the Queen did. I didn't know at the time why.

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#28 Offline AntsCali098 - Posted May 26 2022 - 10:41 AM

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Dang! that's so sad. Sorry for your loss looks like a lot of brood.


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Atta sp (wish they were in CA), Crematogaster cerasi, Most Pheidole species

 

 

#29 Offline Leptomyrmx - Posted May 26 2022 - 8:23 PM

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I know I'm a few days late but sorry to hear about that.

We're only a season away from spring though, hopefully you can find another one.


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My Ants:

Colonies: Camponotus humilior 1w, Opisthopsis rufithorax 11w, Aphaenogaster longiceps ~5w, Pheidole sp. ~235w ~15m, Iridomyrmex sp. 2q 1w, Brachyponera lutea 6w, Crematogaster sp. ~20w, Podomyrma sp. 1w

Queens: Polyrhachis cf. robinsoni, Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) sp. (likely infertile)

Previously Kept: Colobopsis gasseri, Technomyrmex sp., Rhytidoponera victorae, Nylanderia cf. rosae, Myrmecia brevinoda/forficata, Polyrhachis australis, Solenopsis/Monomorium

Key: Q = Queen, W = Worker, M = Major

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