Jump to content

  • Gallery
  • Members
  • Member Map
  • Chat
  •  
  •  

Welcome to Formiculture.com!

This is a website for anyone interested in Myrmecology and all aspects of finding, keeping, and studying ants. The site and forum are free to use. Register now to gain access to all of our features. Once registered and logged in, you will be able to create topics, post replies to existing threads, give reputation points to your fellow members, get your own private messenger, post status updates, manage your profile and so much more. If you already have an account, login here - otherwise create an account for free today!

Photo

antsriondels colonies

Started By antsriondel , Dec 3 2021 7:36 AM
colonys ants formicariums

  • Please log in to reply
228 replies to this topic

#21 Offline antsriondel - Posted January 20 2022 - 11:49 AM

antsriondel

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 928 posts
  • LocationRiondel British Columbia Canada.

well here are some photos of all the colony's

 

 formica subsericea

Camponotus Modoc

monomorium minimum

lasius brevicornis

sorry for the sideways pics


  • Antkeeper01 and PaigeX like this

#22 Offline antsriondel - Posted January 20 2022 - 4:05 PM

antsriondel

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 928 posts
  • LocationRiondel British Columbia Canada.

also, do you guys have any name suggestions for the formica?? feedback is appreciated :)


  • Antkeeper01 likes this

#23 Offline antsriondel - Posted January 23 2022 - 6:22 PM

antsriondel

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 928 posts
  • LocationRiondel British Columbia Canada.

Camponotus colony has nine eggs!!!!! the queen has started to lay tons of eggs witch is very exciting!!!

 

formica: their larvae is in premolt so I am expecting a pupae any day now!

 

lasius also has nine eggs!!! this colony will hopefully get larvae soon!!!


  • WealthyCow and Antkeeper01 like this

#24 Offline antsriondel - Posted January 24 2022 - 7:03 AM

antsriondel

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 928 posts
  • LocationRiondel British Columbia Canada.

I know I just posted yesterday, but when I checked on the formica today they had a pupae!!!! :yahoo:


  • WealthyCow likes this

#25 Offline antsriondel - Posted January 26 2022 - 4:20 PM

antsriondel

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 928 posts
  • LocationRiondel British Columbia Canada.

I took some photos today

IMG_2014.JPG

IMG_2016.JPG

today I also caught the Modoc queen laying an egg!!

IMG_2012.JPG

IMG_2013.JPG

 


  • PaigeX and Locness like this

#26 Offline antsriondel - Posted January 28 2022 - 7:09 AM

antsriondel

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 928 posts
  • LocationRiondel British Columbia Canada.

the formica now have two pupae!!! this colony should get a new worker any day now!!!

 

the Camponotus also have fourteen eggs!!! this queen is a machine when it comes to laying eggs  :D


Edited by antsriondel, January 29 2022 - 1:55 PM.

  • TacticalHandleGaming and PaigeX like this

#27 Offline ColAnt735 - Posted January 28 2022 - 1:29 PM

ColAnt735

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 406 posts
  • LocationOntario,Canada

deleted

Nice colonies and queens!


Edited by ColAnt735, January 28 2022 - 1:30 PM.

  • Antkeeper01, azzaaazzzz00, antsriondel and 1 other like this

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

#28 Offline antsriondel - Posted January 28 2022 - 2:26 PM

antsriondel

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 928 posts
  • LocationRiondel British Columbia Canada.

 

deleted

Nice colonies and queens!

 

thanks!!!


#29 Offline antsriondel - Posted January 28 2022 - 2:28 PM

antsriondel

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 928 posts
  • LocationRiondel British Columbia Canada.

I am deciding to name the formica queen: Queen glory

 

a wings of fire character.


Edited by antsriondel, August 27 2022 - 7:09 PM.

  • Antkeeper01 likes this

#30 Offline antsriondel - Posted January 31 2022 - 9:28 AM

antsriondel

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 928 posts
  • LocationRiondel British Columbia Canada.

ok so... I want to name my Camponotus queen, any suggestions??

 

ps: I want her to be named after a wings of fire character.


#31 Offline ColAnt735 - Posted January 31 2022 - 10:14 AM

ColAnt735

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 406 posts
  • LocationOntario,Canada

I suggest Moonwatcher (the main protaginist of Moon Rising)


Edited by ColAnt735, January 31 2022 - 10:16 AM.

  • Antkeeper01, azzaaazzzz00 and lazyant like this

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

#32 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted January 31 2022 - 10:34 AM

Antkeeper01

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 1,392 posts
  • LocationA random state in the US

That or maybe Clearsight?


  • azzaaazzzz00 and ColAnt735 like this

1X Pogonomyrmex occidentalis 40-50 Workers

1X Solenopsis molesta 10 Workers (mono)

Ants I Want: Crematogaster sp, Camponotus Sp., Ponera Pennsylvanica, Mymercocystus sp.

 

My Youtube channel: https://www.youtube....kUjx-dPFMyVqOLw

 

 Join Our Fledgling Discord Server https://discord.com/...089056687423489

#33 Offline antsriondel - Posted January 31 2022 - 11:04 AM

antsriondel

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 928 posts
  • LocationRiondel British Columbia Canada.

I suggest Moonwatcher (the main protaginist of Moon Rising)

That or maybe Clearsight?

nice suggestions!!


Edited by antsriondel, February 5 2022 - 5:58 PM.

#34 Offline antsriondel - Posted January 31 2022 - 11:47 AM

antsriondel

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 928 posts
  • LocationRiondel British Columbia Canada.

any other ideas??


  • Antkeeper01 likes this

#35 Offline PaigeX - Posted February 1 2022 - 12:44 AM

PaigeX

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 333 posts
  • LocationGympie, QLD, Australia

The moonlight dancers.
The Night Runners.

 

any other ideas??


  • Antkeeper01 likes this

Favourite Genus: Polyrhachis 

 
Journal: Main

Instagram: australian_polyrhachis

 

May God Bless you.

#36 Offline antsriondel - Posted February 1 2022 - 7:03 AM

antsriondel

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 928 posts
  • LocationRiondel British Columbia Canada.

 

The moonlight dancers.
The Night Runners.

 

any other ideas??

 

awesome suggestions!!! I think I might name the queen, moonwatcher, and her colony the Night Runners.


Edited by antsriondel, February 1 2022 - 7:04 AM.

  • Antkeeper01, PaigeX and JustabirdfromFlorida like this

#37 Offline PaigeX - Posted February 1 2022 - 1:21 PM

PaigeX

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 333 posts
  • LocationGympie, QLD, Australia

 

 

The moonlight dancers.
The Night Runners.

 

any other ideas??

 

awesome suggestions!!! I think I might name the queen, moonwatcher, and her colony the Night Runners.

 

that's actually really awesome! The two names match so well.


  • Antkeeper01 and antsriondel like this

Favourite Genus: Polyrhachis 

 
Journal: Main

Instagram: australian_polyrhachis

 

May God Bless you.

#38 Offline antsriondel - Posted February 2 2022 - 1:15 PM

antsriondel

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 928 posts
  • LocationRiondel British Columbia Canada.

the formica have three pupae, with more on the way!!!! :D queen glory is really pumping out eggs!!!! (y)


Edited by antsriondel, February 2 2022 - 1:17 PM.

  • Antkeeper01 and PaigeX like this

#39 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted February 3 2022 - 8:44 AM

Antkeeper01

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 1,392 posts
  • LocationA random state in the US

the formica have three pupae, with more on the way!!!! :D queen glory is really pumping out eggs!!!! (y)

That image is stuck in my mind now


  • azzaaazzzz00, antsriondel, Leptomyrmx and 2 others like this

1X Pogonomyrmex occidentalis 40-50 Workers

1X Solenopsis molesta 10 Workers (mono)

Ants I Want: Crematogaster sp, Camponotus Sp., Ponera Pennsylvanica, Mymercocystus sp.

 

My Youtube channel: https://www.youtube....kUjx-dPFMyVqOLw

 

 Join Our Fledgling Discord Server https://discord.com/...089056687423489

#40 Offline antsriondel - Posted February 5 2022 - 10:46 AM

antsriondel

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 928 posts
  • LocationRiondel British Columbia Canada.

the formica have another pupae!!! they now have four pupae with a worker soon to eclose!!!! :yahoo:


Edited by antsriondel, February 5 2022 - 10:47 AM.

  • PaigeX likes this
Back to Ant Keeping Journals · Next Unread Topic →



Also tagged with one or more of these keywords: colonys, ants, formicariums

1 user(s) are reading this topic

0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users