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Question regarding Carpenter Ants (Camponotus us-ca02)

Started By byungkyulee , Feb 14 2022 10:06 PM
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#21 Offline NicholasP - Posted February 16 2022 - 10:02 AM

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Instead of harming the violin, practice 40 hours a day! I can guarentee that it will be fun.

Yeah this experiment is super sacrilegious

 

It's very Interesting...


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#22 Offline NicholasP - Posted February 16 2022 - 11:15 AM

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Thank you all for critics and helpful advices. I love you all.

 

To sum up the critics I got above,

 

1. colony is too small.
=> They are probably going to stay in their nest.
 
2. violin is already large.
=> No need for them to chew the wood.
 
3. us-ca02 rarely nest in wood.
=> might not even get interested in violin anyway.

 

 

So I thought "what can I do with tiny colony with few workers who don't stridulate?"

 

=> I came up with triggering mechanism that is going to be built within the foraging area of mini hearth.

(of course, the circuitry and other materials will be implemented outside of mini hearth)

 

I am going to attach piezo mic on each small wooden plate that are soaked and brushed with sugar/honey water.

 

I actually took out the feeder and painted sugar water on a leaf decor that is attached to piezo mic, it kinda worked!

They frequently touched it, climbed it, played with it over and over.

 

Whenever they touch or bite the wood or the mic itself, those signals are going to trigger sounds, and visuals.

 

Here is another coarse sketch of how it's gonna look like.

 

If there is any concerns, ideas, or any comments are welcome!

 

Again, thank you all for sharing your time and helping me out here. So appreciated.

I think this is a great idea. Let us know how it goes!


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#23 Offline byungkyulee - Posted February 17 2022 - 11:10 AM

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Much better idea.

Thank you!


#24 Offline byungkyulee - Posted February 17 2022 - 11:11 AM

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Thank you all for critics and helpful advices. I love you all.

 

To sum up the critics I got above,

 

1. colony is too small.
=> They are probably going to stay in their nest.
 
2. violin is already large.
=> No need for them to chew the wood.
 
3. us-ca02 rarely nest in wood.
=> might not even get interested in violin anyway.

 

 

So I thought "what can I do with tiny colony with few workers who don't stridulate?"

 

=> I came up with triggering mechanism that is going to be built within the foraging area of mini hearth.

(of course, the circuitry and other materials will be implemented outside of mini hearth)

 

I am going to attach piezo mic on each small wooden plate that are soaked and brushed with sugar/honey water.

 

I actually took out the feeder and painted sugar water on a leaf decor that is attached to piezo mic, it kinda worked!

They frequently touched it, climbed it, played with it over and over.

 

Whenever they touch or bite the wood or the mic itself, those signals are going to trigger sounds, and visuals.

 

Here is another coarse sketch of how it's gonna look like.

 

If there is any concerns, ideas, or any comments are welcome!

 

Again, thank you all for sharing your time and helping me out here. So appreciated.

I think this is a great idea. Let us know how it goes!

 

Thank you for your kind words  :D


#25 Offline OhNoNotAgain - Posted February 17 2022 - 4:25 PM

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I just found this thread. My fraggles would gaster tap. It was fun to listen to them and tap back and have tapping arguments with them. I’m told it’s not technically stridulation but forgot the other term.



And yeah ditto on all the violin comments above. I played too lol.

Edited by OhNoNotAgain, February 17 2022 - 4:27 PM.

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#26 Offline byungkyulee - Posted February 19 2022 - 12:11 AM

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I just found this thread. My fraggles would gaster tap. It was fun to listen to them and tap back and have tapping arguments with them. I’m told it’s not technically stridulation but forgot the other term.



And yeah ditto on all the violin comments above. I played too lol.

oh wow! that is super amazing!!

 

I have heard about that drumming stuff but haven't heard of it until this video!

 

I'm not sure if my ants can do that but thank you for sharing!


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#27 Offline NicholasP - Posted March 6 2022 - 11:08 PM

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I just found this thread. My fraggles would gaster tap. It was fun to listen to them and tap back and have tapping arguments with them. I’m told it’s not technically stridulation but forgot the other term.



And yeah ditto on all the violin comments above. I played too lol.

oh wow! that is super amazing!!

 

I have heard about that drumming stuff but haven't heard of it until this video!

 

I'm not sure if my ants can do that but thank you for sharing!

 

I believe all Camponotus are able to but there's only one way to find out!


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#28 Offline Jadeninja9 - Posted March 6 2022 - 11:56 PM

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I just found this thread. My fraggles would gaster tap. It was fun to listen to them and tap back and have tapping arguments with them. I’m told it’s not technically stridulation but forgot the other term.



And yeah ditto on all the violin comments above. I played too lol.


This is the best thing ever
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