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Lazyant's Ant Journal

Started By lazyant , Apr 17 2022 7:24 AM

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#1 Offline lazyant - Posted April 17 2022 - 7:24 AM

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Welcome to my journal Of Some polygunus Camponotus. Backstory is i wanted a Established colony With like 40 workers so I bought A Large polygunus camponotus colony after like a month they exploded now A JOURNAL

 

Week 1 of journal

 

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The nest is all Sandy but they are fine!

 

I do not have any more Pics Right now so its all for now!

 

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Edited by lazyant, April 6 2023 - 9:30 PM.

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#2 Offline NicholasP - Posted April 17 2022 - 7:34 AM

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Welcome to my journal Of Some polygunus Camponotus. Backstory is i wanted a Established colony With like 40 workers so I bought A Large polygunus colony after like a month they exploded now A JOURNAL

 

Week 1 of journal

 

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The nest is all Sandy but they are fine!

 

I do not have any more Pics Right now so its all for now!

 

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Do you live in the U.S? If so then I have to say those Camponotus look like C. vicinus.


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#3 Offline lazyant - Posted April 17 2022 - 7:36 AM

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Welcome to my journal Of Some polygunus Camponotus. Backstory is i wanted a Established colony With like 40 workers so I bought A Large polygunus colony after like a month they exploded now A JOURNAL

 

Week 1 of journal

 

attachicon.gif20220416_075059.jpg

 

The nest is all Sandy but they are fine!

 

I do not have any more Pics Right now so its all for now!

 

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Do you live in the U.S? If so then I have to say those Camponotus look like C. vicinus.

 

Yes in Cali


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#4 Offline NicholasP - Posted April 17 2022 - 7:45 AM

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Actually. I'm not sure if they're vicinus anymore. The majors and super majors look weird. I'm still going to leave my vicinus suggestion though.


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#5 Offline NickAnter - Posted April 17 2022 - 7:49 AM

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Looks like a Myrmentoma species to me.


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Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

#6 Offline lazyant - Posted April 17 2022 - 8:05 AM

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Looks like a Myrmentoma species to me.

Looking at them know I don't know what to think


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#7 Offline azzaaazzzz00 - Posted April 17 2022 - 2:54 PM

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Welcome to my journal Of Some polygunus Camponotus. Backstory is i wanted a Established colony With like 40 workers so I bought A Large polygunus colony after like a month they exploded now A JOURNAL

 

Week 1 of journal

 

attachicon.gif20220416_075059.jpg

 

The nest is all Sandy but they are fine!

 

I do not have any more Pics Right now so its all for now!

 

attachicon.gifzuker.jpeg

You spelled polygynous. Sorry I just had to say it


Edited by azzaaazzzz00, April 17 2022 - 2:54 PM.

Been keeping ants since January of 2021

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.

#8 Offline lazyant - Posted April 17 2022 - 3:01 PM

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Welcome to my journal Of Some polygunus Camponotus. Backstory is i wanted a Established colony With like 40 workers so I bought A Large polygunus colony after like a month they exploded now A JOURNAL

 

Week 1 of journal

 

attachicon.gif20220416_075059.jpg

 

The nest is all Sandy but they are fine!

 

I do not have any more Pics Right now so its all for now!

 

attachicon.gifzuker.jpeg

You spelled polygynous. Sorry I just had to say it

 

Nah its ok i wanted to say a large polygynous camponotus colony I'm just stupid like that


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#9 Offline azzaaazzzz00 - Posted April 17 2022 - 3:14 PM

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I should probably go fix my own typos before pointing out others lol


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#10 Offline lazyant - Posted April 17 2022 - 9:32 PM

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Just my ants chillin eatin' AT 10:30

PS: Is it ok if I make a meme thread I dunno  if people might see it as useless

 

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#11 Offline NicholasP - Posted April 18 2022 - 6:24 AM

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Just my ants chillin eatin' AT 10:30

PS: Is it ok if I make a meme thread I dunno  if people might see it as useless

 

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There is already a meme thread but sure.


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#12 Offline azzaaazzzz00 - Posted April 19 2022 - 1:49 PM

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I think that thread died already


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#13 Offline lazyant - Posted April 21 2022 - 3:41 PM

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So on tuesday my Camponotus randomly moved to the smaller nest and the tubing Because my niece flooded the nest! Also I prettied up the outworld also sorry for ugly picture 20220418_143304.jpg

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#14 Offline Guest_SolenopsisKeeper_* - Posted April 21 2022 - 3:52 PM

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Oof. At least they survived the flood.
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The meme thread is certainly not dead.
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#16 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted April 21 2022 - 5:03 PM

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These are definitely from the Myrmentoma subgenus. C. vicinus is from the Tanaemyrmex subgenus, whose workers are noticeably less compact, and have longer, more spindly limbs and antennae.


"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#17 Offline lazyant - Posted April 21 2022 - 5:42 PM

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These are definitely from the Myrmentoma subgenus. C. vicinus is from the Tanaemyrmex subgenus, whose workers are noticeably less compact, and have longer, more spindly limbs and antennae.

The original message from the guy I bought from does say it C. vicinus 


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#18 Offline Guest_SolenopsisKeeper_* - Posted April 22 2022 - 2:41 AM

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Maybe it was like buying Camponotus discolor, you don’t know if you’re going to get discolor or the sub species.

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These are definitely from the Myrmentoma subgenus. C. vicinus is from the Tanaemyrmex subgenus, whose workers are noticeably less compact, and have longer, more spindly limbs and antennae.

The original message from the guy I bought from does say it C. vicinus 

 

It is not.


"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

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Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#20 Offline NicholasP - Posted April 22 2022 - 8:10 AM

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These are definitely from the Myrmentoma subgenus. C. vicinus is from the Tanaemyrmex subgenus, whose workers are noticeably less compact, and have longer, more spindly limbs and antennae.

The original message from the guy I bought from does say it C. vicinus 

 

I can say as well after observing some of my old vicinus pictures that it is NOT vicinus. As others have said, it is of the Myrmentoma subgenus. It'll be hard to get down to species level though.


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