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AntsAreUs's Tetramorium immigrans Journal

Started By AntsAreUs , Jul 21 2015 4:58 PM
tetramorium tetramorium sp. tetramorium immigrans

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#1 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted July 21 2015 - 4:58 PM

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I currently have 4 queens but I made a video of the most developed queen! :)


Edited by AntsAreUs, June 26 2018 - 7:26 AM.

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#2 Offline LC3 - Posted July 21 2015 - 5:33 PM

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Worker Tetramoriums look like slow moving rods, queen tetras look like miniaturized Pheidolageton. haha 


#3 Offline Huch - Posted July 21 2015 - 6:15 PM

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These are my favorite colonies. They get so big so quick, and are voracious when fed. They are fun to watch.


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#4 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted July 24 2015 - 10:05 AM

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They now have fairly large larva.


Edited by AntsAreUs, June 10 2018 - 3:02 PM.

#5 Offline BugFinder - Posted July 24 2015 - 4:41 PM

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What magnification was that video using?


“If an ant carries an object a hundred times its weight, you can carry burdens many times your size.”  ― Matshona Dhliwayo

 

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#6 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted July 24 2015 - 10:27 PM

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What magnification was that video using?

10x


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#7 Offline William. T - Posted July 25 2015 - 4:32 AM

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Worker Tetramoriums look like slow moving rods, queen tetras look like miniaturized Pheidolageton. haha 

The queens look like Carebara queens with tiny gasters-they are only the size of the thorax! It's odd how these queens start off with massive broods. 


Species I keep:

 

1 Lasius cf. Neoniger 30 workers

1 Camponotus sp. 15 workers

20 Tetramorium SpE 30 workers

1 T. Sessile 200 workers

 

#8 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted July 25 2015 - 6:02 PM

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Worker Tetramoriums look like slow moving rods, queen tetras look like miniaturized Pheidolageton. haha 

The queens look like Carebara queens with tiny gasters-they are only the size of the thorax! It's odd how these queens start off with massive broods. 

 

Yea actually a bit of the eggs are used as food for the larva later on.


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#9 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted August 28 2015 - 1:29 PM

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Update (8-28-15):

 


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#10 Offline William. T - Posted August 28 2015 - 2:09 PM

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Nice colony!


Species I keep:

 

1 Lasius cf. Neoniger 30 workers

1 Camponotus sp. 15 workers

20 Tetramorium SpE 30 workers

1 T. Sessile 200 workers

 

#11 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted September 2 2015 - 5:10 PM

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Nice colony!

Thanks!


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#12 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted June 10 2018 - 3:03 PM

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I caught a single queen 2 days ago after an early flight. She has laid several eggs.

 

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#13 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted June 20 2018 - 8:34 AM

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She has quite a few medium sized larva. She is growing a bit faster than expected which is nice.

 

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#14 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted June 26 2018 - 7:25 AM

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The queen now has several pupa. Once again, growing a lot faster than expected.

 

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#15 Offline Martialis - Posted June 26 2018 - 7:46 AM

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That escalated quickly.


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#16 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted June 30 2018 - 3:32 PM

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First workers arrived and she also laid a new batch of eggs. I'm thinking that they could get done with 2 more generations by the end of the year at this rate. 

 

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#17 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted July 2 2018 - 2:00 PM

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#18 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted July 9 2018 - 2:51 PM

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They are 9 workers strong now.

 

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They tend to sting anything dead or alive:

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#19 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted July 18 2018 - 11:05 AM

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They have more brood and they like sunflower seeds.

 

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#20 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted August 16 2018 - 9:21 AM

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8/16/18

 

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