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What type of journals do you like?

Started By FloridaAnts , Jul 24 2022 7:03 AM

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Poll: Answer below (16 member(s) have cast votes)

What kind of species do you like to see in Journals?

  1. Odontomachus (8 votes [17.78%])

    Percentage of vote: 17.78%

  2. Rare Camponotus (5 votes [11.11%])

    Percentage of vote: 11.11%

  3. Fungus farmers (10 votes [22.22%])

    Percentage of vote: 22.22%

  4. Typical widespread ants (7 votes [15.56%])

    Percentage of vote: 15.56%

  5. Pheidole (6 votes [13.33%])

    Percentage of vote: 13.33%

  6. Parasitic ants (9 votes [20.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 20.00%

How often do you like updates?

  1. Every week (5 votes [31.25%])

    Percentage of vote: 31.25%

  2. Every few days (2 votes [12.50%])

    Percentage of vote: 12.50%

  3. Whenever something exciting happens (6 votes [37.50%])

    Percentage of vote: 37.50%

  4. Every month (3 votes [18.75%])

    Percentage of vote: 18.75%

  5. Every three months (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

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#1 Offline FloridaAnts - Posted July 24 2022 - 7:03 AM

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Refer to the poll, what kind of journals do you like? I am considering making another journal on one of my colonies, but would like to see what Formiculture wants first

Edited by FloridaAnts, July 24 2022 - 7:03 AM.

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#2 Offline Serafine - Posted July 24 2022 - 7:47 AM

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I don't think the type of ant is really what makes a good journal.

It's more like decent pictures, relevant care info for other keepers of the same species (and people in general), personal experience with the ants (what works/what doesn't work, when your ants outsmart (oroccasionally outdumb) you, unexpected problems and their solutions, etc.) and giving the reader a general feel for the colony's "personality".

 

Update frequency pretty much depends on what actually happens with the colony - some Pheidole or Lasius that goes from egg to worker in 3-4 weeks is more feasible for frequent updates than some slow-growing Camponotus species that spends 4 weeks in pupation alone.

For most species 1-2 updates per week seem fine to me, unless they're absolutely racing through development.

 

Also at a certain point the update frequency naturally slows down because, well - when you have 100 workers getting another 10 is a major event, when you have 10.000 workers and get another 1000 that's still noticeable but no longer that big of a deal.

 

 

That said, i wouldn't say no to a good Odonto or Pheidole journal.


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#3 Offline FloridaAnts - Posted July 24 2022 - 10:07 AM

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I do have quite a few Odontomachus queens, and I have one that is promising… so…. Depends on how many people would like a detailed Odontomachus journal with good pictures and a bi-weekly update.

What do you consider “good pictures”. My pictures aren’t bad, but I don’t use an expensive camera

Edited by FloridaAnts, July 24 2022 - 10:15 AM.

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#4 Offline Serafine - Posted July 24 2022 - 11:33 AM

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Having looked at your journals your pictures are perfectly fine. I don't use an expensive camera either, as long as the pictures don't just show black blobs it's fine.


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#5 Offline futurebird - Posted July 24 2022 - 1:09 PM

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I like journals with photos or videos best. 
Any journal that covers both the good and the bad things that happen explaining what went wrong and how the keeper coped with the problem are great too. 


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Starting this July I'm posting videos of my ants every week on youTube.

I like to make relaxing videos that capture the joy of watching ants.

If that sounds like your kind of thing... follow me >here<. 

#6 Offline DDD101DDD - Posted July 24 2022 - 2:00 PM

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I like journals that last longer than a few months.


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#7 Offline FloridaAnts - Posted July 25 2022 - 6:41 AM

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It’s amazing how many people voted. It didn’t surprise me most people want Odontomachus, fungus growers, or parasitic ants, so, I am probably going to start working on two Journals, just due to how many things were tied.

Edited by FloridaAnts, July 25 2022 - 6:41 AM.

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