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That_one_ant_guy's Dorymyrmex bicolor Journal Updated 11/29/2022

Started By That_one_ant_guy , Jul 26 2022 1:37 PM

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#1 Offline That_one_ant_guy - Posted July 26 2022 - 1:37 PM

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I caught a couple of these queens, and decided to put one in a dirt setup instead of the standard test tube setup. For awhile she didn't do much just walk around 20220725_122634.jpg
Then should found a good spot in the corner and decided to dig there
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. Here is her now, I even got a pick if her right after she laid an egg 20220726_113615.jpg

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#2 Offline That_one_ant_guy - Posted July 26 2022 - 1:39 PM

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Quick question anyone know how I could embed the video?

#3 Offline ZTYguy - Posted July 26 2022 - 1:52 PM

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You can only put YT vids. No clips from a camera roll.
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#4 Offline That_one_ant_guy - Posted August 15 2022 - 7:50 PM

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Update timeeeee. This queen is doing very well in her natural setup, I give it a good misting every couple days, and now she has some little larvae 20220815_201937~3.jpg
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#5 Offline ZTYguy - Posted August 15 2022 - 9:11 PM

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Awesome! My one queen seems to be going along swimmingly as well. This species seems to be fun from what I’ve seen.


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#6 Offline FinWins - Posted August 15 2022 - 9:17 PM

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I have some wild D. bicolor around my house and their pretty cool to watch, I when not active they tend to block the entrance to their nest.


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I keep: C. modoc, C. sansabeanus  :D, C. maritimus, Formica argentea, M. mexicanus  :D, Odontomachus brunneus :D, Pogonomyrmex californicus, Pogonomyrmex rugosus, 

 

#7 Offline AntsCali098 - Posted August 15 2022 - 9:21 PM

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I have some wild D. bicolor around my house and their pretty cool to watch, I when not active they tend to block the entrance to their nest.


I have some D.insanus in my backyard (basically a black bicolor) and they are pretty interesting. I definitely want a colony some day
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#8 Offline FinWins - Posted August 15 2022 - 9:47 PM

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I have some wild D. bicolor around my house and their pretty cool to watch, I when not active they tend to block the entrance to their nest.


I have some D.insanus in my backyard (basically a black bicolor) and they are pretty interesting. I definitely want a colony some day

 

That’s what I have! The dark color variation 


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I keep: C. modoc, C. sansabeanus  :D, C. maritimus, Formica argentea, M. mexicanus  :D, Odontomachus brunneus :D, Pogonomyrmex californicus, Pogonomyrmex rugosus, 

 

#9 Offline That_one_ant_guy - Posted August 22 2022 - 6:24 PM

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Bigger larvae 20220822_163418.jpg
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#10 Offline AntsCali098 - Posted August 23 2022 - 12:49 PM

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Do you know if they do better in sand then test tubes? I've seen a lot of people house them in sand.


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#11 Offline That_one_ant_guy - Posted August 23 2022 - 2:47 PM

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I like to house them in sand because of the elaborate tunnels/hills they make, but I think the success rate is the same for both test tubes and natural setups

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#12 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 23 2022 - 2:56 PM

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This is a really cool species. I saw them for the first time in Bolivia this summer.
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#13 Offline NicholasP - Posted August 23 2022 - 3:00 PM

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This is a really cool species. I saw them for the first time in Bolivia this summer.

Bolivia?? They aren't even native to Bolivia.


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#14 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 23 2022 - 3:34 PM

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This is what I saw. A local ant keeper helped me ID it as bicolor. They are native to Peru, and my guess is that Bolivian ants are woefully understudied. I find it likely that they’re also in Bolivia.

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#15 Offline NicholasP - Posted August 23 2022 - 4:09 PM

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Oh yeah. It's possible they're a different species though or genetically different since there's a massive gap between the U.S. and Peru and Bolivia because of Central America not having any.


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#16 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 23 2022 - 4:34 PM

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The species ranges throughout the Americas. They are present in Central America. https://antwiki.org/...ymyrmex_bicolor
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#17 Offline NickAnter - Posted August 23 2022 - 4:39 PM

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I think there are several bicolored Dorymyrmex species in South America.

 

Good luck with this species. They seem to die-off randomly.


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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). 

#18 Offline AntsCali098 - Posted August 23 2022 - 4:43 PM

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I think there are several bicolored Dorymyrmex species in South America.

Good luck with this species. They seem to die-off randomly.


Yeah, I've never been to found Dorymyrmex successfully
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#19 Offline NicholasP - Posted August 23 2022 - 6:03 PM

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I think there are several bicolored Dorymyrmex species in South America.

Good luck with this species. They seem to die-off randomly.


Yeah, I've never been to found Dorymyrmex successfully

 

Dorymyrmex are fairly easy to raise. I've never really had problems so probably it's the California Dorymyrmex bicolor that are a bit wacky with care since AZ ones are super easy.


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#20 Offline That_one_ant_guy - Posted August 30 2022 - 6:11 PM

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Checked up on her today, and she had puapee :yahoo: 20220830_163349~2.jpg I also did a different angle and it looks pretty good if I do say so myself 20220830_163254~2.jpg

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