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Bobby's Camponotus Extravaganza

Started By Bobby_Hill , Jul 2 2021 11:44 AM
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#1 Offline Bobby_Hill - Posted July 2 2021 - 11:44 AM

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Hello everyone of formiculture, I recently moved to New Hampshire and was able to get a Camponotus novaeboracensis aelite at my blacklight on June 27th 2021 and she shed her wings in a holding tube. She currently has 6 eggs.

Edited by Bobby_Hill, August 5 2021 - 5:06 PM.

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#2 Offline That_one_ant_guy - Posted July 2 2021 - 3:50 PM

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Good luck with your queen :)
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#3 Offline Bobby_Hill - Posted July 7 2021 - 10:48 AM

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Around 15 eggs.


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#4 Offline Bobby_Hill - Posted August 2 2021 - 5:11 PM

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There is larvae!  :yahoo:


#5 Offline Bobby_Hill - Posted June 6 2023 - 6:23 AM

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I had gotten rid of that queen due to moving once again, but I am settled now and have caught 19 of these queens! All have laid it seems as of now. Consider this journal revived!
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#6 Offline Bobby_Hill - Posted July 12 2023 - 2:24 PM

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After 45 days the queen I kept has 15 workers. The colony got its first workrrs 2 weeks ago. Insane growth. 10+pupae, a few larvae (including a big one, possibly a major, and 2-3 dozen eggs.)

#7 Offline Locness - Posted July 12 2023 - 2:27 PM

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Any pics to share and do you keep them in a poly setup? They are a beautiful species.

#8 Offline BleepingBleepers - Posted July 12 2023 - 2:30 PM

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Yeah, pics or it didn't happen lol. We're a picture craving bunch, that's why I got so many viruses on my pc :facepalm:


JOURNAL: Camponotus CA02 - First Time At Ant Keeping CLICK HERE

JOURNAL: Ectomomyrmex cf. astutus - Ant Species #2 CLICK HERE

#9 Offline Bobby_Hill - Posted July 12 2023 - 2:58 PM

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Yeah, pics or it didn't happen lol. We're a picture craving bunch, that's why I got so many viruses on my pc :facepalm:

https://imgur.com/gallery/r1CSMNG
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#10 Offline Bobby_Hill - Posted July 12 2023 - 3:01 PM

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This was just uploaded but I took the vid 5/28/23

Camponotus Novae queens 5/28 https://imgur.com/gallery/HL7UaWx

#11 Offline Bobby_Hill - Posted July 12 2023 - 3:09 PM

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Any pics to share and do you keep them in a poly setup? They are a beautiful species.

These queens are not known to be poly, although I might try it next year

#12 Offline Bobby_Hill - Posted July 16 2023 - 2:04 PM

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The boom has begun.

#13 Offline Bobby_Hill - Posted July 16 2023 - 2:17 PM

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16 workers with a minimum of 10 pupae!

#14 Offline Bobby_Hill - Posted July 16 2023 - 6:27 PM

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photo time

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#15 Offline Bobby_Hill - Posted July 20 2023 - 9:40 AM

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Moved them into a Formisquarium, despite them not being active forgers due to the size of the colony, I bought them a nice THA outworld that should arrive sometime.20230718_230524.jpg 20230718_230514.jpg 20230718_230516.jpg
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#16 Offline BleepingBleepers - Posted July 20 2023 - 9:46 AM

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Nice pictures man! Keep up the neat journal :)

 

Love the shiny black gasters along with the white as they get full.


JOURNAL: Camponotus CA02 - First Time At Ant Keeping CLICK HERE

JOURNAL: Ectomomyrmex cf. astutus - Ant Species #2 CLICK HERE

#17 Offline Bobby_Hill - Posted July 20 2023 - 9:47 AM

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Ill also be adding my Chrom and other Camponotus to this journal so I don't have to update multiple
The species that will be in this journal is:
Camponotus novaeboracensis
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Camponotus Americanus
Camponotus Chromaiodes
If a mod can change the Journal title to
"Bobby's Camponotus Extrvaganza" that woulf be much appreciated will try to do 2 updates a week.

#18 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 20 2023 - 10:06 AM

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Done. Also remember to not capitalize species names, only the genus name.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#19 Offline Bobby_Hill - Posted July 20 2023 - 2:58 PM

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Done. Also remember to not capitalize species names, only the genus name.


Yeah, I realized that on the first 2 then forgot for the rest.

#20 Offline Bobby_Hill - Posted July 20 2023 - 3:00 PM

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The chrom, and pennsylvanicus each have a major Pupae! I'm sure the novae isn't far behind
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