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Kiedeerk's Epic multi-species Ant Keeping Journal
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kiedeerk
, Jul 8 2023 7:15 PM
kiedeerk journal multi-species ant keeping epic
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#41 Offline - Posted July 29 2023 - 3:16 PM
Very nice, bout to get them repletes
#42 Offline - Posted July 29 2023 - 5:09 PM
repletes I guessMassive pupae for M placadops. These pupae are the size of Camponotus major pupae
#43 Offline - Posted July 30 2023 - 7:27 PM
#44 Offline - Posted August 2 2023 - 2:40 PM
#45 Offline - Posted August 2 2023 - 4:29 PM
Wow! What is clay sand?
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.
#46 Offline - Posted August 2 2023 - 6:56 PM
Wow! What is clay sand?
mixture of clay and sand to form the chambers. easier to mold the chambers and still gives it nice texture.
clay by itself will give you smooth surfaces and not as natural. the only down side is its harder to get out of the gypsum.
#47 Offline - Posted August 2 2023 - 7:23 PM
#48 Offline - Posted August 3 2023 - 2:41 AM
How do you remove the clay sand cleanly?
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.
#49 Offline - Posted August 3 2023 - 5:59 AM
How do you remove the clay sand cleanly?
Pick it out with sharp stick then blast it with water
#50 Offline - Posted August 3 2023 - 5:00 PM
1. Camponotus castaneus colony
2. Pogonomyrmex barbatus
3. Pogonomyrmex badius
4. Odontomachus clarus
5. Odontomachus haematodus
6. Pheidole rhea with their new nest
7. Myrmecocystus placadops 01 with massive repletes
2. Pogonomyrmex barbatus
3. Pogonomyrmex badius
4. Odontomachus clarus
5. Odontomachus haematodus
6. Pheidole rhea with their new nest
7. Myrmecocystus placadops 01 with massive repletes
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#51 Offline - Posted August 3 2023 - 11:44 PM
You have some wonderful colonies.
And great pictures.
Thanks for sharing.
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#52 Offline - Posted August 4 2023 - 4:55 AM
This journal is an epic ant flex.
How much sand to clay ratio do you mix? Also, what kind of clay do you use?
How much sand to clay ratio do you mix? Also, what kind of clay do you use?
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.
#53 Offline - Posted August 4 2023 - 5:01 AM
recently got a small colony of castaneus. Hopefully it turns into a beautiful colony like yours. How old is your colony and do you have a worker and major size comparison.1. Camponotus castaneus colony
2. Pogonomyrmex barbatus
3. Pogonomyrmex badius
4. Odontomachus clarus
5. Odontomachus haematodus
6. Pheidole rhea with their new nest
7. Myrmecocystus placadops 01 with massive repletes
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#54 Offline - Posted August 4 2023 - 9:50 AM
This journal is an epic ant flex.
How much sand to clay ratio do you mix? Also, what kind of clay do you use?
You can just buy zoomed clay digging medium. It comes in powder form just add some water and use it to mold your chambers.
It has clay and sand mixed in
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#55 Offline - Posted August 4 2023 - 10:06 AM
Perfect! Thanks for the great idea.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.
#56 Offline - Posted August 7 2023 - 3:09 PM
The title looks hilarious at first glance but this journal is EPIC indeed!
Glad to see someone actually keeping honey pots successfully in those "THA lair formicarium" type of nest. It's said to work well for honey pots on THA's website, but I rarely (if ever) saw people keeping honey pots in it. But now the statement is confirmed!
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#57 Offline - Posted August 7 2023 - 6:16 PM
The title looks hilarious at first glance but this journal is EPIC indeed!
Glad to see someone actually keeping honey pots successfully in those "THA lair formicarium" type of nest. It's said to work well for honey pots on THA's website, but I rarely (if ever) saw people keeping honey pots in it. But now the statement is confirmed!
The ones in my diy lair formicarium are doing good but I do believe for honey pots the cavern style formicariums are better suited for them
#58 Offline - Posted August 7 2023 - 6:31 PM
#59 Offline - Posted August 9 2023 - 9:52 AM
A little love for my native ant species
1. Newly caught solenopsis molesta queens and their large egg pile
2. Myrmica sp queen with large larva soon to be pupae. I have raised
All the semi claustral species inside test tubes without outworld even my trap jaws
3. Camponotus castaneus major vs minor. Castaneus I feel have overall larger minor
Workers but their majors even in the wild do not get large heads compared to pennsylvanicus
Or chromaoides
4. Aphaenogaster lamellidens
5. Aphaenogaster tennesseensis
6. Multi queen Formica pallidefulva colony
7. Camponotus pennsylvanicus and chromaoides coming along nicely
1. Newly caught solenopsis molesta queens and their large egg pile
2. Myrmica sp queen with large larva soon to be pupae. I have raised
All the semi claustral species inside test tubes without outworld even my trap jaws
3. Camponotus castaneus major vs minor. Castaneus I feel have overall larger minor
Workers but their majors even in the wild do not get large heads compared to pennsylvanicus
Or chromaoides
4. Aphaenogaster lamellidens
5. Aphaenogaster tennesseensis
6. Multi queen Formica pallidefulva colony
7. Camponotus pennsylvanicus and chromaoides coming along nicely
Edited by kiedeerk, August 9 2023 - 9:55 AM.
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#60 Offline - Posted August 9 2023 - 10:11 AM
Castaneus has to be my favorite Camponotus speices.
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