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M_Ants Tetramorium spinosum

Started By M_Ants , Jul 21 2021 6:53 PM

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#1 Offline M_Ants - Posted July 21 2021 - 6:53 PM

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Never thought I'd actually catch one of these. Not going to get my hopes up yet. I guess I have by making this journal but I'm not going to get too excited yet. The other day it was really hot and humid. Felt like a stormy day. Not much rain fell but I suspected some hit my local trail. Went anting and had a lot of success. I've seen these workers around and went right where I thought a lot of good species might be. I was so happy when I saw this queen on the ground. She is semi claustral so I will be feeding her flies, nectar, and seeds?? I guess these eat seeds. There is not much info on them as far as I can tell. AntWiki just says,"This species nests in the soil, with the entrance surrounded by a small mound, or under stones. It feeds on seeds and dead insects." I've also given her sand to make her feel more at home. I'll get better photos of her soon. 

 

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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

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#2 Offline M_Ants - Posted July 23 2021 - 8:19 AM

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Eggs  :yahoo:


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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about

#3 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted July 23 2021 - 2:34 PM

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Yay!

#4 Offline M_Ants - Posted July 23 2021 - 5:46 PM

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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about

#5 Offline NickAnter - Posted July 23 2021 - 5:51 PM

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Nice! that's quite the amount of eggs! Hopefully she does well.


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). 

#6 Offline M_Ants - Posted July 29 2021 - 11:21 AM

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I am a failure. Queen is not gonna make it. Back legs wack and eggs are gone. I'm so sorry. 


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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about

#7 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted July 31 2021 - 12:27 PM

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I am a failure. Queen is not gonna make it. Back legs wack and eggs are gone. I'm so sorry. 

Don't feel bad, no one will judge you for it. You can always try again if you want to.


#8 Offline M_Ants - Posted August 16 2021 - 3:54 PM

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I am a failure. Queen is not gonna make it. Back legs wack and eggs are gone. I'm so sorry. 

Don't feel bad, no one will judge you for it. You can always try again if you want to.

 

They aren't common. 


Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

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#9 Offline M_Ants - Posted August 26 2021 - 5:20 PM

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It was my nectar going bad. 


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Various Pheidole

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#10 Offline TestSubjectOne - Posted August 26 2021 - 5:34 PM

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I lost my hundred worker M. mexicanus colony to argentines last weekend when I failed to close their lid completely after feeding them. Losing colonies because of a mistake hurts, especially rare species, but it happens to every experienced antkeeper, likely many times.


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TestSubjectOne's Experiences in Antkeeping General Journal

 

Currently Keeping:

- Veromessor pergandei (1 queen, 600 workers)

- Novomessor cockerelli (1 queen, 200 workers)

- Myrmecocystus mexicanus (1 queen, 100 workers)

- Brachymyrmex patagonicus (3 queens?, 2,000 workers? & alates)

- Crematogaster sp. (1 queen, 600 workers)

- Liometopum occidentale (1 queen, 800 workers)

- Camponotus absqualator (1 queen, 130 workers)

#11 Offline M_Ants - Posted October 17 2021 - 8:02 PM

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Not saying this journal is officially back but maybe.... :whistle:


Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about

#12 Offline M_Ants - Posted October 25 2023 - 6:34 AM

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Caught two more of these this season, so hopefully I can get them to workers. For some reason they just aren't laying like that first queen did. 


Also the first queen was more likely poisoned by my dogs flea medicine then bad nectar. 


Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about

#13 Offline 100lols - Posted October 26 2023 - 2:15 PM

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Bummer she was affected by the poison. What time of year did you find these girls??

#14 Offline M_Ants - Posted October 26 2023 - 2:31 PM

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Bummer she was affected by the poison. What time of year did you find these girls??

Pretty much all summer


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Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

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#15 Offline 100lols - Posted October 27 2023 - 7:11 AM

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Bummer she was affected by the poison. What time of year did you find these girls??

Pretty much all summer

Another black light find? I need to figure out some good black lighting spots here in SD…

#16 Offline M_Ants - Posted October 27 2023 - 9:58 AM

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Bummer she was affected by the poison. What time of year did you find these girls??

Pretty much all summer

Another black light find? I need to figure out some good black lighting spots here in SD…

 

No, but you can probably get yogi blacklighting. I caught my yogi at my house. 


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