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Tetramorium Immigrans Journal (Queen Winter of the Snowflyers)

Started By JustabirdfromFlorida , Nov 26 2023 4:19 AM
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#1 Offline JustabirdfromFlorida - Posted November 26 2023 - 4:19 AM

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I ordered this Tetramorium Immigrans colony sometime in August or September with 9 workers they are nearing twenty now.

I decided to hibernate these gals. They did not hibernate. So I am warming them up again.


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#2 Offline JustabirdfromFlorida - Posted December 2 2023 - 10:20 AM

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Well since my Camponotus queen died i gave them to my tetramorium and they ate her. Hopefully this protein boast will push the colony into the twenties.


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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.

#4 Offline JustabirdfromFlorida - Posted January 7 2024 - 12:47 PM

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Huge die off

They are down to 9 workers with some larvae.

#5 Offline JesseTheAntKid - Posted January 17 2024 - 5:29 PM

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Update?

Currently keeping: Pheidole obscurithorax (FINALLY I CAN STUDY THEM AND HAVE THEIR COOL MAJORS  B)), Tetramorium bicarinatum, Solenopsis spp. (probably xyloni, the queens are tiny hehe)

Wanting: Atta texana, Camponotus planatus (PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE CAN SOMEONE HOOK ME UP WITH ATTA)

Previously kept: Monomorium minimum, Pheidole dentata

 

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#6 Offline JesseTheAntKid - Posted January 21 2024 - 7:10 PM

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UPDATE!?


Currently keeping: Pheidole obscurithorax (FINALLY I CAN STUDY THEM AND HAVE THEIR COOL MAJORS  B)), Tetramorium bicarinatum, Solenopsis spp. (probably xyloni, the queens are tiny hehe)

Wanting: Atta texana, Camponotus planatus (PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE CAN SOMEONE HOOK ME UP WITH ATTA)

Previously kept: Monomorium minimum, Pheidole dentata

 

"ATTAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!" -Me

"AAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" -Even more me

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"- Me personified

#7 Offline JustabirdfromFlorida - Posted January 29 2024 - 10:45 AM

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Back to 11 workers and doing great


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#8 Offline BleepingBleepers - Posted February 4 2024 - 9:43 PM

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Hope your colony picks back up.

 

I find the whole hibernation / cooldown stuff that people do for ants quite interesting as I'm a new ant keeper and going through the motion myself. I just recently decided to start a really really late cooldown of my CA02 Carpenter ant colony, mentioned in my journal located in my signature below.

 

Anyhow, the whole thing, being new, makes me nervous. Cooldown is not so bad as I plan to keep mines at 63-68F which isn't all that cold and I believe mines will still wonder around.

But I don't know about folks that keep them really cold, like fridge cold. Like signs that they need it, signs that they're accepting the hibernation, signs that they're ready to be taken out, good signs, bad signs, all that. That stuff makes me nervous. I've heard quite a few ppl, my guess is newer keepers, running into trouble, big or small while attempting to hibernate.

 

Hope you're able to post some pics / videos on your guys, I'm a picture / video kinda person and love seeing the ants that you guys keep. Good luck with your colony.


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

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

#9 Offline The_Gaming-gate - Posted March 31 2024 - 11:50 AM

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#10 Offline The_Gaming-gate - Posted April 5 2024 - 11:25 AM

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Hope your colony picks back up.

I find the whole hibernation / cooldown stuff that people do for ants quite interesting as I'm a new ant keeper and going through the motion myself. I just recently decided to start a really really late cooldown of my CA02 Carpenter ant colony, mentioned in my journal located in my signature below.

Anyhow, the whole thing, being new, makes me nervous. Cooldown is not so bad as I plan to keep mines at 63-68F which isn't all that cold and I believe mines will still wonder around.
But I don't know about folks that keep them really cold, like fridge cold. Like signs that they need it, signs that they're accepting the hibernation, signs that they're ready to be taken out, good signs, bad signs, all that. That stuff makes me nervous. I've heard quite a few ppl, my guess is newer keepers, running into trouble, big or small while attempting to hibernate.

Hope you're able to post some pics / videos on your guys, I'm a picture / video kinda person and love seeing the ants that you guys keep. Good luck with your colony.



I don’t thing JustABird needs to hibernate his ants in very cold temperatures, if at all. Here in Florida, hibernation is a suggestion at most. You can and it might not hurt them, and it is a risk to take for no real reason.
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Ants are small creatures... but together... they can rule the world.

 

 

 

#11 Offline JustabirdfromFlorida - Posted April 24 2024 - 7:46 AM

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They are some how still alive, their population has grown into the late 20's, early 30's with tons of brood... will upload pics tomorrow


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#12 Offline JustabirdfromFlorida - Posted July 22 2024 - 8:58 PM

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They are still alive with numbers nearing 50, I am on vacation in India again and caught a few Camponotus compresses Queens, 2 Messor Instablis Queens, 1 Black crazy ant Queen and 1 Crematogaster sp. Queen, all are now released since they are native, I am going back tomorrow and will arrive the day after tomorrow so I will upload tetramorium pics then

#13 Offline NotAxo - Posted July 23 2024 - 3:24 AM

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If bro is in southern India, he's doing a big mistake on hibernation. I'm not sure about up north though

Currently raising : C. Parius (2x), C. Vitiosus (2x), Carebara Diversa (1x), C. irratians (2x), M. brunnea (1x)

Have raised : Solenopsis

Enjoy anting, NotAxo :D

#14 Offline JustabirdfromFlorida - Posted July 23 2024 - 3:34 AM

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I am from India but live in Florida usa, those are the ants i caught during summer vacation in India which are all released now


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