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Colobopsis Obliqua journal

Started By JustabirdfromFlorida , Dec 3 2023 7:29 AM
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#1 Offline JustabirdfromFlorida - Posted December 3 2023 - 7:29 AM

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I found a stick on the ground with a crematogaster worker on the stick. It turned out to be a forager. But I cracked opens the stick expecting a crematogaster colony. There was a colobopsis colony with 3 queens. I relased one with the workers I could not collect. Two queens are still with me and doing well.

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One queen looks dead but when I move their home she gets up and walks around.

Edited by asim, December 3 2023 - 7:42 AM.

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#2 Offline 100lols - Posted December 17 2023 - 4:44 PM

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Awesome find!! Will be watching.
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#3 Offline JesseTheAntKid - Posted December 18 2023 - 9:19 AM

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Colobopsis always looks so goofy! Hope your colony does well!

Edited by JesseTheAntKid, December 18 2023 - 9:20 AM.

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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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#4 Offline AsdinAnts - Posted December 18 2023 - 6:36 PM

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i have the same type of nesting thing that you have for your colob, except for the fact that i got mine with the red stuff (dk what its called)

Edited by AsdinAnts, December 18 2023 - 6:36 PM.

Currently keeping
-T. immigrans

-B. patagonicus

-N. cockerelli

I will want to also keep some other lasius types in the future.
You should also subscribe to my youtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@AsdAnts

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