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Started By M_Ants , Jan 24 2022 9:17 PM

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#1 Offline M_Ants - Posted January 24 2022 - 9:17 PM

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Started heating yogi today.

Received this queen from ReignofRage a few months ago.

Enjoy! This will be a mostly pictures journal.

Included pics of a major I found and the queen I caught that was infertile.

Art by my brother.

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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

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

#2 Offline ReignofRage - Posted January 25 2022 - 12:10 AM

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Some nice pictures you got! Glad I was able to break the "rarity" of C. yogi and send a handful out to people. She looks like she's ready to lay eggs, so should be within around a week or so.


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#3 Offline antsandmore - Posted January 25 2022 - 7:55 AM

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Started heating yogi today.

Received this queen from ReignofRage a few months ago.

Enjoy! This will be a mostly pictures journal.

Included pics of a major I found and the queen I caught that was infertile.

Art by my brother.

 Nice ants you got there.


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Ants I am keeping:

 none for now, planning on being more active this year

#4 Offline antsriondel - Posted January 25 2022 - 10:39 AM

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Started heating yogi today.

Received this queen from ReignofRage a few months ago.

Enjoy! This will be a mostly pictures journal.

Included pics of a major I found and the queen I caught that was infertile.

Art by my brother.

 Nice ants you got there.

 

agreed (y)


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#5 Offline M_Ants - Posted February 17 2022 - 9:11 PM

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Fed sugar and protein. She laid today I believe.


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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

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

#6 Offline M_Ants - Posted February 22 2022 - 8:16 PM

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Laid another egg.


Edited by M_Ants, May 3 2022 - 7:53 PM.

Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

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

#7 Offline M_Ants - Posted April 15 2022 - 10:13 AM

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Sorry for the procrastination, she got her first worker on April 4th. She now has 3 workers and a decent brood pile. 


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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

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

#8 Offline M_Ants - Posted April 15 2022 - 10:43 AM

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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

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

#9 Offline M_Ants - Posted April 16 2022 - 1:51 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

#10 Offline ReignofRage - Posted April 16 2022 - 9:21 PM

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Doing pretty good. Only one step closer to the majors!


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#11 Offline M_Ants - Posted April 19 2022 - 8:37 PM

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Now at 4 workers


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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

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Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

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

#12 Offline M_Ants - Posted April 26 2022 - 4:36 PM

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She has 5 workers now and brood of various stages. Fed them a baby dubia and honey yesterday and they ate the whole thing. Switching away from fruit flies and nectar in case it turns out that those are the cause of my colonies deaths. 


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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

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

#13 Offline Dumpling - Posted April 26 2022 - 4:42 PM

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I don't think that the fruit flies and nectar would be the whole reason that the ant colonies are dying. If your feeding only fruit flies and nectar, I recommend adding some mealworms or something so they get more liquid protein, but you could still offer fruit flies. Congrats that your yogi has 5 workers btw.


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My PFP is an ant. Yes. An Ant. I promise.

My all in one journal: https://www.formicul...-april-22-2022/

 

#14 Offline M_Ants - Posted April 26 2022 - 5:15 PM

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I don't think that the fruit flies and nectar would be the whole reason that the ant colonies are dying. If your feeding only fruit flies and nectar, I recommend adding some mealworms or something so they get more liquid protein, but you could still offer fruit flies. Congrats that your yogi has 5 workers btw.

I agree but I'm not really sure what else to blame so I'm playing it safe for now.


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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

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

#15 Offline M_Ants - Posted May 1 2022 - 6:04 PM

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6 workers


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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

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

#16 Offline M_Ants - Posted May 3 2022 - 8:54 PM

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Veromessor pergandei

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Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

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C. yogi 

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

#17 Offline Dumpling - Posted May 3 2022 - 8:56 PM

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So pretty! I love how psycogastric they become!


My PFP is an ant. Yes. An Ant. I promise.

My all in one journal: https://www.formicul...-april-22-2022/

 

#18 Offline M_Ants - Posted May 3 2022 - 9:04 PM

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So pretty! I love how psycogastric they become!

Me too. 


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Veromessor pergandei

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#19 Offline M_Ants - Posted May 9 2022 - 8:58 PM

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Bonus yogi major pics:

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#20 Offline M_Ants - Posted May 21 2022 - 4:52 PM

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Well, this colony is probably gonna die a slow and depressing death. One worker died and others are acting strange which means whatever's been killing my ants in the past is killing them. I'm probably not gonna get more or buy ants in general ever again. Whatever lives lives. I can't figure it out so I'm kinda giving up. If I'm overreacting and they survive I'll do an update but until I'm sure they're in the clear I'm not gonna update.
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Veromessor pergandei

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Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

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

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