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TheAntKid's ant journal

Started By TheAntKid , Jun 11 2024 6:44 PM
camponotus nearcitus camponotus chromaiodes camponotus pennsylvanicus rifa solenopsis invicta nylanderia tetramorium caespitum pavement ant carpenter ant forelius pruinosus

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#41 Online cooIboyJ - Posted September 3 2024 - 3:05 PM

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I caught a small colony of Brachymyrmex patagonicus under a brick and have recently moved them into a terrarium of mine. The colony has about 7-9 workers and 1 queen.

I also have a colony (a few actually) of brachymyrmex patagonicus. :lol:
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“You’ll survive” -wise man.
Currently keeping:
Brachymyrmex patagonicus

Solenopsis invicta

Crematogaster sp.

#42 Offline TheAntKid - Posted September 6 2024 - 8:21 AM

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I recently caught a Hypoponera queen and put her in a Petri dish settup with a foraging area and nest space:

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I combined all of the host colonies that I made from the Lasius colony I caught:

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Formica incerta 1x "The Golden Gasters"
Lasius sp. Host colony 100+ workers
Strumigenys sp. colony 1-2 queens, 5-6 workers 1x
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