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Aaron's Camponotus inaequalis Journal (Updated 8/8/21)

Started By Aaron567 , Jul 29 2017 5:48 PM
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#21 Offline Aaron567 - Posted May 16 2019 - 4:38 PM

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This colony has yet to even reach near 100 workers. It's weird, they always have brood but it takes forever for me to notice considerable growth in them. I'm thinking the workers have a short lifespan. Tropical species like this don't seem to lay in batches, they just lay a few eggs here and there. I probably should be feeding them more carbs and less protein.

 

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#22 Offline NickAnter - Posted May 16 2019 - 5:05 PM

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I really like the color on the heads of those sexguttatus majors, so jealous of the ants you have in Florida!


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). 

#23 Offline CatsnAnts - Posted May 16 2019 - 5:16 PM

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I really like the color on the heads of those sexguttatus majors, so jealous of the ants you have in Florida!


Same though!

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#24 Offline Aaron567 - Posted August 8 2021 - 3:27 PM

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Several weeks ago someone on the east coast shipped me a Camponotus inaequalis (formerly tortuganus) queen with eggs. She just got her first worker. This is my first time keeping this species since 2019.

One worker, 3 pupae, 4 larvae, at least 5 eggs.

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