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MegaMyrmex's camponotus castaneus Journal

Started By MegaMyrmex , Aug 21 2017 6:23 AM

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#1 Offline MegaMyrmex - Posted August 21 2017 - 6:23 AM

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I found a founding queen c. Castaneus. I collected her and her brood. Then, I collected some callow workers and some more pupae from other mature colonies. There are about 9 or 10 workers, but based off of the brood count, the population wilk explode. Today i founs the workers grooming an emerging major. They all seem to be doing well, except for the fact that one of the supermajors keeps spitting some gray pellet out.
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Proverbs 6:6-8 New International Version (NIV)

6 Go to the ant, you sluggard;
    consider its ways and be wise!
7 It has no commander,
    no overseer or ruler,
8 yet it stores its provisions in summer
    and gathers its food at harvest.

 

#2 Offline MegaMyrmex - Posted August 23 2017 - 9:50 AM

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Here's a small pic of the ants-
http://www.formicult...87990402486269/
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Proverbs 6:6-8 New International Version (NIV)

6 Go to the ant, you sluggard;
    consider its ways and be wise!
7 It has no commander,
    no overseer or ruler,
8 yet it stores its provisions in summer
    and gathers its food at harvest.

 

#3 Offline AntsMaryland - Posted August 23 2017 - 10:14 AM

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Beautiful Ants!


Aphaenogaster cf. rudis 

Tetramorium immigrans 

Tapinoma sessile

Formica subsericea

Pheidole sp.

Camponotus nearcticus

#4 Offline FeedTheAnts - Posted August 23 2017 - 1:06 PM

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Here's a small pic of the ants-
http://www.formicult...87990402486269/

Beautiful colony. what is that that your keeping them in?


I accidentally froze all my ants 

#5 Offline MegaMyrmex - Posted August 23 2017 - 4:44 PM

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A small Jewelry box with a hole in it thar's attached to a small outworld

Proverbs 6:6-8 New International Version (NIV)

6 Go to the ant, you sluggard;
    consider its ways and be wise!
7 It has no commander,
    no overseer or ruler,
8 yet it stores its provisions in summer
    and gathers its food at harvest.

 

#6 Offline AntsMaryland - Posted August 23 2017 - 4:45 PM

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what do you use to drill the hole in? I need a good drill or something


Aphaenogaster cf. rudis 

Tetramorium immigrans 

Tapinoma sessile

Formica subsericea

Pheidole sp.

Camponotus nearcticus

#7 Offline MegaMyrmex - Posted August 23 2017 - 5:07 PM

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I just use a hand poweres drill.

Proverbs 6:6-8 New International Version (NIV)

6 Go to the ant, you sluggard;
    consider its ways and be wise!
7 It has no commander,
    no overseer or ruler,
8 yet it stores its provisions in summer
    and gathers its food at harvest.

 

#8 Offline AntsMaryland - Posted August 23 2017 - 5:08 PM

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Thanks.


Aphaenogaster cf. rudis 

Tetramorium immigrans 

Tapinoma sessile

Formica subsericea

Pheidole sp.

Camponotus nearcticus

#9 Offline MegaMyrmex - Posted August 23 2017 - 5:09 PM

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Here's a pic of the whole unit (I don't know why the photo's upside down)
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Proverbs 6:6-8 New International Version (NIV)

6 Go to the ant, you sluggard;
    consider its ways and be wise!
7 It has no commander,
    no overseer or ruler,
8 yet it stores its provisions in summer
    and gathers its food at harvest.

 

#10 Offline AntsMaryland - Posted August 23 2017 - 5:09 PM

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ehhm... the link isn't working...


Aphaenogaster cf. rudis 

Tetramorium immigrans 

Tapinoma sessile

Formica subsericea

Pheidole sp.

Camponotus nearcticus

#11 Offline MegaMyrmex - Posted August 23 2017 - 5:11 PM

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Yeah I know hold on...

Proverbs 6:6-8 New International Version (NIV)

6 Go to the ant, you sluggard;
    consider its ways and be wise!
7 It has no commander,
    no overseer or ruler,
8 yet it stores its provisions in summer
    and gathers its food at harvest.

 

#12 Offline MegaMyrmex - Posted August 23 2017 - 5:14 PM

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http://www.formicult...25011165693960/
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Proverbs 6:6-8 New International Version (NIV)

6 Go to the ant, you sluggard;
    consider its ways and be wise!
7 It has no commander,
    no overseer or ruler,
8 yet it stores its provisions in summer
    and gathers its food at harvest.

 

#13 Offline AntsMaryland - Posted August 23 2017 - 5:15 PM

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that's cool


Aphaenogaster cf. rudis 

Tetramorium immigrans 

Tapinoma sessile

Formica subsericea

Pheidole sp.

Camponotus nearcticus

#14 Offline MegaMyrmex - Posted August 23 2017 - 5:17 PM

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Does this link work?

Proverbs 6:6-8 New International Version (NIV)

6 Go to the ant, you sluggard;
    consider its ways and be wise!
7 It has no commander,
    no overseer or ruler,
8 yet it stores its provisions in summer
    and gathers its food at harvest.

 

#15 Offline AntsMaryland - Posted August 23 2017 - 5:49 PM

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yes it does


Aphaenogaster cf. rudis 

Tetramorium immigrans 

Tapinoma sessile

Formica subsericea

Pheidole sp.

Camponotus nearcticus

#16 Offline MegaMyrmex - Posted August 26 2017 - 3:39 PM

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The queen is getting phystrogastric again and has laid about 2 or 3 eggs.

Proverbs 6:6-8 New International Version (NIV)

6 Go to the ant, you sluggard;
    consider its ways and be wise!
7 It has no commander,
    no overseer or ruler,
8 yet it stores its provisions in summer
    and gathers its food at harvest.

 

#17 Offline AntsMaryland - Posted August 26 2017 - 3:48 PM

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Yay! Hope she keeps it up!


Aphaenogaster cf. rudis 

Tetramorium immigrans 

Tapinoma sessile

Formica subsericea

Pheidole sp.

Camponotus nearcticus

#18 Offline MegaMyrmex - Posted August 27 2017 - 6:30 PM

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There are now 3 eggs, but something went wrong. They killed and ate the insides of one of the worker's head. I don't know why they did this, and I can also sense escalating aggression- one of the workers was standing over the broodpile while she was sort of launching mandible strikes at other workers. I gave them some honey but they haven't eaten it yet...

Proverbs 6:6-8 New International Version (NIV)

6 Go to the ant, you sluggard;
    consider its ways and be wise!
7 It has no commander,
    no overseer or ruler,
8 yet it stores its provisions in summer
    and gathers its food at harvest.

 

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