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Nanitics!

Started By Mathiacus , Nov 18 2014 7:42 AM

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#1 Offline Mathiacus - Posted November 18 2014 - 7:42 AM

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I got my first nanitics ever! So excited! Two appeared overnight.


Edited by dspdrew, November 20 2014 - 10:58 AM.
Fixed the title.

#2 Offline Mathiacus - Posted November 18 2014 - 7:55 AM

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They are at the limit of what my phone's camera can do I think. :P
Closer inspection of the other tubes revealed another one with a different queen. I guess this makes me one of you guys now ;)

#3 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted November 18 2014 - 8:37 AM

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Is that a Pheidole sp?

#4 Offline Mathiacus - Posted November 18 2014 - 9:16 AM

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I am thinking it is. Looking forward to seeing the majors.

#5 Offline DesertAntz - Posted November 18 2014 - 12:11 PM

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Congrats on your baby ants.  :ok:


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#6 Offline James C. Trager - Posted November 18 2014 - 2:26 PM

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Looks like a Pheidole queen.

Note: Correct spelling is nanitic (rhymes with parasitic, syphilitic, etc. :) )


Edited by James C. Trager, November 18 2014 - 2:27 PM.

#7 Offline drtrmiller - Posted November 18 2014 - 4:08 PM

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Note: Correct spelling is nanitic (rhymes with parasitic, syphilitic, etc. :) )

 

Arthritic, semitic, acidic, analytic, paralytic—couldn't think of anything else to rhyme with other than parasites and syphilis? lol




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#8 Offline James C. Trager - Posted November 19 2014 - 7:48 AM

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Couldn't at the moment. Arthritic and paralytic aren't so great, either. ;)


#9 Offline Mathiacus - Posted November 19 2014 - 8:30 AM

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Thank you.
It will not let me edit post title 😢

#10 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted November 19 2014 - 9:23 AM

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Go into full editor in Post #1.

#11 Offline Chromerust - Posted November 19 2014 - 5:28 PM

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I know the proper way to pronounce the word but I accidentally always say nanny-tick :-)


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#12 Offline LAnt - Posted December 1 2014 - 5:16 PM

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No hibernation?

#13 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted December 1 2014 - 5:41 PM

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Welcome back LAnt! I forget if you have any colonies. :thinking:


#14 Offline Mathiacus - Posted December 2 2014 - 1:40 AM

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No hibernation in australia.

#15 Offline LAnt - Posted December 2 2014 - 5:10 PM

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Hey Greg, sort of. didn't know youre down south. I thought it was nanitic too for a while

#16 Offline Mathiacus - Posted December 6 2014 - 7:25 PM

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Posted Imagetheir first solid meal.

#17 Offline drtrmiller - Posted December 6 2014 - 7:27 PM

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Wow. You have a good number of nanitics!

 

What were they eating before that?  Anything?


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#18 Offline Mathiacus - Posted December 6 2014 - 9:54 PM

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I gave some honey on a toothpick. That was all. I am hoping to see an antsplosion some time soon. This is the colony I had offered for testing one of your designs.
Oh, there are about 16 of them in there. I got a video but was unable to upload.

#19 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted December 6 2014 - 10:37 PM

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16 nanitics? That sounds like a rather prolific species, confirming Pheidole.


#20 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted December 6 2014 - 10:39 PM

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Actually sounds like Liometopum... :P But this is a Pheidole.


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