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AntsTexas' Camponotus pennsylvanicus Journal [Spamdy's Continued]

Started By Ants_Texas , Nov 17 2017 5:04 PM
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#21 Offline Ants_Texas - Posted January 17 2018 - 9:50 AM

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Update 1/17/18

The colony reached 13 workers, and then their tube fell over and crushed two of them. I'm almost sure one is dead, and the other one is alive but can't walk. This basically means they hatched two more workers, and two died, putting us back at 11. :(


#22 Offline Ants_Texas - Posted January 20 2018 - 11:33 AM

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Update 1/20/18

We're back up to 13 healthy workers.


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#23 Offline Ants_Texas - Posted January 28 2018 - 4:39 PM

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Update 1/28/18

We've got 20 workers and new brood. Looks like they'll be running out of pupae soon.

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#24 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted January 28 2018 - 4:42 PM

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Nice colony. I want to keep Camponotus pennsylvanicus, but my parents won't let me.


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#25 Offline Ants_Texas - Posted January 28 2018 - 4:45 PM

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Nice colony. I want to keep Camponotus pennsylvanicus, but my parents won't let me.

Really? And you've tried all of our suggestions from that post?


#26 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted January 28 2018 - 4:46 PM

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Nice colony. I want to keep Camponotus pennsylvanicus, but my parents won't let me.

Really? And you've tried all of our suggestions from that post?

 

They say I have to prove I'm "responsible".  I'm not sure how, though.


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#27 Offline Ants_Texas - Posted January 28 2018 - 4:47 PM

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Nice colony. I want to keep Camponotus pennsylvanicus, but my parents won't let me.

Really? And you've tried all of our suggestions from that post?

 

They say I have to prove I'm "responsible".  I'm not sure how, though.

 

You should ask them how. Only they know.


#28 Offline Spamdy - Posted January 28 2018 - 6:26 PM

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Update 1/28/18

We've got 20 workers and new brood. Looks like they'll be running out of pupae soon.

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Better than what I could have ever done!  :D


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#29 Offline Ants_Texas - Posted January 28 2018 - 7:02 PM

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Update 1/28/18

We've got 20 workers and new brood. Looks like they'll be running out of pupae soon.

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Better than what I could have ever done!  :D

 

Oh, please. You just don't have a lot of food avalible.


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#30 Offline Ants_Texas - Posted February 10 2018 - 4:17 PM

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Update 2/10/18

The mighty colony is up to 25 workers! I'm expecting a major soon.


#31 Offline Jadeninja9 - Posted February 10 2018 - 6:39 PM

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Nice job!


#32 Offline AntsMaryland - Posted February 10 2018 - 8:01 PM

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Cool! I am hoping to catch a Camponotus queen this anting season. They are my dream genus!


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#33 Offline Ants_Texas - Posted February 10 2018 - 8:09 PM

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Nice job!

Thanks!


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#34 Offline Ants_Texas - Posted February 10 2018 - 8:11 PM

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Cool! I am hoping to catch a Camponotus queen this anting season. They are my dream genus!

Good luck! Surely it shouldn't be as hard catching one up north. I'm looking for a more colorful Camponotus this summer.


#35 Offline AntsMaryland - Posted February 10 2018 - 8:38 PM

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There are a bunch of camponotus colonies I have observed in a park accross the street from my house. I shouldn't have trouble finding queens when they have there nuptial flights.


Aphaenogaster cf. rudis 

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#36 Offline AntsMaryland - Posted February 10 2018 - 8:44 PM

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What time of day do these queens ussually fly?


Aphaenogaster cf. rudis 

Tetramorium immigrans 

Tapinoma sessile

Formica subsericea

Pheidole sp.

Camponotus nearcticus

#37 Offline Ants_Texas - Posted February 10 2018 - 9:23 PM

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What time of day do these queens ussually fly?

No idea. I didn't catch this queen.

 

The queen was caught in wood anyways.


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#38 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted February 10 2018 - 9:50 PM

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They fly early morning, but it's hard to find them then, they hide too fast. But, they are all out an about looking for a nesting site at night, so nighttime is your best bet.

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#39 Offline AntsMaryland - Posted February 10 2018 - 9:55 PM

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Ok thanks. So after a rain storm in April-July look in early morning and at night?


Aphaenogaster cf. rudis 

Tetramorium immigrans 

Tapinoma sessile

Formica subsericea

Pheidole sp.

Camponotus nearcticus

#40 Offline Ants_Texas - Posted February 10 2018 - 9:56 PM

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Try blacklighting at night, and checking in wood/looking for wanderers during the day.


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