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Derpy’s Camponotus Laevigatus Journal Updated 5/11/18

Started By Derpy , Feb 10 2018 11:01 PM

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#21 Offline nurbs - Posted February 15 2018 - 9:39 PM

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Here are some pictures of the eggs.


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I’ll try to embed with a computer.

 

Aw man, even showed you how to do it on this same thread!

 

Here it is again :)

 

 


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#22 Offline Derpy - Posted February 15 2018 - 9:40 PM

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Here are some pictures of the eggs.https://imgur.com/gallery/6f3H2
I’ll try to embed with a computer.

 
Aw man, even showed you how to do it on this same thread!
 
Here it is again :)
 

 

Lol thanks!

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#23 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted February 15 2018 - 11:07 PM

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It doesn't work on iPad, I tried to help him but it didn't work :(

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#24 Offline Derpy - Posted February 17 2018 - 5:20 PM

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I have just started heating these girls up with a heating cable.

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#25 Offline Jadeninja9 - Posted February 17 2018 - 7:19 PM

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I have just started heating these girls up with a heating cable.

Hopefully that'll speed things up.


#26 Offline Derpy - Posted February 22 2018 - 6:36 PM

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So this colony has been doing really well as the queen has been laying a bunch of eggs. They have also been accepting lots of protein (superworms), but don't seem interested in honey.

Here are some pictures of the eggs. 

 

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-1x Parasitic Formica Sp. Colony

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#27 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted February 22 2018 - 7:44 PM

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That's a ton of eggs!!

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#28 Offline Derpy - Posted February 22 2018 - 9:22 PM

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Yeah. I'm suprised at how many eggs she laid.


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#29 Offline Derpy - Posted March 1 2018 - 10:07 PM

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Good new guys! Some of the eggs have hatched into tiny larvae. I will be sure to up the protein amount so that they can develop properly. I will get pics ASAP.

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#30 Offline KBant - Posted March 2 2018 - 7:23 AM

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#31 Offline Derpy - Posted March 2 2018 - 4:30 PM

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Ok here are the pictures! 

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There are about 3-5 tiny larvae. In total it took around 16 days for these eggs to hatch and I hope more will hatch soon!


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#32 Offline Derpy - Posted March 19 2018 - 6:09 PM

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This colony continues to thrive. They have a large brood pile and around 8-9 pupae. I have fed them fruit flies, super worms, and cricket. Suprisingly they also took freeze dried crickets. I will try to get picture ASAP.

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#33 Offline KBant - Posted March 19 2018 - 7:11 PM

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I only feed freeze dried crickets and sugar water for my c. Modocs

#34 Offline Derpy - Posted April 18 2018 - 8:17 AM

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This colony has been doing extremely well. Sorry for not updating earlier, I was too lazy;). They are now at around 28 workers, and still have tons of brood. I have been feeding them a large cricket every other day and they also seem to love sugar water. I am probably going to move this colony into something else soon, as feeding them is starting to get hard without escapes. I will get pictures as soon as I get to my laptop.

-1x Parasitic Formica Sp. Colony

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#35 Offline Derpy - Posted April 18 2018 - 8:36 AM

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#36 Offline Derpy - Posted May 7 2018 - 6:53 PM

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I have now moved this colony into one of TarHeels Mini Hearth. They continue to do extremely well, with lots of brood, and other batch of workers just around the corner. I am also really excited to get my first median and major! I feed them fruit flies almost everyday along with mealworms. I will get pictures soon.
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#37 Offline Karma - Posted May 9 2018 - 3:25 PM

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Awesome! You should upload some pics of them in the mini hearth  :D  


#38 Offline Derpy - Posted May 9 2018 - 3:47 PM

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Yeah, I can do that later today!
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#39 Offline Karma - Posted May 9 2018 - 4:14 PM

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Yeah, I can do that later today!

Thanks! I've been curious to see how camponotus are in the mini hearths as I was considering getting some for my C. herculeanus and Formica fusca colonies but wasn't sure if they'd be big enough to fit more of them then the test tubes I use.


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That's nurbs Camponotus for you


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