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Antsylvania's Camponotus subbarbatus Journal


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#1 Offline Bracchymyrmex - Posted May 6 2018 - 10:16 AM

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5/6/18

 

We found five Camponotus subbarbatus queens this week and I thought it would be fitting to make a journal for them as they're quite beautiful.

 

Camponotus subbarbatus 2
 
Camponotus subbarbatus 1

 


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#2 Offline Bracchymyrmex - Posted June 17 2018 - 4:27 PM

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6/17/18

 

Forgot to add photos of the larvae. I now have one colony with workers (they eclosed this week). The eggs hatched around May 20th and pupated around June 3rd. 

 

Csubb#5
 
Csubb#4
 
Csubb#3

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#3 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted June 17 2018 - 4:30 PM

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Nice! I have a decent sized colony right now, they are very beautiful ants.



#4 Offline sirjordanncurtis - Posted June 17 2018 - 4:40 PM

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Those are really fast growing!


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#5 Offline Bracchymyrmex - Posted June 17 2018 - 5:30 PM

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Nice! I have a decent sized colony right now, they are very beautiful ants.

 

Yeah! I saw your thread! Beautiful colony!

 

Those are really fast growing!

 

We've been keeping them under a heat lamp at around 85° - 88° F (30° - 31° C) and I've found that it expedites their growth significantly.



#6 Offline CatsnAnts - Posted June 18 2018 - 3:13 PM

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Wow! I hope they do great!!! They are such beautiful ants! I just recently found a queen of this species as well. Can’t wait for the next update!!!
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