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Chromerust's Acromyrmex Versicolor Journal

Started By Chromerust , Feb 13 2015 6:02 PM

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#1 Offline Chromerust - Posted February 13 2015 - 6:02 PM

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Found these last summer at Joshua Tree National Park. As you will see my setup is about as simple as it gets. Right now there's about 15 workers and a bunch more on the way. (y)

 


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#2 Offline dspdrew - Posted February 13 2015 - 9:37 PM

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Colony's looking good.


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#3 Offline Vendayn - Posted February 13 2015 - 9:41 PM

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Yeah, that is a really nice colony. :) Good music too, btw. I like it.


#4 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted February 13 2015 - 10:27 PM

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Doing better than my colony... Is that a larger test tube that you put them into?


#5 Offline Chromerust - Posted February 13 2015 - 10:35 PM

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Thanks guys :)  Yeah Greg its a bird feeder from Walmart


#6 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted February 13 2015 - 10:37 PM

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Thanks guys :)  Yeah Greg its a bird feeder from Walmart

A what? Do you have a picture of the whole setup? 


#7 Offline Chromerust - Posted February 13 2015 - 10:42 PM

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Did you watch the whole thing? I show it pretty clearly I thought.


#8 Offline Chromerust - Posted February 13 2015 - 11:00 PM

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They are in one of these

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#9 Offline Chromerust - Posted February 15 2015 - 9:18 AM

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Lots of workers coming soon!

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#10 Offline Silvak - Posted February 15 2015 - 9:56 AM

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I think the ants really approve of their unconventional home. Did you catch the queen or dig her up?


#11 Offline Chromerust - Posted February 15 2015 - 10:06 AM

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These are impossible to dig up even with a backhoe. All my ants come from founding queens after nuptial flights.


#12 Offline Chromerust - Posted May 7 2015 - 5:12 PM

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This colony is about to double. :lol:

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#13 Offline dspdrew - Posted May 7 2015 - 5:25 PM

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Nice! Looks like they're doing pretty good.


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#14 Offline Chromerust - Posted May 7 2015 - 5:46 PM

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They really like those sunflowers. You can see the yellow spots all over the fungus.


#15 Offline Tpro4 - Posted May 7 2015 - 8:58 PM

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the luck is stron with u chromerust, everyone elses a. versicolor had fungus problems, but yours look great, not trying to jinx it or anything
Remember Dragon Warrior, anything is possible when you have inner peace. - Master Shifu

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#16 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted May 7 2015 - 10:30 PM

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Looking at this gives me memories. :*( Ah well, August is getting close.


#17 Offline Jonathan21700 - Posted May 8 2015 - 11:02 AM

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Great!


#18 Offline dermy - Posted May 8 2015 - 12:20 PM

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This colony is looking good great job~!


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