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- Thu Jun 04, 2020 4:55 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Disaster with my thatcher ant colony
- Replies: 3
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Re: Disaster with my thatcher ant colony
So, strangely my colony is more active now, and more productive...they're actually now fairly aggressive foragers, before they used to just sort of hang out.
- Tue May 19, 2020 5:47 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Disaster with my thatcher ant colony
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1649
Re: Disaster with my thatcher ant colony
Yeah they live in my bedroom desser...
- Tue May 19, 2020 5:38 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Disaster with my thatcher ant colony
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1649
Disaster with my thatcher ant colony
So the oldest child went running by, and due to poor placement of a testtube, snagged the formacarium with her arm, throwing it to the ground. The colony has been going strong now for 2 years, and was just coming out of hibernation. I spent 45 minutes on the floor with cotton balls collecting eggs, ...
- Wed Sep 05, 2018 12:18 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: ID Stead, NV
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1785
Re: ID Stead, NV
I remembered I found a worker a few months ago with similar colors. And batfishspider gave me an ID on the worker. Camponotus sp.major, possibly C. sansabeanus. I think it's the same species as that one.
- Thu Aug 30, 2018 11:56 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Another ID reno, nv
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2784
Re: Another ID reno, nv
Another update...only one larvae formed a cocoon, and doesn't appear to have survived...however she is still alive and well and raising her newest brood.
- Thu Aug 30, 2018 11:53 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: ID Reno, NV
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3282
Re: ID Reno, NV
I have an update, she has five workers with another 6 or six about to emerge plus one massive brood.
- Thu Aug 30, 2018 11:49 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: ID Stead, NV
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1785
ID Stead, NV
Found another queen Time was 6 am Location was the inside of my kitchen door She is approximately 16mm long Black and orange Tends to just slowly pace the http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/o748/philip_lee2/20180830_213738_zps0rqk0arn.jpg http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/o748/philip_lee2/2018083...
- Sat Jul 21, 2018 7:04 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: ID Reno, NV
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3282
Re: ID Reno, NV
Looks right from what I found on ant wiki
- Tue Jul 17, 2018 12:38 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: ID Reno, NV
- Replies: 4
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ID Reno, NV
20180708 Reno, NV Redish Brown with Grey gaster Darted out from under my Armor box at a park Fast darting movement with momentary pauses No rain for several days Size 10mm I've observed these ants a lot as a kid, I think they're fun. Workers dart around with brief pauses before racing off somewhere ...
- Wed Jun 20, 2018 2:10 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: One more ID
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2475
Re: One more ID
Woot, I got one...that's what I have written in my notes with a question mark next to it.