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Another! My queen ant journal

Post: # 99328Post Antloverhuman
Wed May 31, 2023 11:19 am

May 29, 2023
Caught a new queen! Dont know what it is, will try to id later but i assume she's tetramorium.
Ants I have-
camponotus compressus colony- the shadow warriors.
Pls just let me have a tetramorium colony

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Re: Another! My queen ant journal

Post: # 99329Post Antloverhuman
Wed May 31, 2023 11:24 am

May 31, 2023
Checked on her a little and she has eggs! Gave her a slapped mosquito and will give her a wet cotton day after tomorrow
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qicbvMTvKtkKiUuT7
Here are some crappy photos. From estimate she's around 6-7 mm long (don't even have a scale here bruh)
Ants I have-
camponotus compressus colony- the shadow warriors.
Pls just let me have a tetramorium colony

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Re: Another! My queen ant journal

Post: # 99366Post SolenopsisKeeper
Fri Jun 02, 2023 12:14 am

Antloverhuman wrote:
Wed May 31, 2023 11:24 am
May 31, 2023
Checked on her a little and she has eggs! Gave her a slapped mosquito and will give her a wet cotton day after tomorrow
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qicbvMTvKtkKiUuT7
Here are some crappy photos. From estimate she's around 6-7 mm long (don't even have a scale here bruh)
Almost looks like Crematogaster or mernoplus
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Re: Another! My queen ant journal

Post: # 99378Post Antloverhuman
Fri Jun 02, 2023 6:09 am

SolenopsisKeeper wrote:
Fri Jun 02, 2023 12:14 am
Antloverhuman wrote:
Wed May 31, 2023 11:24 am
May 31, 2023
Checked on her a little and she has eggs! Gave her a slapped mosquito and will give her a wet cotton day after tomorrow
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qicbvMTvKtkKiUuT7
Here are some crappy photos. From estimate she's around 6-7 mm long (don't even have a scale here bruh)
Almost looks like Crematogaster or mernoplus
I also think she maybe crematogaster. Once i get home i will post better photos and try to ID
Ants I have-
camponotus compressus colony- the shadow warriors.
Pls just let me have a tetramorium colony

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Re: Another! My queen ant journal

Post: # 99449Post Antloverhuman
Mon Jun 05, 2023 8:40 am

I saw some cremato workers and they could be the same species as the queen i caught. They were nesting in the hollow stem of a plant. They were really beautiful and cool to see and i hope the queen gets those workers. (But now i gotta design some acrylic nests as there's no way imma put up a vertical cement nest
Ants I have-
camponotus compressus colony- the shadow warriors.
Pls just let me have a tetramorium colony

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Re: Another! My queen ant journal

Post: # 99473Post Antloverhuman
Tue Jun 06, 2023 2:44 am

5 june 2023
Gave her another wet cotton. Eggs are doing great and she's alive.
I noticed a pattern with their nests that the will always live in a hollow thing sticking up in the soil so for their nest i will have to mount it on a stick in their outworld. (I could make a terrarium sort of thing but we'll see)
Ants I have-
camponotus compressus colony- the shadow warriors.
Pls just let me have a tetramorium colony

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Re: Another! My queen ant journal

Post: # 99486Post antperson24
Tue Jun 06, 2023 10:52 am

Antloverhuman wrote:
Tue Jun 06, 2023 2:44 am
5 june 2023
Gave her another wet cotton. Eggs are doing great and she's alive.
I noticed a pattern with their nests that the will always live in a hollow thing sticking up in the soil so for their nest i will have to mount it on a stick in their outworld. (I could make a terrarium sort of thing but we'll see)
I like the terrarium idea; that would be cool.
Why keep ants that aren't found in your yard?
There are so many fascinating ants right where you live!
I disagree with the keeping/buying of ants that aren't in your area.

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Re: Another! My queen ant journal

Post: # 99500Post Antloverhuman
Wed Jun 07, 2023 3:40 am

antperson24 wrote:
Tue Jun 06, 2023 10:52 am
Antloverhuman wrote:
Tue Jun 06, 2023 2:44 am
5 june 2023
Gave her another wet cotton. Eggs are doing great and she's alive.
I noticed a pattern with their nests that the will always live in a hollow thing sticking up in the soil so for their nest i will have to mount it on a stick in their outworld. (I could make a terrarium sort of thing but we'll see)
I like the terrarium idea; that would be cool.
I don't want a terrarium setup just yet. I would like to see some nest activities for a few years. Maybe after that i can give them a terrarium.
I also thought of an idea. I could use those transparent plastic straws (maybe red coloured to not disturb them with light) and stick em up in a small Tupperware filled with plaster floor. That way i could water the plaster and don't worry about hydration (i have observed they live in dry nests so it can work) and i can use cement instead of plaster as I've heard people got their colonies killed cuz of some bad plaster. (absolutely destroying the planet with plastic straws 8-)
Ants I have-
camponotus compressus colony- the shadow warriors.
Pls just let me have a tetramorium colony

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Re: Another! My queen ant journal

Post: # 99509Post antperson24
Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:30 am

Antloverhuman wrote:
Wed Jun 07, 2023 3:40 am
antperson24 wrote:
Tue Jun 06, 2023 10:52 am
Antloverhuman wrote:
Tue Jun 06, 2023 2:44 am
5 june 2023
Gave her another wet cotton. Eggs are doing great and she's alive.
I noticed a pattern with their nests that the will always live in a hollow thing sticking up in the soil so for their nest i will have to mount it on a stick in their outworld. (I could make a terrarium sort of thing but we'll see)
I like the terrarium idea; that would be cool.
I don't want a terrarium setup just yet. I would like to see some nest activities for a few years. Maybe after that i can give them a terrarium.
I also thought of an idea. I could use those transparent plastic straws (maybe red coloured to not disturb them with light) and stick em up in a small Tupperware filled with plaster floor. That way i could water the plaster and don't worry about hydration (i have observed they live in dry nests so it can work) and i can use cement instead of plaster as I've heard people got their colonies killed cuz of some bad plaster. (absolutely destroying the planet with plastic straws 8-)
Oh, that sounds good too. Here is the plaster I use: https://www.amazon.com/Dap-Plaster-Paris-20-Min/dp/B008SR3W1G/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=plaster+of+paris&qid=1686148211&sr=8-4
Why keep ants that aren't found in your yard?
There are so many fascinating ants right where you live!
I disagree with the keeping/buying of ants that aren't in your area.

Join Ants, Plants, and Myrmecology: https://discord.gg/BeQuNf8yTN

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Re: Another! My queen ant journal

Post: # 99551Post Antloverhuman
Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:26 am

8 June 2023
Arrived home after a terrible train ride which was 3½ hours late and with so many jerks. If my queen could speak, other passengers wouldn't have been able to sleep with the constant screaming of fear she probably would have experienced

Onto the more important part. She is still alive and seems to be fine. I tried to just simply hold her vial to a test tube setup and it almost worked. She picked up her batch of brood and carried it to the tt. I thought she would place it there so i didnt do anything but she ran back to the vial. I will try again tomorrow with a more proper setup and let her rest for today. her water cotton is completely dry so it shouldn't take long. I could raise her in the vial by watering the cotton with syringe but thats a dumb idea so no.
Ants I have-
camponotus compressus colony- the shadow warriors.
Pls just let me have a tetramorium colony

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