AntsDakota's Ponera pennsylvanica colony
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AntsDakota's Ponera pennsylvanica colony
Today I caught an ant colony that I would have never thought I would catch. Ponera pennsylvanica! It is a young colony with a single queen along with 8 of her daughters. Sadly, I failed to collect any brood, but I hope the queen lays eggs soon. Actually, I have heard that Ponera are difficult to raise, so I hope they survive! Mabey the workers will help the queen feel secure, and she'll lay eggs.
So question. What should I name this colony? (I would have named it myself, but I can't think of any names that fit these odd looking ants.)
So question. What should I name this colony? (I would have named it myself, but I can't think of any names that fit these odd looking ants.)
"God made every kind of wild beasts and every kind of livestock and every kind of creeping things;" (including ants) "and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:25
Re: AntsDakota's Ponera pennsylvanica colony
the tan bullets maybe? They kind of look like bullets . . .
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Re: AntsDakota's Ponera pennsylvanica colony
They are actually black, so mabey the Shadow Bullets, like my future Shadow Empire, read it on The Shadow Empire journal. (and yes, they do look like bullets.)
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Re: AntsDakota's Ponera pennsylvanica colony
or the ponera pencils!!
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Re: AntsDakota's Ponera pennsylvanica colony
I've decided that they're the Black Bullets. The queen's name is Queen Bala Real, meaning Royal Bullet in Spanish.AntsDakota wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 12:28 pmThey are actually black, so mabey the Shadow Bullets, like my future Shadow Empire, read it on The Shadow Empire journal. (and yes, they do look like bullets.)
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Re: AntsDakota's Ponera pennsylvanica colony
nice name for the queen
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Re: AntsDakota's Ponera pennsylvanica colony
"God made every kind of wild beasts and every kind of livestock and every kind of creeping things;" (including ants) "and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:25
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Re: AntsDakota's Ponera pennsylvanica colony
Speaking of Spanish names, I caught a Camponotus herculeanus queen and named her Fuego Nocturno. (Nighttime Fire, referring to her bright red head and her glossy black abdomen. She is a beautiful queen.)
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Re: AntsDakota's Ponera pennsylvanica colony
Back on topic. So I captured 6 more workers from the same colony, so now the Black Bullets are a colony of 14, and still no eggs.
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Re: AntsDakota's Ponera pennsylvanica colony
What are you feeding the Ponera?
Also, bright red head? That doesn't sound like C. herculeanus. Maybe you should do an ID request.
Also, bright red head? That doesn't sound like C. herculeanus. Maybe you should do an ID request.
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