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Post by Akaant on Apr 15, 2011 10:40:44 GMT
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Post by Akaant on Apr 17, 2011 12:21:20 GMT
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peanuts
Honey Pot Ant
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Post by peanuts on Apr 17, 2011 13:55:43 GMT
impressive colony, what kind of nest are they kept in?
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Post by Akaant on Apr 18, 2011 2:40:18 GMT
I used Plaster of Paris and a acrylic sheet.
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Post by Akaant on May 2, 2011 21:20:13 GMT
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Post by Zarbi on May 4, 2011 10:38:50 GMT
Lovely photos, but I don't have a clue on what happens for the development of major caste workers as to the conditions that make them. Perhaps they get fed more protein during the larval stage
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Post by Akaant on May 24, 2011 22:25:06 GMT
I'm happy to see my first worker of the year born today! Most of this generation of brood are pupae now and the next generation of 120-160 eggs and larvae or growing fast. The next few weeks will be exciting to watch.
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Post by Akaant on Jun 26, 2011 22:54:44 GMT
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Post by Wood~Ant on Jun 27, 2011 6:31:35 GMT
I wish Campo species would do as well for me, as your colony is thriving from the photos and video
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Post by Akaant on Jul 1, 2011 0:00:45 GMT
Yes that is the queen. I find it odd that she lays so much eggs and isn't bloated.
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Post by Akaant on Sept 13, 2011 18:28:39 GMT
The colony is a drinking machine building up a food supply for the winter. I can't keep up the supply without them trashing the foraging area for every scrap of food. Their large numbers and aggressive behavior makes cleaning difficult. I'm surprised that the colony didn't reach maturity this year but definitely will next year. Vids.
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mtrein
Nurse Ant
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Post by mtrein on Oct 19, 2011 12:50:25 GMT
Hi, I see you are using plaster with your Camponotus. I have a Camponotus ligniperdus queen with two workers. You can see the nest I built for them in the first post on my blog: marcelosants.blogspot.comThey are still in the test tube, inside the forage pot, so have not moved in the plaster nest yet. I was wondering how you keep the mold out of the plaster, as Camponotus require some humidity, right? For this reason I was thinking of not having them settle in the plaster at all. Care to share that bit of information?
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Post by Akaant on Apr 21, 2012 15:34:30 GMT
Depends on the Camponotus species as to how much humidity is needed. This colony never needs nest watering but my ground dwelling C americanus needs water every week or two.
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Post by Akaant on Apr 21, 2012 15:37:02 GMT
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Post by Wood~Ant on Apr 21, 2012 18:27:01 GMT
Your photos are truly amazing and I always look forward to you posting more. There doesn't appear to be a comments thread for this journal, so hope you don't mind my posting on this and feel free to make a comment thread on your chromaiodes if you wish.
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