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Post by tony on Mar 28, 2014 17:01:48 GMT
 Hello everyone from Colorado, USA . I am new to this forum so I thought I would start with my favorite ant species. I started this colony at the beginning of July 2013. With an alate I caught, I brood boosted with 20 larvae from a wild nest. The colony survived winter sleep and the queen as produced a lot of eggs. I had a mild die off about 20 workers last week but they seem to be doing good now. They are housed in a THA haven |
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Post by Jenny on Mar 28, 2014 17:21:02 GMT
Hi Tony, welcome to the Ant Hill  A great photo you have there, and I love the way you have started your journal! I look forward to reading more as you progress with them, they are a lovely colour, and I am pleased they have started to do good for you. This forum will open up more as you post, so enjoy your visits with us. |
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Post by Wood~Ant on Mar 28, 2014 17:26:13 GMT
I love Pogonomyrmex species, so I will follow this journal with interest Tony.  |
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Post by tony on Mar 28, 2014 17:30:59 GMT
 Here is a better picture of a worker and the queen is behind her. |
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Post by tony on Mar 30, 2014 4:23:45 GMT
 This was a fully mature Pogonomyrmex occidentalis colony right outside my work . The floods last year killed this colony |
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Post by tony on Mar 30, 2014 4:25:39 GMT
Right below the mound is a 4/8 sheet of plywood to use for scale
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Post by tony on Mar 30, 2014 4:35:06 GMT
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Post by tony on Mar 30, 2014 4:35:43 GMT
First eggs of the year
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Post by deansie on Mar 30, 2014 9:02:51 GMT
Hello Tony, great journal you have started-pictures are great quality and the deceased colony picture is cool to see also.
Look forward to reading more.
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tony
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Post by tony on Apr 3, 2014 10:25:59 GMT
OK, checked them this evening and 6 larvae are medium to large size.
The colony has about 20 more eggs and larvae.
I will post pictures as soon as the first larave of the year pupates
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Post by Driver Ant on Apr 3, 2014 18:39:42 GMT
OK, checked them this evening and 6 larvae are medium to large size. The colony has about 20 more eggs and larvae. I will post pictures as soon as the first larave of the year pupates Great, these ants are cool and I love to see photos of them. |
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Post by tony on Apr 4, 2014 18:17:30 GMT
I checked today and my colony lost another 9 workers really getting worried .
This last week I hadn't lost any after my big die off of 20 , was starting to relax but not now. No larave or eggs have died queens healthy.
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Post by tony on Apr 6, 2014 1:13:17 GMT
While I have eggs small and medium size larvae I'm back to losing workers 5-10 a day.
This species is the first as a kid I tried to keep first I collected and first to bite me.
My favorite species and my oldest colony and I can't seem to stop it dying.
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Post by tony on Apr 9, 2014 3:54:42 GMT
Ok, on advice from others I have move them in to 5/7 framed formicarium from THA, hope this works do not want to lose my ladies.
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Post by tony on May 11, 2014 2:33:46 GMT
My Pogonomyrmex occidentalis colony has its first new workers of the year will post pictures soon
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