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Post by Asiletto on Oct 11, 2013 8:31:45 GMT
Eggs macro. I am a bit worried for next month, when I'll be in holiday. I'll train my dad to look after the ants  . |
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Post by Joona on Oct 12, 2013 12:54:10 GMT
The markings on the Camponotus paria are amazing! Very nice pics and colonys. Wish my missus would let me have an ant cabinet, best I was allowed was a empty Budwiser box in the boiler cupboard lol.
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Post by Asiletto on Oct 26, 2013 19:14:10 GMT
First major worker. Or maybe just an intermediate.  |
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Post by Asiletto on Dec 16, 2013 11:14:19 GMT
Update of my Thai Camponotus. I thought this colony would die, all the workers but two died by unknow reason. But they grow again, and I see first intermediate workers. On october 26:  today: The Camponotus cfr. albosparsus and the black coloured colony maybe suffered a bit the lower temperatures during my holiday, they were less active and full of food, they reminds me my C. ligniperda colony just before hibernation. Now I have raised the temperature a litte. The Camponotus paria colony is growing well. I will move them to small ytong nests soon. |
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Post by Asiletto on Jan 14, 2014 23:00:24 GMT
Who wants the test tube, when in the corner there is the heating cable?  |
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Post by Asiletto on Jan 20, 2014 10:43:04 GMT
I've just feed them some bakhtar and they are enjoing it! You can see the larvae that eated it turning yellow in color.
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Post by Black Ant on Jan 20, 2014 11:26:24 GMT
Great video asiletto and nice colony.
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Post by Asiletto on Feb 18, 2014 10:57:53 GMT
Timelapse (40x) of the red colony eating a mealworm.
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Post by Asiletto on Mar 9, 2014 20:49:05 GMT
Today I've worked hard, I've built five (!) small ytong and plaster nests for my Thai Camponotus species using 1 liter kitchen containers. Each nest have three holes, one on the back to connect to the arena and two lateral holes for areation/future expansion. The top is just fit in and can be opened for inspection. In a few days the humidity will decrease a bit and no longer mist up the sides.  Here's a Camponotus paria colony that just moved in: |
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Post by Asiletto on Mar 31, 2014 15:15:55 GMT
The nests retain a lot of moisture (almost too much), despite the three areation holes. Here's a picture of the Camponotus paria colony with some new cocoons.  |
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Post by deansie on Mar 31, 2014 19:33:40 GMT
Nice clips and pics-looks a interesting species
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Post by Asiletto on Apr 22, 2014 20:22:47 GMT
Close-up of an intermediate worker of Camponotus paria. I'm waiting for the majors, but nothing yet. The colony have now about one hundred workers and the same numbers of cocoon and larvae. The dirt on the image is gypsum powder, chopped by the ants and applied to the front pane.  |
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Post by Asiletto on May 4, 2014 14:58:17 GMT
Camponotus paria
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Post by Asiletto on May 30, 2014 11:31:21 GMT
Banana feeding frenzy It's time to build a new nest for this colony, the one they have is already full.. . |
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Post by TenebrousNova on May 30, 2014 11:44:24 GMT
Amazing journal so far. Does that queen still have her wings? I thought the workers would've chewed them off within the first few months.
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