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Post by Wood~Ant on May 31, 2015 11:57:23 GMT
Rather than have too many separate threads for named ant species I keep, all members can post here to ask questions or comment on my ant species. Please just name the ant species journal you wish to know about. I know this may cause a bit of a mix of replies; but it will keep all info in one place, as I don't want to have pages of comments for all the different ant colonies I may be currently keeping. Sorry if this causes anyone any inconvenience, but I am trying to keep it simple and tidy by putting all my "ant eggs" in one basket for the time being. ![;)](http://www.cosgan.de/images/more/bigs/c033.gif) Thanks ![:P](http://www.cosgan.de/images/more/bigs/a213.gif)
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2015 12:10:02 GMT
Hi Wood, I was just in the process of posting a comment on your Pheidole West colony but it couldn't be posted as the board showed an error. Anyway, ill post here. What temperature do you keep the west pheidole palludila colony at? I was just wondering as I'm going to get a pheidole colony and thought I would ask you about their environmental needs.
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Post by Jenny on May 31, 2015 12:16:26 GMT
Hi Wood, I was just in the process of posting a comment on your Pheidole West colony but it couldn't be posted as the board showed an error. Anyway, ill post here. What temperature do you keep the west pheidole palludila colony at? I was just wondering as I'm going to get a pheidole colony and thought I would ask you about their environmental needs. This is one of the colonies we keep in my room which is only heated in the winter months. Currently the temperature fluctuates between a low of 18 Celsius and a high of 25C. During a very hot summer it can reach 27 to 28, but never drops below 17C at its coolest in the coldest of winter nights. Hope this help Eciton?
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2015 12:21:31 GMT
Hi Wood, I was just in the process of posting a comment on your Pheidole West colony but it couldn't be posted as the board showed an error. Anyway, ill post here. What temperature do you keep the west pheidole palludila colony at? I was just wondering as I'm going to get a pheidole colony and thought I would ask you about their environmental needs. This is one of the colonies we keep in my room which is only heated in the winter months. Currently the temperature fluctuates between a low of 18 Celsius and a high of 25C. During a very hot summer it can reach 27 to 28, but never drops below 17C at its coolest in the coldest of winter nights. Hope this help Eciton? Yes, thanks Jen that helps a lot ![:)](http://www.cosgan.de/images/more/bigs/c015.gif) . I guess the humidity in the nest will be medium 50%-70% if the temperature is between 18 and 25 and assuming the nest is watered often?
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Post by Jenny on May 31, 2015 12:24:56 GMT
The humidity is from the oasis built into the acrylic nest, which we only wet when it looks dry, roughly twice a week as it does hold moisture well.
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Post by tom1 on Jun 1, 2015 14:02:13 GMT
Wood are you sure they are barbaricus not herculeanus/ligniperdus?
C. barbaricus tend to be much more slender in both workers and queens. Your colony looks strikingly different to mine!
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Post by deansie on Jun 1, 2015 14:10:15 GMT
Nice video Wood, impressive looking ant-look forward to the journal
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Post by Jenny on Jun 1, 2015 14:20:26 GMT
Wood are you sure they are barbaricus not herculeanus/ligniperdus? C. barbaricus tend to be much more slender in both workers and queens. Your colony looks strikingly different to mine! It was definitely barbaricus he ordered. Wood had the last colony, we know for certain they are not ligniperdus as we have had them before. The herculeanus was sold as a queen and first workers, but this colony is bigger www.ants-kalytta.com/Ants-Europe.html?f=C
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Post by Wood~Ant on Jun 1, 2015 17:30:18 GMT
Tom was right, as I have checked the emails from Gerhard and he did say on 2 of them that he was sending a colony of Camponotus herculeanus, so they are not barbaricus after all. ![::)](http://www.cosgan.de/images/more/bigs/a090.gif) Time to change the journal name right now!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2015 17:32:59 GMT
Still you got a great species, C.hurculeanus are very cool and seem to be very popular amongst ant keepers. Great colony wood ![:)](http://www.cosgan.de/images/more/bigs/c015.gif)
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2015 18:00:21 GMT
I was just about to say they look a bit different to Camponotus barbaricus ![;)](http://www.cosgan.de/images/more/bigs/c033.gif)
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Post by Wood~Ant on Jun 1, 2015 18:06:13 GMT
I was just about to say they look a bit different to Camponotus barbaricus ![;)](http://www.cosgan.de/images/more/bigs/c033.gif) It would have made a good April Fool's joke if only it was not the 1st of June. ![:)](http://www.cosgan.de/images/more/bigs/c015.gif)
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Post by Black Ant on Jun 1, 2015 18:13:46 GMT
I was just about to say they look a bit different to Camponotus barbaricus ![;)](http://www.cosgan.de/images/more/bigs/c033.gif) It would have made a good April Fool's joke if only it was not the 1st of June. ![:)](http://www.cosgan.de/images/more/bigs/c015.gif) It was close Wood, as they are all the same genus and some species do look very similar. ![:(](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/sad.png)
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Post by tom1 on Jun 1, 2015 19:03:54 GMT
Hercu's are a very nice and bulky Camponotus. Looks like a healthy colony!
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Post by Wood~Ant on Jun 1, 2015 21:00:28 GMT
Hercu's are a very nice and bulky Camponotus. Looks like a healthy colony! Yes, plumper than my cruentatus and a bit more like Formica rufa at a quick glance. It was advertised as a barbaricus colony, so I only found out they were hercs when you said and I reread the emails.
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