Re: Dspdrew's Pogonomyrmex californicus journal
samuricex wrote:How long did it take for your natural broods to eclose? And how often do your pogo queens come out to forage? I haven't seen my queen in two weeks and I don't know if she's dead or...
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This is not really an update, but something strange I observed in one of the brood boosted colonies. When I got home from work today I noticed one of the workers outside the nest just standing there...
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That is not something I have seen before. It is interestion though. Keep us informed on what happens.
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So a few hours after I edited that last post, this worker started moving around a little farther, and then after a few more hours has now started acting perfectly normal again like the other workers....
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Maybe it was just taking a vacation from all the busy working.
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Hummm. That is strange. Never seen that before. Maybe got to cold?
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Weird! What is happening! Maybe, just maybe an alien ant from another planet abducted it and paralysed it for 24 hours! And maybe now it is alien? Just an idea.
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Update:Queens in test tubes:Nothing has changed much with these, except the larvae have all grown quite a bit, and are probably a week away from pupating. I have noticed that all the queens that were...
View ArticleRe: Dspdrew's Pogonomyrmex californicus journal (Updated 7-19-2013)
Sorry for the losses. That is funny how the worker/s keep taking her back in.
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dspdrew wrote:Here's the video of the worker carrying the queen back into the nest:I should carry my queen ant too.
View ArticleRe: Dspdrew's Pogonomyrmex californicus journal (Updated 7-19-2013)
Not an update, but I moved my webcam from my Camponotus nest to my best, most active and alive P. californicus nest. If anyone wants to, you can view it at http://antcam.gyg.cc:880. It's always live,...
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dspdrew wrote:Not an update, but I moved my webcam from my Camponotus nest to my best, most active and alive P. californicus nest. If anyone wants to, you can view it at http://antcam.gyg.cc:880. It's...
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Very cool, watched them for a while, someone was camping out in the water tube.
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parastatic wrote:Very cool, watched them for a while, someone was camping out in the water tube.How funny, you must have caught the 30 minutes of light while I got ready for work. I noticed they were...
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Sorry about the deaths! I hope you weren't to attached. Since you told me they have a survival rate in the wild of about 3% I'd say you are doing very well. Keep up the good work and updates!
View ArticleRe: Dspdrew's Pogonomyrmex californicus journal (Updated 7-28-2013)
dspdrew wrote:Update:Queens in test tubes:Nothing has changed much with these, except the larvae have all grown quite a bit, and are probably a week away from pupating. I have noticed that all the...
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UpdateQueens in test tubes:At this point I don't think any of them have brood anymore. One of them had some developing brood, but i don't know what happened with that.Queens in jars:One of the queens...
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dspdrew wrote: Here's some pictures of the new nanitic worker. This test tube it's sitting in is actually a very small one, measuring only about 10mm, so you can see how tiny this worker is. I am...
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Congrats! I knew you had nanitics. ;}
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