ANTSTORE World of Ants

[Flan]

Please use this thread for discussion about my diary.

[Messorus]

Hello
Thank you from this lovely pics (and also videos on youtube!), I saw some of your videos of this ant and it was quite interesting
I know this ant specie just few years, I´ve read about it in some old myrmecological books and than I´ve heard about somebody who was selling Tetramorums with queens of this ant, but it wasn´t interesting for me that time, I don´t have good experience with Tetramorium caespitum- feeding and etc.....
But I see here is somebody interested and experienced, who keeps Strongylognathus and can show us very nice photos and tell somethink interesting about Thank you very much
How many worker does Tetramorium and Strongylognathus have together in one colony, like organism...? I mean, what is approach of Tetramorium and Strongylognathus workers, for example 100/30 ???

[Pi.Ag3]

Hi Messorus,

usually Strongylognathus workers are only 2% oft the workers of one nest.
@Flan; really great diary, i hope you'll often make some updates

Greets, Pi

[Flan]

Thank you
In adult colony, ratio is 100 T.caespitum to 1 S.testaceus but the colony grows unusually big, so the amount of S.testaceus workers will be significant.

Edit
Pi: 2% sounds good too

[Messorus]

Thx, my first post was just like example, but also I´ve thought that Strongylognathus are something about 5 or 4%

Now I remember that in spring of 08 I´ve found died and extremelly small queen in a bowl of water in a cage of my cats, outside and than I´ve determinated it like Strongylognathus or somebody told me, I don´t know, but she was too small asiI didn´t put her to alcohol...

[JimmyVe]

Its a very nice Diary Flan and great pictures, keep up the good work.

[Pi.Ag3]

Thanks for the interessting Update. Nice new home for the ants

Greets, Pi

[Flan]

Thanks . Soon I will hibernate them.

[Pi.Ag3]

Hi,

with wich camera are you doing these vids? They're great

[Flan]

Thank You

Cannon PowerShot SX100 IS,
nothing special (640X480 , 25fps). Better for taking pictures.
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7.
Great HD 1280x720 recording . Zoom + auto focus are available while recording.
Poor for taking macro pictures. European version has 15 min limit of recording video in HD (but Lumix DMC-ZX3 probably can record until card is full).
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That's not all. You have to attach something, that will change zoom into magnifying glass.
For example - macro converter.
I'm using lens from old slide projector .

[Pi.Ag3]

Thanks for the update, really good and still interessting journal. And the pictures, wow...

Greetings, Phil