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von **aka ant** » 1. Jul 2010 00:23

I captured this colony a few weeks ago and lost about 8-10 workers due to moving them around. The colony is stable now with 35+ workers 3-4 new workers and a large batch of brood (40+) This specie is quite picky when it comes to feeding but I managed to figure out what they like. Meal worms and spiders seem to be the only thing they take in for protein and most sweet liquids will do.

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von **Gortello** » 1. Jul 2010 21:41

nice ants

von **aka ant** » 2. Jul 2010 16:30

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Major worker.
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von **aka ant** » 6. Jul 2010 20:25

A few new photos!
Busy day.
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One of the workers antenna is stuck in some sap from the spider.
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Eating a cut up meal worm.
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Fast growing brood.
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Naked pupa?
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von **bryguy97** » 6. Jul 2010 21:54

Beautiful pictures, aka ant

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von **aka ant** » 13. Jul 2010 05:15

Small video of my colony foraging.
I accidentally disturbed them so you will see little action around the cricket.
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von **aka ant** » 20. Jul 2010 14:41

The colony was crammed in the test tube so I decided to move them into my other Camponotus setup.
The move went smooth but I did have a few runners but managed to catch them all.
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von **aka ant** » 21. Jul 2010 16:10

C americanus seem picky when it comes to food compared to any other Camponotus specie I have kept.
I made a list of what they will eat.
sugar water
honey
fruits
crickets
spiders
meal worms
flies

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von **Raimund** » 21. Jul 2010 16:14

Very nice pictures and videos. I like the color of the eggs!

von **aka ant** » 21. Jul 2010 16:22

I have no idea why the eggs are orange.

von **aka ant** » 24. Jul 2010 19:48

I found a small surprise today. A male was born then torn up by the workers.
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von **aka ant** » 30. Jul 2010 16:25

I Made a new update video of the colony is their new home.
http://www.youtube.com/user/alexuks#p/a/u/0/SRB2Z4tVghM

von **aka ant** » 6. Aug 2010 01:01

I have 10-12 new workers since last update and more on the way. I was excited to see my first major born in captivity, shes quite beautiful.
I'm going camping soon so I would like to give you more pics to enjoy.
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Major just born.
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von **aka ant** » 17. Aug 2010 15:31

More workers born recently bringing the number around 125 workers. They finally got back their appetite as did my Camponotus
chromaiodes colony.
I hope the larvae develop into adults before winter.
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von **aka ant** » 24. Aug 2010 16:41

I had much joy watching this colony grow from 80-90 workers to 150+. I don't think the current larvae batch (25) will be born this year which is fine with me.
I got a nice surprise from the current pupa batch a huge major.
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