My ants

My ants

Beitragvon Messorus » 30. Dez 2008 10:16

Hello guys
I show here some of ants, which I was or I ´m keeping right now..... Here are some of European ants, which I´ve caught myslef, except M. barbarus, M aegyptiacus and C. scutellaris.

Now I keep species:

Camponotus fallax
Camponotus vagus
Crematogaster smythi
Diacamma species
Formica cinerea
Gnamptogenys species
Lasius eumarginatus
Lasius niger
Messor barbarus
Myrmecina graminicola
Ponera coarctata
Proatta species
Stenamma debile
Temnothorax species

and I have also other species, but I don´t want to keep them in future..... If is somebody interested to ants like´s Formica cinerea,F. rufibarbis, Lasius eumarginatus, Tapinoma sp., possibly ambiguum; let me know about :grin:
I show here also two of mine peparations

I m waiting for your posts :grin:

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Camponotus fallax- now they have about 45 workers...
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Tapinoma- possibly ambifuum.... Now 15 wokrers...
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Lasius alienus
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Formica rufibarbis, still 15 workers
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Formicarium for C. vagus, without ants....
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M. muticus- she at all her brood
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M. barbarus.. they are bigger now
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M. aegyptiacus.... queen had died, so nice ants :( :(
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Crematogaster scutellaris
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Crematogaster smythi
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Temnothorax species... look at queens gaster ;)
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Aphaenogaster sp., possibly campana
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Proatta species(sorry, bad quality)
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Ponera coarctata with 3 queens and one worker eating... worse quality
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A queen of Ponera coarctata.... too bad quality... these ants are small
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Myrmecina graminicola queen:
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Stenamma debile queens- queen 1
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S. debile- queen 2
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A worker of a Proceratium melinum, primitive shy and very rare ant species
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Beitragvon Messorus » 31. Dez 2008 19:57

Other photos...
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Diacamma species
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Gnamptogenys
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Preparation of a worker of Polyrhachis dives
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Preparation of queen of L. niger
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Re: My ants

Beitragvon SteveUK28 » 2. Jan 2009 12:39

Hello Messorus... very nice pics you have some lovely ants... i especialy like the Gnamptogenys.. where did you get them from?
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Re: My ants

Beitragvon Messorus » 2. Jan 2009 13:57

SteveUK28 hat geschrieben:Hello Messorus... very nice pics you have some lovely ants... i especialy like the Gnamptogenys.. where did you get them from?


I got them from one good very experienced Czech keeper, which bought them from Mr. Kalytta :grin: They are from Indonesia... And maybe MAYBE I will get new Gnamptogenys species, very similiar to this one, from Borneo :D :D :D
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Re: My ants

Beitragvon SteveUK28 » 2. Jan 2009 15:42

very nice.. i wouldnt mind gettin some myself :D
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Re: My ants

Beitragvon Skippy » 2. Jan 2009 20:00

Hehe , I have to do same topic like this too :grin:
You´ve got nice species Messorus , especially these Diacamma ants , which I´ve wanted to get , but now is colony in my state so I have to search for another specie of this kind :D , which one ? =P~ , do not know :|
Gnamptogenys are fantastic looking ants and I am glad for that I saw them at summer in your home :)

Off course , these Stenamma and special Temnothorax sp. were found by me :D (sry)
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Gnamptogenys specie
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Re: My ants

Beitragvon Messorus » 2. Jan 2009 20:06

Off course , these Stenamma and special Temnothorax sp. were found by me :D (sry)[/quote]

Yes Skippy, that´s true, but I went with you on this hunt... And guess which member from here is using photos, which he didn´t taked himseld?! :P :grin:
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Re: My ants

Beitragvon Messorus » 2. Jan 2009 20:09

...and about Temnothorax... we picked up moss, which hided their nest, together [-X
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Beitragvon Skippy » 2. Jan 2009 20:11

Yes but that moss was checked by my eyes :D ... , and I have copyright to use these phtotos :) and if someone has problems , I can write here ... photo of that gnamto is by Vaclav from Prague
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Re: My ants

Beitragvon Messorus » 3. Jan 2009 19:49

Skippy hat geschrieben:Yes but that moss was checked by my eyes :D ... , and I have copyright to use these phtotos :) and if someone has problems , I can write here ... photo of that gnamto is by Vaclav from Prague


Oh, I didn´t remember this. Sorry, I will shut :grin:
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Re: My ants

Beitragvon Messorus » 10. Apr 2009 21:41

Hello guys
I´m back with new experience and new ants
i show here my set- up for new colony Odontomachus kuriowae and others...
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Lasius species(bruneus?)
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Tetramorium caespitum
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Crematogaster schmidti
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Formica colonies with Leptothorax species
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Messor media worker with ball from bread
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Tubes with primitive species
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Set- up from January...
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Basic surface for Odontomachus formicarium
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Finally formicarium :)
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A worker..(sorry from quality)
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Re: My ants

Beitragvon SteveUK28 » 11. Apr 2009 09:55

Very nice messorus :)
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Re: My ants

Beitragvon Messorus » 11. Apr 2009 17:03

SteveUK28 hat geschrieben:Very nice messorus :)


Thanks Steve :grin:
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Re: My ants

Beitragvon JimmyVe » 12. Apr 2009 14:02

Very nice pictures. Nice ants to. ;)
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Re: My ants

Beitragvon Messorus » 5. Mai 2009 15:50

Hello guys
just few new pictures
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New formicarium for M. barbarus
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Their new ytong nest
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Aphaenogaster subterranea young queen
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Till building form. for Messors
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Zoom on group of plants in their formicarium.....
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