Riccardo atta colony 2015 4/12/2015

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Re: Riccardo atta colony 2015 4/12/2015

Post by Atta solider » Mon Mar 27, 2017 11:09 am

Got my set up from raj yesturday so today I'll be moving them in it :) I'll post some pic when I've done :)

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Re: Riccardo atta colony 2015 4/12/2015

Post by Atta solider » Tue Mar 28, 2017 4:44 pm

Well I've put the set up in raj set up now
And all I can say is wow now :) shame
I can't put pics on but think later jack is putting pic on hear for all to see and talk about as I found that ant when I took a pic but it was not clear but today I saw her again :)

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Re: Riccardo atta colony 2015 4/12/2015

Post by Atta solider » Thu Mar 30, 2017 9:17 pm

Well we found out that other queen is a Arco queen and been in with my atta colony it is so cool have it in my atta colony am going try find out if she as been laying and there is arco workers as well as atta workers best of all it's so wired how the atta workers as not gone to kill her I've sent pic to Andrew of her.

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Re: Riccardo atta colony 2015 4/12/2015

Post by Acromyrmexbob » Sun Apr 02, 2017 11:42 pm

Ric, it would be fairly ground breaking stuff it there was an Acro queen living inside your Atta colony!! Do you have the Acro queen. Are you able to send it to me for identification. It may be a different species. Would be very interested to see it in person. But I think you need to think about other possibilities rather than an Acro queen living inside the Atta colony. It is still possible it is an Atta worker. In fact, it is more likely to be the case but unless I can see it in the flesh it is impossible to be definitive.

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Re: Riccardo atta colony 2015 4/12/2015

Post by Atta solider » Mon Apr 03, 2017 7:22 am

It's in the colony as was told put her back I sent you pic of her I am hoping getting better camera so I can get better pics of the workers to see this can be my science to try find out :) but so far all is great growing and healthy

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Re: Riccardo atta colony 2015 4/12/2015

Post by Atta solider » Tue May 02, 2017 10:10 am

2nd may 2017

Well colony growing nice and I've added more pods to the set up and raj came to have look at them as well there tree in garden am not sure what it is and shown raj it as well and gave him some of it to try on his ants. But been great so far with the colony I've seen the soliders more moving around the nest 2 was at the renter hole and then two more and it was like say to the other two right your times up guys go back home relax haha they changed over it was great see this never seen this before am trying to get pics up of the set up now like :)

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Re: Riccardo atta colony 2015 4/12/2015

Post by Atta solider » Sat Jun 17, 2017 7:33 am

17th June and yesterday I put load of privet leafs in there for them and now the colomy is max out on 7pods now colony going stornger then every there so much activity collecting leafs now colomy is well over half million now and yet there so many pupa and larvae been moved around the pods they been taking roses red and yellow and white which the fungus been coloured lol I feed them tune of grapes and in 3 days they was all gone it's a shame I can't get any pics on :( as my set is a lot different now big thanks to raj and he's set up :)

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Re: Riccardo atta colony 2015 4/12/2015

Post by RichardP » Thu Jun 22, 2017 12:11 pm

wow.. this sounds formidable!!

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Post by Atta solider » Fri Jun 23, 2017 9:33 pm

Thanks lol

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Re: Riccardo atta colony 2015 4/12/2015

Post by Atta solider » Mon Aug 07, 2017 1:23 pm

Big up date for my huge atta they have filled up the tubing that goes to the tank were I feed them from they took a black bin bag full privet in 3 days they are definitely keeping me in shape going down to the woods getting leafs for them it's great to watch them now with busy highway now of moving leafs it's like you see in wild now just leafs moving

I can say most have close to 1million now

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