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Camponotus fellah in Germany
Hello my friends!
Here i will present my Camponotus fellah colony. I hold them now one year. i start with a queen and 3 workers.
I had first months some problems but after this time the colony only grow up. I have now a good runing colony. Some workers are die, maybe 4-6 workers. i have only a problem with the antenna of the workers. Some workers (7-10) can only use one antena realy good the other is without funktion. I think it can be that i had hold them with to low air huminity, but i am not sure.
Ok, that is only a short overview about my colony, i start with 3 workers and i have now 90 - 110 workers in all classes. minor, media and small major worker and some workers are between the media / major class. Very interesting is that some workers have a very big gaster, i think they only save food for the colony, because they never come out. But i know this is not an "Honey-Pot" ant species. Here are two pictures of this big workers:
Nick say that someone have here this kind of ants, so i have a question about "How do your Camponotus fellah have lunch". My workers did not bring the dead insects at the nest. they eat the insects outside the nest sometimes they bring the insects in but it is not so often! Maybe they change this when i give a bigger nest, that i have do today. New nest and a new arena. I will show you pictures from it next days.
Now i will talk about the biggest workers in my Nest, and about the brood.
Outside the nest only the small minor or Media workers. In the nest the media workers with the big gaster and the major workers in all ranges. This is my biggest worker now:
This major worker is coming out because i have shine with a lamp in the nest. The major is maybe 13-14mm long. But i think it is not the maximum size, because i have now a bigger pupa than the pupa they was this major in. Take a look at this pictures:
Here details of the big Pupa:
So i had think this is the biggest i can get.... but i think not right. On freeday i had seen this very very big pupa:
I hope that is an major pupa, but it can be a queen or male pupa too, but i think it is a major pupa. Very big and there are more larvae now in the nest they can have the same size. Here a picture from the nest area with larvae:
My last picture, you can see how a worker give food to larvae!
Ok, i will add next days some more pictures and a small video!
Greetings from germany
Mathias
P.S My english is not the best, i hope you can understand my words :)
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1 - Hello, Mathias! We very glad
Hello, Mathias! We very glad to see You on our forum! :)
Your Camponotus are very beautiful and cute :) There first two ants are a bit similar with "tank"-ant of C.inflatus. May be, "honey"-ants come from Fallax'es many-many years ago...
What insects do You give to ants?
Thank You for this message! I will wait for new messages and fotos :)
Good luck!
P.S.: i hope this message are enough understanding.. my poor-poor English...
2 - very beautiful ant feeded
very beautiful ant feeded ants)
But I have one question about condition of antenna`s functionality: you wrote
i don`t understand word "huminity", you mean humidity) ?
Because i faced with similar problem. Some antennas of workers Camponotus Vagus are crashed (small or spiral). Also dysfunction of some legs. One of the reason, i think, is low humidity in air. Second is low temperature in formicarium.
3 - Privet my friends :) Ok i
Privet my friends :)
Ok i will hope i can give good answers.
I give different insects for food:
Тараканы (Blaberidae spec. Кения, Shelfordella lateralis (ex tartara) )
Мучные жуки (only Larvae and pupa, my C. fellah not like the adult)
кузнечики
мухи и личинки
гусеницы
Yes, i mean humidity! Low temerature is realy not the problem. When you have not enough air humidity or your nest is to drily, the larvae have problems in the pupa. You can get misstakes when the nest is to drily, and when the humidity is not high enough you can become problems with the born ants!
But the temperature is no problem for the ants, it is not high enough they only not grow up, it is to high they go out search for lower temperature or you kill them.
poka
Mathias
4 - Oh, Your russian is very good
Oh, Your russian is very good :) Thank You for answer!
5 - now i try to avoid this
now i try to avoid this problem, and hope such situation wouldn`t happen.
ps: check your PM)
6 - Privet! No my russian is not
Privet!
No my russian is not very good, but my wife is from ukraine :)
I have no new PM, kentuki!
Nick say that someone think that are "личинки" not the best for ants and that someone think the ants die because they "личинки". I give the личинки since summer 2002, and i have never dead ants because they eat it. And i never hear it in gemrany from other firends! So i think it must be an other problem.
do swidania
Mathias
7 - 2Mathias
I was told about fly larvae.
8 - Privet svem! Yes, is
Privet svem!
Yes, is "личинки" not the right word for this fly larvae?
Ok my C. fellah now in the new nest, i will make tomorrow new pictures and upload here!
Poka
Mathias
9 - Hello, Mathias! Личинки its
Hello, Mathias!
Личинки its common word, translation to English is - lavrae, личинка can be of ants, and of other insects. Fly lavrae in russian sounds like "опарыш", if i don't mistaken. :)
Very good, waiting for fotos :)
Udachi(good luck)!
10 - как жаль чтоя ничего не понял
как жаль чтоя ничего не понял что тут написано, но по смыслу только могу догадываться,извините за флуд
11 - На будующее
-- Для тех кто не знал, заходите по данному адресу, вводите туда ссылку этой страницы, и вот всё на русском:)
12 - это в наши-то дни еще кто-то
это в наши-то дни еще кто-то не знает английский) ?
13 - Я не знаю :(
Я не знаю :(
14 - Сорри, оффтоп так оффтоп
Я не знаю, и мне очень стыдно :) зато я немного знаю французский. Кстати, чем вам гугл транслэйт не угодил?
15 - А я
А я не знаю потому что учу немецкий:))
16 - Mathias
Mathias, thanks for an interesting blog. Your colony is very interesting, and photos - qualitative and beautiful. With a great interest read it. It is very interesting to look on future nest for these ants.
17 - тут прям полиглоты
тут прям полиглоты собрались=)
у меня похожая проблема) вроде понятно все, но со своим испанским написать по-английски толком ничего не могу))
18 - Hello Matias!Interesting
Hello Matias!
Interesting blog if probably to lay out a photo of all nest (формикария), I will be grateful:)
19 - New pictures!
Privet my friends!
Thanks for your messages! They will make me happy and i think i will give more blogs next time about my other ant species.
But now my ne pictures:
First, my "Formicarium" for my Camponotus fellah, but on day they are not so active than in the night or evening!
Look here:
And here a picture from the nest:
You see they have now many place in the new nest so i think it is enough for this year!
They have bring the pupa in the top of the stone and the larvae lay down in the ground!
When you want i can make a blog with only pictures from my nests i had or have use for ants, maybe interesting too?
So my last pictures from the ants, they love the new nest:
I hope you will have fun by looking the pictures!
Poka
Mathias
20 - The blog is interesting not
The blog is interesting not only photographs, but also your comments to them, keep us happy:)
What the scenery of the arena, how do you put succulents (succulentus) and in which the substrate they grow?
21 - Добрый день. Не смог
Добрый день. Не смог удержаться и все же написал ( по русски).
Очень понравился блог, и особенно фотографии. Фотографии понравились и по качеству и самое главное по композиции, что с муравьями сделать очень нелегко. С нетерпением буду ждать продолжения блога.
Надеюсь, что "жена с Украины" переведет на ваш родной язык :).
22 - Mathias, arena and
Mathias, arena and formicarium are great!! Thank You :) What have You used to glue glass to formicarium?
23 - Magnificent arena! It`s
Magnificent arena! It`s pretty nice looks in a room, I think. Real jewel). If I had such formicarium, girlfriends of my bride didn`t think that I`m crazy)
How does they move between cameras, by glass?
24 - Thanks for a photo, arenas
Thanks for a photo, arenas are more beautiful on a site probably did not see and формикарий good))!
25 - Всё! Не могу больше терпеть!
Всё! Не могу больше терпеть! Братья, переведите кто ни будь. Пожалуйста.
Приветствую, Матиас. Спасибо за блог и отличные фотографии. Арена оформлена просто великолепно! Скажите, пожалуйста, растения на арене живые или искуственные? Если живые, то каким образом они посажены? Что за камни Вы расположили на арене? Как мне показалось, верх арены чем-то смазан. Чем? Так же интересует, из какого материала изготовлена плита формикария?
Дело в том что и у меня имеется годовалая колония этих муравьев, правда,население достигло уже 250-300 голов. Есть даже один майор, размером равняющейся матке, однако, в последнее время количество приплода резко уменьшилось. Имееться большое количество яиц и мелких личинок, которые, однако не растут. Как Вы думаете, в чём может быть дело? И ещё, я подогреваю свой формикарий и заметил, что в тёплой части муравьи держат коконы, а сами сидят в самом прохладном месте, при температуре 19-21 С. Это нормально?
Большое спасибо за ответы.
26 - 2Mathias from Жорик
2Mathias from Жорик (translate).
Hello, Mathias. Thank You for this blog and excellent fotos. Decor of arena is beautiful! Please, tell - plants on arena are live or artificial? If plants are live, how you put it (what substrate)? What stones have you arranged on arena? I seemed, that top of arena have greased - what have You used? What material have You used to your formicarium?
Fact that I have colony of this ants (one year old), but population reach 250-300 ants. There is one major (his size equal queen's size), but recent, number of eggs/lavras/pupas suddenly decreased. There are many eggs and small lavras, which don't grow. How do You think, what could be wrong? And, I warm up my formicarium and notice, that ants hold pupas in warm part, but themselves (ants) sit in the most cool place, where temperature is 19-21C. Is it normal?
Thank You for answers.
27 - Приветствую, Матиас. Спасибо
Message from жорик:
My greetings Mathias. Thx for the blog and excellent fotos. Arena is magnificent! Tell me pls, are plants on arena live or fake? If they live, how did you planted it? What stone neva you put on arena? It`s seems to me, top of arena oiled by something, but what is it? Also interesting what material did you used for formicarium?
Matter of fact that I have ants of the same type, and population reached approximately 250-300 heads. I have even one major, which size is like queen`s, but recently amount of larvae sharply decreased. There are mane eggs and small larvae that do not grows. How do you think, what is happening? And also I warming my formicarium, and has notice, that in warm part ants put pupa and in other side siting by them selfs in temperature 19-20 C. Is it normal?
Tnx for the answers.
28 - Так я ж уже перевел :)
Так я ж уже перевел :)
29 - Hello Mathias. Thank you for
Hello Mathias.
Thank you for your blog, pictures are wonderful... formicarium and arena cause sense of delight!
All the best...
30 - ага, запостил увидел). Смарю
ага, запостил увидел). Смарю разница в сообщениях час... Не уж то я на столько времени отвлекся на фото съемку о_0.
жалко удалять)