Those are not majors, just workers and those are very similar to the Tapinoma sessile we have here. Probably is Ochetellus glaber or perhaps a Technomyrmex.
Thanks, I also have other suggestions of Doleromyrma or Nylanderia species.
Those are not majors, just workers and those are very similar to the Tapinoma sessile we have here. Probably is Ochetellus glaber or perhaps a Technomyrmex.
Thanks, I also have other suggestions of Doleromyrma or Nylanderia species.
Current ant colonies -
1) Opisthopsis Rufithorax (strobe ant), Melophorus sp2. black and orange, Pheidole species, Pheidole antipodum
Journal = http://www.formicult...ra-iridomyrmex/
Heterotermes cf brevicatena termite pet/feeder journal = http://www.formicult...feeder-journal/
Edited by CoolColJ, March 27 2018 - 5:27 PM.
Current ant colonies -
1) Opisthopsis Rufithorax (strobe ant), Melophorus sp2. black and orange, Pheidole species, Pheidole antipodum
Journal = http://www.formicult...ra-iridomyrmex/
Heterotermes cf brevicatena termite pet/feeder journal = http://www.formicult...feeder-journal/
Edited by CoolColJ, March 27 2018 - 10:29 PM.
Current ant colonies -
1) Opisthopsis Rufithorax (strobe ant), Melophorus sp2. black and orange, Pheidole species, Pheidole antipodum
Journal = http://www.formicult...ra-iridomyrmex/
Heterotermes cf brevicatena termite pet/feeder journal = http://www.formicult...feeder-journal/
My current Melophorus sp. queen is about 7-8mm
This guy's queen is 12-15mm - yikes.
That is like Camponotus size, but chunky.
He may sell it to me, fingers crossed, because that's the Melophorus species I wanted all along!
So the majors would be around 8-10mm, thick and fast
Edited by CoolColJ, March 28 2018 - 12:14 AM.
Current ant colonies -
1) Opisthopsis Rufithorax (strobe ant), Melophorus sp2. black and orange, Pheidole species, Pheidole antipodum
Journal = http://www.formicult...ra-iridomyrmex/
Heterotermes cf brevicatena termite pet/feeder journal = http://www.formicult...feeder-journal/
Current ant colonies -
1) Opisthopsis Rufithorax (strobe ant), Melophorus sp2. black and orange, Pheidole species, Pheidole antipodum
Journal = http://www.formicult...ra-iridomyrmex/
Heterotermes cf brevicatena termite pet/feeder journal = http://www.formicult...feeder-journal/
Edited by CoolColJ, March 28 2018 - 5:20 PM.
Current ant colonies -
1) Opisthopsis Rufithorax (strobe ant), Melophorus sp2. black and orange, Pheidole species, Pheidole antipodum
Journal = http://www.formicult...ra-iridomyrmex/
Heterotermes cf brevicatena termite pet/feeder journal = http://www.formicult...feeder-journal/
Current ant colonies -
1) Opisthopsis Rufithorax (strobe ant), Melophorus sp2. black and orange, Pheidole species, Pheidole antipodum
Journal = http://www.formicult...ra-iridomyrmex/
Heterotermes cf brevicatena termite pet/feeder journal = http://www.formicult...feeder-journal/
30th march 2018
Melophorus
Well Well so much for that... the Melohorus sp. queen started munching on one of two Pheidole the larvae last night, really getting into it.
She removed the whole outer layer, because by this morning one of the smaller workers was dragging a smaller version of it around and also chowing down
Well I can't think of an easier way to feed some quality protein to the queen....
Tetramorium bicarinatum queen
Well she is still alive and kicking, so who knows...
And moves quite well, despite the fact she has lost a lot of limbs
I put in a small amount of raw honey on a wax paper in her test tube, and put her away.
Phediole sp. queen
LOL, I was about to leave work in my car and turned the wipers on, and saw a queen ant on my screen, I franticly got out (I keep queen capture vials in my car for such occasions!)
and try to capture it, but she ran into the crack of the screen trim. I also saw a male there and a bunch of wings
So I blew into the crack and eventually flushed her out - bag one Pheidole queen - the all red ones
There were a ton of wings on my car bonnet actually! I looked around for more but they were long gone.
Also when I arrived at 5:30am, I looked around under lights etc, and no sign of them.
So between 6 and 7am they flew, so most likely around dawn
Hmm, although no activity in my backyard, but I did see some males wandering around yesterday.
So maybe soon. Still waiting on the black Pheidole species to start flying
Well there are a few different species of red Pheidole here, but major's heads on the red ones are not as big as the black species.
Majors from my backyard
Pretty sure this is a Pheidole sp. queen. The red smaller variety we have here
She is about 7mm long. I believe the black ones are closer to 10mm
Put some raw honey on a wax paper and put her away. I can see her sipping the honey now through the red test tube holder I use.
I'll probably removed it later today.
Edited by CoolColJ, March 29 2018 - 4:42 PM.
Current ant colonies -
1) Opisthopsis Rufithorax (strobe ant), Melophorus sp2. black and orange, Pheidole species, Pheidole antipodum
Journal = http://www.formicult...ra-iridomyrmex/
Heterotermes cf brevicatena termite pet/feeder journal = http://www.formicult...feeder-journal/
Doleromyrma sp. 30th march 2018
I added a new smaller plastic test tube into the Doleromyrma sp. container today.
This used to be a water feeding test tube for another outworld, but as the water levels got lower, I pushed the cotton dam further downwards.
Anyway ever since this has been installed, there has been a constant stream of workers entering and doing hamster wheel circles near the cotton dam!
There are always at least two workers doing hamster wheel circles in there....sometimes a third joins in, and when one leaves, another is always there to fill the spot.... very strange
have no idea why they are doing this!
I guess that's how they get their daily exercise
I also dropped a bunch of Pheidole brood in front of their test tube nest, which the workers have dumped in a small pile in the front part of their nest.
You can see it in the video, at 0:43 a worker is dragging one in at the bottom left
I still don't know what they like to eat, but this is one way to get them some protein....
Light doesn't seem to bother them much anymore, considering this was a wild colony a week ago, that's unexpected.
Edited by CoolColJ, March 30 2018 - 1:41 AM.
Current ant colonies -
1) Opisthopsis Rufithorax (strobe ant), Melophorus sp2. black and orange, Pheidole species, Pheidole antipodum
Journal = http://www.formicult...ra-iridomyrmex/
Heterotermes cf brevicatena termite pet/feeder journal = http://www.formicult...feeder-journal/
Edited by CoolColJ, March 31 2018 - 6:59 AM.
Current ant colonies -
1) Opisthopsis Rufithorax (strobe ant), Melophorus sp2. black and orange, Pheidole species, Pheidole antipodum
Journal = http://www.formicult...ra-iridomyrmex/
Heterotermes cf brevicatena termite pet/feeder journal = http://www.formicult...feeder-journal/
Edited by CoolColJ, March 30 2018 - 10:17 PM.
Current ant colonies -
1) Opisthopsis Rufithorax (strobe ant), Melophorus sp2. black and orange, Pheidole species, Pheidole antipodum
Journal = http://www.formicult...ra-iridomyrmex/
Heterotermes cf brevicatena termite pet/feeder journal = http://www.formicult...feeder-journal/
Edited by CoolColJ, March 31 2018 - 7:48 PM.
Current ant colonies -
1) Opisthopsis Rufithorax (strobe ant), Melophorus sp2. black and orange, Pheidole species, Pheidole antipodum
Journal = http://www.formicult...ra-iridomyrmex/
Heterotermes cf brevicatena termite pet/feeder journal = http://www.formicult...feeder-journal/
Edited by CoolColJ, April 2 2018 - 1:47 PM.
Current ant colonies -
1) Opisthopsis Rufithorax (strobe ant), Melophorus sp2. black and orange, Pheidole species, Pheidole antipodum
Journal = http://www.formicult...ra-iridomyrmex/
Heterotermes cf brevicatena termite pet/feeder journal = http://www.formicult...feeder-journal/
Current ant colonies -
1) Opisthopsis Rufithorax (strobe ant), Melophorus sp2. black and orange, Pheidole species, Pheidole antipodum
Journal = http://www.formicult...ra-iridomyrmex/
Heterotermes cf brevicatena termite pet/feeder journal = http://www.formicult...feeder-journal/
Edited by CoolColJ, April 2 2018 - 8:52 PM.
Current ant colonies -
1) Opisthopsis Rufithorax (strobe ant), Melophorus sp2. black and orange, Pheidole species, Pheidole antipodum
Journal = http://www.formicult...ra-iridomyrmex/
Heterotermes cf brevicatena termite pet/feeder journal = http://www.formicult...feeder-journal/
Current ant colonies -
1) Opisthopsis Rufithorax (strobe ant), Melophorus sp2. black and orange, Pheidole species, Pheidole antipodum
Journal = http://www.formicult...ra-iridomyrmex/
Heterotermes cf brevicatena termite pet/feeder journal = http://www.formicult...feeder-journal/
Edited by CoolColJ, April 4 2018 - 5:51 AM.
Current ant colonies -
1) Opisthopsis Rufithorax (strobe ant), Melophorus sp2. black and orange, Pheidole species, Pheidole antipodum
Journal = http://www.formicult...ra-iridomyrmex/
Heterotermes cf brevicatena termite pet/feeder journal = http://www.formicult...feeder-journal/
Edited by CoolColJ, April 6 2018 - 1:07 AM.
Current ant colonies -
1) Opisthopsis Rufithorax (strobe ant), Melophorus sp2. black and orange, Pheidole species, Pheidole antipodum
Journal = http://www.formicult...ra-iridomyrmex/
Heterotermes cf brevicatena termite pet/feeder journal = http://www.formicult...feeder-journal/
Edited by CoolColJ, April 6 2018 - 3:47 AM.
Current ant colonies -
1) Opisthopsis Rufithorax (strobe ant), Melophorus sp2. black and orange, Pheidole species, Pheidole antipodum
Journal = http://www.formicult...ra-iridomyrmex/
Heterotermes cf brevicatena termite pet/feeder journal = http://www.formicult...feeder-journal/
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