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Odontomachus desertorum nanitics

Uploaded by mbullock42086 , Sep 12 2024 9:12 PM

ponerinae odontomachus desertorum trapjaw ant nanitic

Owner: mbullock42086 (View all images and albums)
Uploaded: Sep 12 2024 9:12 PM
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Album: Ants1

my trapjaws are coming along nicely. I'm going to be making dedicated outworlds for these guys.

I'm soooo glad I collected a bunch of males for insurance, it seems all my queens are fertile now.

i was worried at first because she kept killing cocoons but I think those cocoons were males and she didn't want them to hog resources.
I never got to witness mating though, unfortunately. I did observe courtship- which involves alot of antennae whips, and drumming with legs.

looks like soliciting trophallaxis a little, but it was definitely courtship.