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Started By Vendayn , Apr 9 2015 3:16 PM

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#21 Offline Myrmicinae - Posted May 7 2015 - 6:38 AM

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What have you been feeding this colony?  My P. megacephala are still quite limited in what protein sources they accept.  If something isn't moving, they are rarely very interested in it.


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#22 Offline Vendayn - Posted May 7 2015 - 4:34 PM

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#23 Offline Myrmicinae - Posted May 7 2015 - 6:32 PM

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Interesting.  I haven't offered them any wild insects, apart from some midges.  I will have to try that.


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#24 Offline Vendayn - Posted May 7 2015 - 7:16 PM

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#25 Offline Myrmicinae - Posted May 7 2015 - 7:21 PM

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Pheidole megacephala definitely do seem to be really picky eaters. :P Which, I wouldn't expect out of something so invasive.

 

This is apparently also the case with L. humile.  Maybe it has something to do with these species' reliance on honeydew in the wild.


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#26 Offline Vendayn - Posted May 9 2015 - 12:43 PM

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#27 Offline dspdrew - Posted May 9 2015 - 1:32 PM

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I usually saw the ones on my porch at night.


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#28 Offline William. T - Posted May 9 2015 - 4:03 PM

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Pheidole megacephala definitely do seem to be really picky eaters. :P Which, I wouldn't expect out of something so invasive.

T. Sessile isn't invasive, in fact, it is the most successful native ant, but I find dandelion flowers, which they use as a carb source, to calm down some of the die offs I had in the beginning with this species. Perhaps you could try some nectar.


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#29 Offline Vendayn - Posted May 20 2015 - 9:09 AM

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#30 Offline Myrmicinae - Posted May 20 2015 - 10:15 AM

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I froze the colony. The colony was producing alates (alate pupae), and I didn't want them flying around making new colonies. Plus, they were too picky eaters for me...and I much prefer keeping native ants.

 

So, journal ended.

 

Already producing alates?  How many workers would you estimate there were?


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#31 Offline Vendayn - Posted May 20 2015 - 12:51 PM

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