Genus: Pheidole
Species: morrisi
Common Name:
Colony Stage: Fresh Queen
Caught Date: 05-28-2020
Eggs: 05-30-2020
Larva: 06-28-2020
Pupa:
Nanitics: 07-03-2020
Diet:
Special Needs:
Do they Sting or bite?: Not sure if they sting but the queen, Panic, seemed she may bite.
Escape Artists?:
Queen or colony count: 1 Queen
Panic:
She seemed so laid back, she didn't seem scared. Tried getting her into a test tube from her jar and she wanted to just stand at the edge to sip at a tiny droplet. I gently booped her with a Q-tip and she turned around and latched onto it aggressively. Ok, first time I seen any queens do that (they always ran first or just acted curious). She found the tip wet so she chilled and started drinking from it. So I had this BRIGHT idea to boop her with my finger tip and when she turned around I spooked! Then I panicked because I lost her! I had the bright idea to do this while at my computer so here I am shuffling around my computer and looking on the floor and I'm thinking "great, of all the queens to lose in the house I lose one I not only don't know the species of (and if it stings) but also the most aggressive one!" So luckily my dog is smart and doesn't just go after something he don't know what it is but is curious enough for me to notice that "what's this creature" behavior and there she is. She freaked a little until I got her into the test tube (can't really blame her, poor thing) and then she settled right at home and is happy as a clam. So she get's a name since she has personality. Though she's not the panicking one. XD She's pretty laid back just don't boop her, the feisty lady says it rude.
05-30-2020:
Seemed healthy and laid her first eggs.
06-10-2020: She has a nice egg pile.
07-04-2020:
Panic has her first workers! Noticed her first one last night and today she has 3 nanitics. She is an aggressive layer! She has a nice pile of eggs, larva, and pupa. She's not fond of the light that's for sure.
07-30-2020:
They're doing great! But now their species is in question again so hold tight for that!
08-02-2020:
Well, with the help of Mdrogun it looks like these girls are Pheidole morrisi and not Pheidole dentata. This is believed because it looks like there is a lack of propodeal spines which dentata have but morrisi lack.
02-15-2022:
Still doing well but their numbers seem to have dropped. Like my Megas I think I need to up their proteins.
Edited by BitT, February 15 2022 - 4:29 PM.