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Brachymyrmex (Obscurior or Patagonicus ?)

Started By BitT , Jun 3 2020 1:42 PM

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#1 Offline BitT - Posted June 3 2020 - 1:42 PM

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Genus: Brachymyrmex
Species: Obscurior or Patagonicus ?

Common Name: Rover Ant

Colony Stage: Fresh Queen
Caught Date: 05-18-2020 and 05-26-2020
Eggs: Most have eggs since before 06-03-2020
Larva:
Pupa: All have pupa 06-28-2020

Nanitics: 07-04-2020 (from 05-18-2020 batch)

Diet:

Special Needs:

Do they Sting or bite?:

Escape Artists?:

Queen or colony count: Several, went a little crazy like I did with the Solenopsis Invicta since they were my first captures and the Brachymyrmex are my second species. Likely to keep just the most successful ones when they start producing workers.

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#2 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted June 3 2020 - 4:33 PM

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These are highly polygynous. I would recommend just keeping them all together.

"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#3 Offline Broncos - Posted June 4 2020 - 5:05 AM

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I think it is patagonicus because that is identical to mine.

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Currently Keeping:

Pogonomyrmex Californicus Bicolor & Concolor

Pogonomyrmex Subnitidius

Camponotus Sansabeanus

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#4 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted June 4 2020 - 6:31 AM

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Yeah, it does look a little dark to be obscurior.........

"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis