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ANTdrew's Pheidole bicarinata Journal - The Phatheads

Started By ANTdrew , Jun 24 2020 11:17 AM
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#21 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 13 2020 - 9:34 AM

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Update 7-13-2020

 

 We have pupae! Things are progressing nicely for my Pheidole bicarinata Phatheads. My original four queens I caught around the summer solstice have pupae now. They are tiny and up against the cotton, so they're a little hard to see, but I can definitely make out eyes. Some are starting to darken today as well, so I think nanitics are imminent! These are growing slightly slower than Tetramorium, which is still really fast!

 

 
On Tuesday, 7/7, there was a big flight of these again in my area. We had a heavy downpour the night before, and at least 10 of these showed up on my creepy black-light sheet. I gathered three I saw mate and drop their wings. I made room for the new queens by releasing the dud queens I had that had not laid any eggs yet. I had no idea how easy these were to find.
 
Can any PheidolePhenoms let me know how well these climb? It would be great if they're as bad as Tetramorium.
 
 
 
 

 


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#22 Offline Antkid12 - Posted July 13 2020 - 9:46 AM

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Wow, Nice!


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Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

#23 Offline NickAnter - Posted July 13 2020 - 9:47 AM

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Awesome!! I can't wait to see the majors when they come about!!


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Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

#24 Offline Antkid12 - Posted July 13 2020 - 11:37 AM

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The brood is developing faster than my Pheidole morrisi!


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Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

#25 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted July 13 2020 - 1:11 PM

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They are exceptional climbers...


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#26 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 13 2020 - 1:44 PM

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They are exceptional climbers...

Uh oh. As good as Crematogaster?
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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#27 Offline TechAnt - Posted July 13 2020 - 1:46 PM

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My P. californica looooovvvvveee to climb more then eat their nice food... not sure if they are as good as Crematogaster. But dang they are good at climbing.
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My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#28 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted July 13 2020 - 4:19 PM

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They are exceptional climbers...

Uh oh. As good as Crematogaster?
A bit less.

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#29 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 13 2020 - 6:55 PM

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They are exceptional climbers...

Uh oh. As good as Crematogaster?
A bit less.
Whew...
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#30 Offline Mdrogun - Posted July 14 2020 - 8:44 AM

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My P. californica looooovvvvveee to climb more then eat their nice food... not sure if they are as good as Crematogaster. But dang they are good at climbing.

Pheidole californica =/= Pheidole bicarinata

 

Pheidole bicarinata won't give you too much trouble, at least not until the colony starts hitting its max size. The workers just don't seem to forage very far from the nest, even if they can escape, until the colony starts getting relatively large. They are not great climbers, but they can climb. Probably Somewhere in-between Tetramorium immigrans and Crematogaster cerasi.


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Trachymyrmex septentrionalis

Pheidole pilifera

Forelius sp. (Monogynous, bicolored) "Midwestern Forelius"
Crematogaster cerasi

Pheidole bicarinata

Aphaenogaster rudis

Camponotus chromaiodes

Formica sp. (microgena species)

Nylanderia cf. arenivega

#31 Offline Mdrogun - Posted July 14 2020 - 2:42 PM

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 Awesome! What kind of humidity range? Any favorite foods?

 Sorry, didn't see this.

 

They are not very picky ants whatsoever. They will eat most foods that you throw at them, my personal favorite was live fruit flies, and as long as you have some kind of humidity mechanism they will be fine. I don't know how high the humidity was in that nest but I would guess they're fine from 50-90%


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Currently Keeping:
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis

Pheidole pilifera

Forelius sp. (Monogynous, bicolored) "Midwestern Forelius"
Crematogaster cerasi

Pheidole bicarinata

Aphaenogaster rudis

Camponotus chromaiodes

Formica sp. (microgena species)

Nylanderia cf. arenivega

#32 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted July 14 2020 - 6:02 PM

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My P. californica looooovvvvveee to climb more then eat their nice food... not sure if they are as good as Crematogaster. But dang they are good at climbing.

Pheidole californica =/= Pheidole bicarinata
 
Pheidole bicarinata won't give you too much trouble, at least not until the colony starts hitting its max size. The workers just don't seem to forage very far from the nest, even if they can escape, until the colony starts getting relatively large. They are not great climbers, but they can climb. Probably Somewhere in-between Tetramorium immigrans and Crematogaster cerasi.
Just curious, what would this max size be?

"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

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My P. californica looooovvvvveee to climb more then eat their nice food... not sure if they are as good as Crematogaster. But dang they are good at climbing.

Pheidole californica =/= Pheidole bicarinata

Pheidole bicarinata won't give you too much trouble, at least not until the colony starts hitting its max size. The workers just don't seem to forage very far from the nest, even if they can escape, until the colony starts getting relatively large. They are not great climbers, but they can climb. Probably Somewhere in-between Tetramorium immigrans and Crematogaster cerasi.
Just curious, what would this max size be?
Around 3000 workers, I think.
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Update 7-16-2020  :drinks:

 

Bam! We got our first nanitcs! One of the first queens I found got her first seven nanitics. They are probably less than 2mm, and they are eclosing in rapid succession. It took 26 days from when I collected the queen to first nanitics, which is super fast. That week in the 90s definitely helped, I'm sure.

 

Awww  :yow:

 
Another of the queens isn't too far behind.
 
For their first meal, I put three tiny drops of Sunburst on a paper towel square with some crumbled up hemp hearts. I hope that is enough precaution not to drown the tiny nanitics.
More to come!

 

 


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#35 Offline TechAnt - Posted July 16 2020 - 10:29 AM

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Yay!
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My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#36 Offline Antkid12 - Posted July 16 2020 - 11:53 AM

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Awesome! Can't wait for the first majors!


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Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

#37 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 16 2020 - 1:21 PM

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Awesome! Can't wait for the first majors!

Saaaame
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#38 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted July 16 2020 - 1:24 PM

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Not as cute as Crematogaster callows, though.........
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"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

#39 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 16 2020 - 4:19 PM

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Debatable, but probably true.
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#40 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 17 2020 - 5:24 AM

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Mini-Update:
That second queen in the photo above just got her first nanitic.
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