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ANTdrew's Pheidole bicarinata Journal - The Phatheads

Started By ANTdrew , Jun 24 2020 11:17 AM
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#61 Offline Antkid12 - Posted August 13 2020 - 4:32 AM

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My pheidole cf. dentata got major pupae in second gen.


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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: 

 

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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#62 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted August 13 2020 - 5:30 AM

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My pheidole cf. dentata major pupae in second gen.

That's not entirely unexpected for a larger species. I see that the larger Ph. pillifera-group tend to get majors quickly. It also could be that in areas with low amounts/diversity of Pheidole they get majors faster. My area is extremely diverse with Pheidole, with nests at every turn.


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#63 Offline Temperateants - Posted August 13 2020 - 10:48 AM

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These species is very intense. Once I was hiking at Arches national park, and I saw a pheidole colony wage war on an unidentified larger speices while partaking in a muptial flight.


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#64 Offline FeedTheAnts - Posted August 13 2020 - 1:56 PM

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Awesome major! My colony have just gotten their first major pupae, so it's any day now...


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#65 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 21 2020 - 5:07 AM

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Update 8-21-2020

 

 It has been two months since I found these queens, and they continue to impress me. Of all the various species I keep, these are hands down the fastest at finding food and recruiting workers. The colony still has one major, but I'm hoping for more soon. Their brood pile is massive!

 

I'm going to try posting a GIF of them. If a picture is worth a thousand words, a GIF must be worth 10,000.

 

IMG 7976

 

 
Thank you to Scherme for this idea!

Edited by ANTdrew, February 10 2021 - 5:37 AM.

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#66 Offline Scherme - Posted August 21 2020 - 6:13 AM

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I am glad I could help inspire you to do that!

 

I wasn't even trying to, I just wanted to take rapid shots so I could pick 1 good one out of the bunch But my phone gave me the option to "create animation".

 

SO COOL! Those little phatheads are super neat.

 

I like a nice still photo, but I hope more people start to add a little movement to their journals.

 

edit: watching it over and over, it is crazy how much you catch in this little gif that would not be as easy to interpret from a still or even a series of stills.


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#67 Offline TechAnt - Posted August 21 2020 - 6:16 AM

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Scherme, I feel you have started a big new thing for journals to use. I am guessing a lot more people will use this eventually. I mean this is the perfect mix between a photo and a gif, also sorry ANTdrew for taking this a little off topic.

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#68 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 21 2020 - 6:55 AM

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Here is a photo of Alfhild's massive brood pile:

 

 
For anyone interested, I made that GIF easily using my ancient iPhone 5. I shot a quick video and uploaded it on ezgif.com. Then I uploaded it on here in my photo gallery. Easy does it.
IMG 7865

 


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#69 Offline Spazmops - Posted August 21 2020 - 8:04 AM

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Oh my goodness, that’s massive. I need to get my hands on some pheidole. 


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1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers

1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers

1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers

 

1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood

 

 

#70 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 21 2020 - 1:27 PM

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Oh my goodness, that’s massive. I need to get my hands on some pheidole.

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#71 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 24 2020 - 6:24 AM

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Update 8-24-2020
Short update here. Friday night was an exciting milestone for the Phatheads when I saw the colony's major come up for the first time to help dig into a wood roach I had fed them. So cool! I tried to do the GIF thing, but the file was slightly too large to upload, so here is a grainy still:



In other good news, my Pheidole cf davisi just got her first two nanitics. They are much bigger than the bicarinata, so I'm confident this is a different species. It took her about five weeks from collection to reach this point.





I'm crushing it with the Myrmicines this year.

Edited by ANTdrew, August 24 2020 - 7:14 AM.

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#72 Offline Spazmops - Posted August 24 2020 - 6:42 AM

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The head of that major is certifiably phat. Congratulations!


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Ants I have:

1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers

1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers

1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers

 

1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood

 

 

#73 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 28 2020 - 5:10 AM

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Photo Update 8-28-2020:

 

Just a cool photo of them swarming a dubia roach piece with a major helping out. Gotta love this species!

 

 

IMG 8065

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#74 Offline Antkid12 - Posted August 28 2020 - 6:15 AM

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So awesome! My Pheidole cf. morrisii's major is also occasionally foraging! 


Edited by Antkid12, September 23 2020 - 6:16 AM.

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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#75 Offline CheetoLord02 - Posted August 28 2020 - 7:18 AM

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I'll admit, for a first major that girl is a pretty good size. Normally in Pheidole the very first major the colony produces will be pretty tiny and unimpressive, so consider yourself lucky. My P. obtusospinosa's first major is only around 3.5-4mm, when they should be around 6mm in a mature colony...


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#76 Offline Antkid12 - Posted August 28 2020 - 7:54 AM

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My Pheidole first major is barely bigger than a regular worker.


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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#77 Offline ANTdrew - Posted September 3 2020 - 8:25 AM

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Update 9-3-2020

 

 The Phatheads are doing amazingly well. Their feeding swarms keep getting bigger and bigger with multiple majors joining in now. I counted up to five majors last check. Definitely having a blast with this species. The only let down is that they aren't that into seeds yet.

 

Here is a photo of them going to town on an earwig:


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#78 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted September 3 2020 - 8:44 AM

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I also need to get my hands onto a pheidole colony


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#79 Offline ANTdrew - Posted September 3 2020 - 10:09 AM

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I also need to get my hands onto a pheidole colony

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#80 Offline Antkid12 - Posted September 3 2020 - 1:52 PM

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Awesome photo.


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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

 

                    

                   

 

 

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