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Pheidole Phorum

Started By Antkid12 , Jul 22 2020 8:50 AM

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#21 Offline Antkid12 - Posted July 27 2020 - 12:30 PM

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Six workers.....


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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#22 Offline Antkid12 - Posted August 3 2020 - 4:20 AM

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Second gen workers coming soon.


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 ANTdrew - Posted September 5 2020 - 4:42 PM

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*Minute of silence for my P. davisi queen*

Just found her dead with five orphaned workers and brood, including a major larva. Does any know if my P. bicarinata might adopt their brood?
I guess there’s a reason nobody keeps these on the forum...
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#24 Offline AleeGuy - Posted September 5 2020 - 4:57 PM

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*Minute of silence for my P. davisi queen*

Just found her dead with five orphaned workers and brood, including a major larva. Does any know if my P. bicarinata might adopt their brood?
I guess there’s a reason nobody keeps these on the forum...


RIP:(

Same with my aphaenogaster tennesseensis queen yesterday evening:(
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#25 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted September 5 2020 - 5:08 PM

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*Minute of silence for my P. davisi queen*

Just found her dead with five orphaned workers and brood, including a major larva. Does any know if my P. bicarinata might adopt their brood?
I guess there’s a reason nobody keeps these on the forum...

Pheidole in general seem to have a fairly high mortality rate in captivity. It's probably nothing you did.


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#26 Offline ANTdrew - Posted September 5 2020 - 6:25 PM

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Sensei, would P. bicarinata take their major larvae?
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#27 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted September 5 2020 - 7:15 PM

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Sensei, would P. bicarinata take their major larvae?

It's possible, but unlikely. I'd try to introduce the brood. Worst case the Ph. bicarinata simply end up eating it.


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#28 Offline Antkid12 - Posted September 6 2020 - 4:36 AM

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I haven't posted here in a while but they now have four majors and like 40-50 workers.


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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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