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Acropyga without aphid?

Started By enceladussmartants , Aug 2 2024 5:38 PM

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#1 Offline enceladussmartants - Posted August 2 2024 - 5:38 PM

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I caught an acropyga queen at school. She was trapped in an abandoned spiderweb(I'm assuming it was abandoned because I saw no spider) and honestly seemed to have given up hope of getting out, as she was just twitching her antennae. I got her out, and after some research, realized she was acropyga. But she was not holding an aphid. It must have got stuck in the spiderweb in a different place, and I didn't notice it. Is it possible to take care of her in any other way? She is currently in an easter egg so I can see her more properly, with a wet cotton ball and some sugar.. Should I move her into soil with a plant, even though she doesn't have an aphid? I am assuming that she is acropyga rubescens, as she doesn't look like the pictures of acropyga acutiventris.

Found in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Edited by enceladussmartants, August 2 2024 - 6:05 PM.

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#2 Offline The_Gaming-gate - Posted August 3 2024 - 8:13 AM

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I don’t know too much about that species, but if you know nearby colonies exist, collect aphids from them. If not, then your plan of just putting her in soil is the best option. Keep feeding her sugar (maybe honey too) until you can get an aphid for her.