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Amblyopone australis

Started By CrazyLegs , Jan 21 2017 10:58 PM

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#21 Offline antgenius123 - Posted January 25 2017 - 10:13 AM

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Beautiful queen! Good luck with her!

Edited by antgenius123, January 25 2017 - 10:13 AM.

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#22 Offline CrazyLegs - Posted January 25 2017 - 12:15 PM

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are they in california?

I think you guys have Stigmatomma which looks almost identical.

Also with similar habits.

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#23 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted January 25 2017 - 2:05 PM

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are they in california?

I think you guys have Stigmatomma which looks almost identical.

Also with similar habits.

Right. Stigmatomma pallipes and Stigmatomma oregonense are in California.

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If you've enjoyed using my expertise and identifications, please do not create undue ecological risk by releasing your ants. The environment which we keep our pet insects is alien and oftentimes unsanitary, so ensure that wild populations stay safe by giving your ants the best care you can manage for the rest of their lives, as we must do with any other pet.

Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.

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#24 Offline CrazyLegs - Posted January 27 2017 - 5:44 PM

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Here's some more pics of "Selene" The Dracula Ant.

Because.............................why not.

Wait,.............. is she laying an egg?

Is she?............................................

....................................................................................................................no.

Edited by CrazyLegs, January 27 2017 - 5:46 PM.

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#25 Offline Leo - Posted January 27 2017 - 6:07 PM

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oh lol

#26 Offline CrazyLegs - Posted February 6 2017 - 11:51 AM

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I had a queen die on me recently and she left behind a small pile of eggs. I collected them and gave them to a known egg lover.

Pretty sure she's not reading them a bedtime story.

Edited by CrazyLegs, February 6 2017 - 11:52 AM.

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#27 Offline Leo - Posted February 6 2017 - 7:06 PM

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too bad recently your queens seem to not have much luck

#28 Offline CrazyLegs - Posted April 11 2017 - 10:45 PM

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I have many queens Leo, and as far as luck goes this girl has finally laid a batch of eggs after almost three months!

Unfortunatley her wings appear to have developed some mould on them.

Might try snipping them off as close as possible. If she ever comes out that is.

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#29 Offline MegaMyrmex - Posted September 9 2017 - 6:20 PM

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Update?

Proverbs 6:6-8 New International Version (NIV)

6 Go to the ant, you sluggard;
    consider its ways and be wise!
7 It has no commander,
    no overseer or ruler,
8 yet it stores its provisions in summer
    and gathers its food at harvest.

#30 Offline AntsNewZealand - Posted September 23 2017 - 4:19 AM

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i have a solo queen and a small colony of this SP too

#31 Offline AntsNewZealand - Posted October 21 2017 - 5:37 PM

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has this queen got workers or just larvae?

#32 Offline Connectimyrmex - Posted November 5 2017 - 7:28 AM

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i nEeD OnE of ThOSe!

Seriously, great find. Best find.

Those are some wicked mandibles. I bet those are great for sucking the blood of their innocent, immobile babies.

When you move to the Eastern US, you will have access to Stigmatomma pallipes, if you are skilled and lucky enough to find one and raise it. They are certainly a very advanced species to keep. They specialize in hunting beetle larvae and long, skinny centipedes, may require a helper worker/queen or pupa to start a new colony, and the brood takes a whole year to develop to adulthood. It's another species which no hobbyist in the world has raised -- the success in laboratory experiments is where much of this information comes from.

You predicted the future... I now have a colony of Stigmatomma!

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