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Leo's Ponerinae ants updated 6/5/18

Started By Leo , Mar 22 2017 1:51 AM

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#41 Offline Hunter - Posted November 13 2017 - 8:22 AM

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where do you get your nests,things


#42 Offline Leo - Posted November 13 2017 - 5:43 PM

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Either from tao bao, or from by friends. or I make some.


#43 Offline Leo - Posted November 23 2017 - 4:54 AM

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23/11/17

 

luckily caught a colony of harpenthagos the process of moving. Everything captured, 1 queen 13 workers, like 30 larvae.  :D

 


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#44 Offline MegaMyrmex - Posted November 23 2017 - 6:05 AM

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So jealous...how are the leptogenys doing? Nice ants, by the way!

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#45 Offline Connectimyrmex - Posted November 23 2017 - 6:30 AM

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The ants are looking beautiful! 
I named my Stigmatomma queen Harpegnathos due to a depressing lack of Harpegnathos in the US.


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#46 Offline Leo - Posted November 23 2017 - 3:50 PM

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sadly, the leptogenys aren't doing too well, not sure why  :(


#47 Offline T.C. - Posted November 23 2017 - 5:15 PM

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Impressive looking species there.


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#48 Offline Leo - Posted November 23 2017 - 8:37 PM

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closest thing to myrmecia i can get.


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#49 Offline Connectimyrmex - Posted November 24 2017 - 5:28 PM

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closest thing to myrmecia i can get.

Wait, wat? In my opinion, Harpegnathos is as cool (if not cooler) as Myrmecia. I just love their "barbed" mandibles.


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#50 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted November 24 2017 - 6:15 PM

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too lazy have separated journals, here are all my ponerinae ants
 
1. odontomachus 2 queens and 30 workers

(in their old setup)
 
2. 4x pachycondyla queens, 2 dealates 2 alates can anyone help me ID?

 
3. Odontoponera sp
was found foraging

Number three looks scary! Do they sting?

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#51 Offline Leo - Posted November 24 2017 - 6:54 PM

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Odontoponera have a sting, they only seem to use it on prey though, they don't even attempt to sting the tweezers.


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#52 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted November 24 2017 - 6:56 PM

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Odontoponera have a sting, they only seem to use it on prey though, they don't even attempt to sting the tweezers.

. Ohhhh, so they are friendly stingers☺

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#53 Offline Leo - Posted November 24 2017 - 6:59 PM

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Yeah, sadly its not their flying season and my old colony died.


#54 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted November 24 2017 - 8:00 PM

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Yeah, sadly its not their flying season and my old colony died.



Oh no! I'm so sorry!


Also, are there any of these in Washington state?

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#55 Offline Leo - Posted November 24 2017 - 8:31 PM

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according to antmaps, no. sorry.


#56 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted November 24 2017 - 8:41 PM

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according to antmaps, no. sorry.


Maybe I will discover the first one here!

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#57 Offline Connectimyrmex - Posted November 26 2017 - 3:05 PM

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according to antmaps, no. sorry.


Maybe I will discover the first one here!

 

They aren't anywhere close to the U.S. The United States still has many endemic genuses. Be happy with the ones we have :)


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#58 Offline FeedTheAnts - Posted November 26 2017 - 3:18 PM

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according to antmaps, no. sorry.


Maybe I will discover the first one here!

 

Ha! I can't even find Tetramorium in Tennessee!


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I accidentally froze all my ants 

#59 Offline Connectimyrmex - Posted November 27 2017 - 7:59 AM

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Just like how Wasmannia is supposed to be common in Hawaii. During my two years there, I only saw one worker.


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#60 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted November 27 2017 - 9:29 PM

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according to antmaps, no. sorry.


Maybe I will discover the first one here!
They aren't anywhere close to the U.S. The United States still has many endemic genuses. Be happy with the ones we have :)
I love the ones we have! My personal favorite is C. Noveaboricensis.

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