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[Dnail]

1. Location (on a map) of collection: bandung, indonesia

2. Date of collection: 8 mart 2018, night
3. Habitat of collection: house
4. Length (from head to gaster): around 11 mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: soft brown, with strip at abdomen
6. Distinguishing characteristics: 
7. Distinguishing behavior: they come at rainy day
8. Nest description: NA 

9. Nuptial flight time and date: 

bunch of these guys come to my house just now (21:00 GMT+7), catch 5 so far. is it male?

i tried my best to get a better photo but it hard

this one death body that stack at spider web

Edited by Dnail, March 8 2018 - 8:08 AM.

[Hunter]

idk it looks kinda big for a male

[Dnail]

it has a big eye but their build not like wasp and have big abdomen too
size around 11 mm
so i confused is it male or queen 

[VoidElecent]

I agree; the head looks a little large to be certain it's a male. Please either edit this post or publish a correctly formatted identification thread without excluding crucial information like size, date, and location. If at all possible, try to get some better photos from more angles, as well.

[Phoenix]

Pseudolasius sp.

[Dnail]

this one was male allet that i caught the other time, at 1st i thought it was same but the portion of eyes is bigger at this allet and the built clearly like a wasp

Pseudolasius sp.

male or queen?

[Phoenix]

this one was male allet that i caught the other time, at 1st i thought it was same but the portion of eyes is bigger at this allet and the built clearly like a wasp

Pseudolasius sp.

 

male or queen?

 

Queen; the one you just posted is a drone (male).

Edited by Phoenix, March 8 2018 - 8:17 AM.

[Dnail]

oh i will get a proper test tube set up for them, 3 will be enough, i hope some will lay eggs
thanks all

[Phoenix]

oh i will get a proper test tube set up for them, 3 will be enough, i hope some will lay eggs
thanks all

 

You should do dirt setups instead as conditions within a normal founding setup for these girls may not be ideal (believe me I've tried).

Plus having more queens wouldn't hurt since all three could easily be infertile. 

[Dnail]

 

oh i will get a proper test tube set up for them, 3 will be enough, i hope some will lay eggs
thanks all

 

You should do dirt setups instead as conditions within a normal founding setup for these girls may not be ideal (believe me I've tried).

Plus having more queens wouldn't hurt since all three could easily be infertile. 

 

how to do dirt setups? i release the other 2 before because i thought it was drone

[Phoenix]

Get a plastic container, pour some baked soil in and hydrate it once every few days.

(Be sure to coat the top walls with baby powder /w rubbing alcohol.)

Edited by Phoenix, March 8 2018 - 9:04 AM.

[Dnail]

should i put test tube for water there?

[VoidElecent]

This looks like a queen, but by the pulled cotton in the chamber, it looks like she may not be fertile.

[Phoenix]

should i put test tube for water there?

 

Only if she doesn't begin digging a founding chamber, then you should.

Edited by Phoenix, March 8 2018 - 10:35 AM.

[Dnail]

This looks like a queen, but by the pulled cotton in the chamber, it looks like she may not be fertile.

every queen that not fertile will do that?

[Ants4fun]

This looks like a queen, but by the pulled cotton in the chamber, it looks like she may not be fertile.

every queen that not fertile will do that?

Not necessarily, but it is a sign. Other signs can include a queen keeping it's wings, constant restlessness and scattering of eggs. However, these aren't definite ways to tell infertile from fertile, as I have had queens do all the above and still raise a colony.