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[MaxGen]

Posted at Antscanada, but no response yet.

Anyone know about Stigmatoma pallipes? Caught a probable queen, but can’t find much information on them.

Anyone know if they are parasitic or not? I think they are not, but don’t really know.

I believe they are semi-claustral, anyone know for sure?

Also, don’t know if she will lay this year, or wait until next year?

I think it will be tough to start a colony, but maybe I’ll get lucky.

Thanks

[AntsAreUs]

1. They are not parasitic.

2. They are semi claustral.

3. The queens that have recently mated will not lay eggs their first year.

 

As for general information, they are specialist predators of Geophilomorph centipedes. I'm keeping some myself and they haven't taken any interest in centipedes. I think it could just be that it isn't an active time of year for them. They have been hunting a lot of springtails. When queens mate they go back to the parent colony and reproduce through fission rather than founding their own colonies.

[MaxGen]

Thanks, this is fantastic.  Don't have a lot of confidence at my success, but I have a couple of ideas on what setup to put them into.

 

Really appreciate the info.

[VenomousBeast]

If you have any more questions feel free to contact me and Antsareus, we both are obsessed with this species and both care for them. I myself have a large colony and can help you with any questions on founding and stuff

[MegaMyrmex]

I cayght a queen myself and I prefer to give subterranean ants a different nest, a petri dish with ppaster on the bottom and some woodland soil scattered and formed ina loose clump to act as anestinf site. It retains humidity well and makes feeding easy. However, I'm still struggling with the species. Maybe try fruit flies, most picky ants seem to take those?

[MaxGen]

Thanks all.

 

Here's my plan:

 

I have her in a test tube setup currently for lack of a plan up until now.

 

I will snap this test tube into one of my small outworlds which I will fill with small pebbles and leaf litter.  If she decides to move under the detritus, she can use the test tube setup for water.  I'll put a liquid feeder with sugar water in the outworld, and start trying to feed fruit flies since I have them on hand.  I will also purchase a springtail colony from my local reptile sore.

 

Plan B is to put her in a Tarheal Ants mini hearth...

[AntsAreUs]

Thanks all.

 

Here's my plan:

 

I have her in a test tube setup currently for lack of a plan up until now.

 

I will snap this test tube into one of my small outworlds which I will fill with small pebbles and leaf litter.  If she decides to move under the detritus, she can use the test tube setup for water.  I'll put a liquid feeder with sugar water in the outworld, and start trying to feed fruit flies since I have them on hand.  I will also purchase a springtail colony from my local reptile sore.

 

Plan B is to put her in a Tarheal Ants mini hearth...

Plan B doesn't sound like a good idea. As for the first idea, they don't drink sugar water. What is interesting is that the males do, likely due to a primitive wasp habit. The adults can only drink the hemolymph from their prey so fruit flies is alright. I'm unsure if Stigmatomma pallipes specifically have a mandatory diet as not many people have experimented with it. They can definitely live off fruit flies but I'm not sure if the queen will lay eggs.

Edited by AntsAreUs, August 29 2018 - 11:24 AM.

[MaxGen]

She's doing really well hunting the fruit fly's