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Myrmecia fulvipes Queen (now with first nanitic!!)


Best Answer swagman , January 26 2016 - 2:46 AM

It is a queen, but I think it´s Myrmecia fulvipes.

Once I had a small colony of M. fulvipes and your queen looks very similar. 

Especially the mandibles are different in both species. Myrmecia piliventris have almost no teeth on the mandibles.

 

Here are some pictures:  http://www.australia...a_fulvipes.html

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#1 Offline Bcam43 - Posted January 26 2016 - 1:16 AM

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Hi all,

 

Another day, another queen. I hope.

 

Today I found this Myrmecia piliventris in Panton Hill, Victoria, AUS.

 

But I can't confirm if its a queen. They seem quite rare and I haven't been able to find any photo's of the queen online.

 

Can someone confirm if it is indeed a queen.

 

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#2 Offline Zeiss - Posted January 26 2016 - 1:28 AM

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I looked at some Alexander Wild photos, and this does appear to be a queen, to me.  If you look at the top sides of its thorax, look to see if there are any wing scars. This will make sure it is a queen or not.


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#3 Offline Bcam43 - Posted January 26 2016 - 1:35 AM

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There is what looks like wing scars on both sides but I don't really know what they look like.

#4 Offline swagman - Posted January 26 2016 - 2:46 AM   Best Answer

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It is a queen, but I think it´s Myrmecia fulvipes.

Once I had a small colony of M. fulvipes and your queen looks very similar. 

Especially the mandibles are different in both species. Myrmecia piliventris have almost no teeth on the mandibles.

 

Here are some pictures:  http://www.australia...a_fulvipes.html



#5 Offline Bcam43 - Posted January 26 2016 - 2:50 AM

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It is a queen, but I think it´s Myrmecia fulvipes.
Once I had a small colony of M. fulvipes and your queen looks very similar.
Especially the mandibles are different in both species. Myrmecia piliventris have almost no teeth on the mandibles.

Here are some pictures: http://www.australia...a_fulvipes.html


Yes, you are definitely right.

Do you have any care tips for this sp.

#6 Offline swagman - Posted January 27 2016 - 12:41 AM

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Well, I don´t know about your experience with rearing Myrmecia, so I just give you a larger answer.

 

As a semi-claustral queen she needs a foraging area with a nest in it. A test tube may work as a nest, but some Myrmecia don´t do well in them. Especially the larvae have sometimes problems to spin their cocoon on the smooth surface. Also, these ants need sand to cover their larvae with it for cocooning. The nest should be covered.

 

And it´s better to use only one box without any tubing or so. The outworld is the formicarium, so to speak. These ants are using their eyes for orientation, so they may have problems to find a second box connected with a tube. It´s better to keep it easy at the beginning.

 

Founding queens of Myrmecia need food for themselves and their larvae. They eat honey or sugar water and small insects. They need more insects when larvae are present. Soft bodied insects like flies, small spiders or termites are better for such small species.

I know that Myrmecia are like killer ants, but please, offer her only freshly killed insects. You don´t want a small cricket to find a nice juicy meal inside the ant nest.

Just wait for her to have a few workers to do the killing.

And some founding queens are a bit choosey, so just try different foods then.  

 

 

That may be helpful as well:  http://www.formicult...-for-beginners/


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#7 Offline Bcam43 - Posted May 8 2016 - 2:08 AM

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I'm pleased to announce the arrival of my very first Myrmecia fulvipes nanitic!

 

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She's also laid 3 more eggs now hatched into larvae!

 

B.


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#8 Offline Canadian anter - Posted July 17 2016 - 12:17 AM

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:yahoo: you are one of the few(thousands) to do this succesfuly!

Good on you!


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Visit us at www.canada-ant-colony.com !

#9 Offline Rstheant - Posted January 18 2019 - 7:05 PM

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Update?

#10 Offline CoolColJ - Posted January 19 2019 - 4:47 AM

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Update?


he's the owner of Ant keeping Depot :)

Pretty sure this is them, but he may have several colonies since then




Edited by CoolColJ, January 19 2019 - 4:48 AM.

Current ant colonies -
1) Opisthopsis Rufithorax (strobe ant), Melophorus sp2. black and orange, Pheidole species, Pheidole antipodum
Journal = http://www.formicult...ra-iridomyrmex/

Heterotermes cf brevicatena termite pet/feeder journal = http://www.formicult...feeder-journal/





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