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#1 Offline TheAntGuy - Posted February 6 2021 - 7:23 PM

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06/02/2021 (dd/mm/yyyy)

 

I caught a single Pheidole sp. queen digging her chamber tuesday night (02/02/2021).The queen is 7.5mm, and a few people on discord mentioned that it was likely Ph. barbata. For now that is what I will call her, as the ID seems to match. I am currently keeping this queen in a 16mm x 150mm glass test tube setup, heated at around 80 Fahrenheit. I've always wanted one of the larger Pheidole so I am glad I caught this queen, I hope she makes it. I won't be bothering her for several weeks. I also fed her a small drop of sunburst before putting her in an aluminum sleeve to block out light.

 

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#2 Offline TheAntGuy - Posted May 24 2021 - 3:02 PM

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It died. I plan to catch more next year though.


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#3 Offline PetsNotPests - Posted May 24 2021 - 4:09 PM

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Noo! Sorry to hear that. Good luck with next year's flights. 


Ants are Pets, not Pests. 

 

-Camponotus sansabeanus

-Camponotus US-CA02

-Camponotus vicinus

-Formica podzolica

-Monomorium spp.

-Pogonomyrmex californicus

-Solenopsis spp. 

 






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