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What should I feed to my Polyrhachis queen?


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#1 Offline SYUTEO - Posted May 7 2021 - 5:16 PM

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Yesterday I caught a Polyrhachis queen in my kitchen (yes, really) and then I test tubed her up and I also heard that they are semi-claustral so what should I feed her?


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#2 Offline Manitobant - Posted May 7 2021 - 5:26 PM

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Give her some protein (insects) and sweets (honey or sugar water)

#3 Offline SYUTEO - Posted May 7 2021 - 6:05 PM

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Ok, Thanks!


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#4 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted May 7 2021 - 6:41 PM

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Definitely some fruit and remember to feed small insects. May I ask what species?

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Young ant keeper with a decent amount of knowledge on local ant species.

YouTube: https://m.youtube.co...uKsahGliSH7EqOQ (It's pretty dead. Might upload again soon, don't expect my voice to sound the same though.)

Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): Camponotus irritans inferior, Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, Nylanderia sp., Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.

#5 Offline SYUTEO - Posted May 8 2021 - 10:53 PM

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Definitely some fruit and remember to feed small insects. May I ask what species?

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I'm not actually sure what species of Polyrhachis she is, but my guess is Polyrhachis beccarii or dives


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#6 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted May 8 2021 - 11:32 PM

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Definitely some fruit and remember to feed small insects. May I ask what species?

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I'm not actually sure what species of Polyrhachis she is, but my guess is Polyrhachis beccarii or dives
Oh neat!

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Young ant keeper with a decent amount of knowledge on local ant species.

YouTube: https://m.youtube.co...uKsahGliSH7EqOQ (It's pretty dead. Might upload again soon, don't expect my voice to sound the same though.)

Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): Camponotus irritans inferior, Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, Nylanderia sp., Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.




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