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[JustabirdfromFlorida]

I know I released my previous queen but this time I will actually try to raise this queen.
She is very active and already ate a drop of honey and a dead boiled RIFA male from yesterday's nuptial flights. Any tips of odontomachus haematodus.

[Flu1d]

Dang bro, you have been catching a lot of stuff! Super cool catch, I have O. haematodus in my front yard







can't wait to see pics of your queen!

[Ant-nig321]

Odontomachus,not my favourite any more.i mean they fly all year-round around here.i just caught another queen,at a far distance i thought it was a pheidole queen.

[JustabirdfromFlorida]

I built her a natural setup with some sand, rocks, plants, and twigs. She has happily dug underneath the air plant and started to found her colony.

[JustabirdfromFlorida]

[JustabirdfromFlorida]

[Talabason]

Naturalistic is probably the way to go however it’s very hard to observe how the queen is doing and she may not find the ideal spot for her to dig her chamber. Some people do tub and test tube. Test tube can work as well however you run the risk of larva to pupae failure

[Talabason]

Once they get going and they need huge protein requirements

But they grow very fast if ideal conditions. My colony has grown to 1000+ in a span of one year

[JustabirdfromFlorida]

I am starting to think she is Odontomachus ruginodis because of her bright red head.

[Flu1d]

I am starting to think she is Odontomachus ruginodis because of her bright red head.

O. haematodus are more common in my part of Florida, however I do know they can be found in other areas as well

[FinWins]

They need to be kept really humid or they start dying quickly.

[JustabirdfromFlorida]

I added two callow workers dipped in vinegar to her habitat. She came out,met them, and then she dragged them under the air plant. I checked underneath the plant and they were all sitting to gather.