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Ice's Odontomachus brunneus colony(s)


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#1 Offline Air - Posted July 19 2016 - 2:19 PM

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Will start this journal soon!


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#2 Offline Air - Posted August 1 2016 - 9:43 AM

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1 queen has 2 cocoons! The queens are currently feasting on some calcium covered wingless fruit flies.



#3 Offline MrmrGatlin - Posted August 1 2016 - 10:46 AM

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Ice, thought this info might help you but I have fed my Odonto queen a larger variety of insects since the last time we spoke. Mine might be different from yours, but she has accepted and hunted down: Flightless Fruit Flies(FFF), small(3-4mm) earwigs, larger earwigs with pincer cut off, small beetles, flour weevil(thanks back-shelf-forgotten Kraft mac from Publix! :lol: ) isopods and 2 species of ant male alates. This species, it seems, can accept a large variety of insects as long as the size is 2/3rds of the size of adult or smaller.


Current Species-------------------------
Brachymyrmex Patagonicus [First workers]
Pheidole Floridana [R.I.P. :'( ]
Odontomachus Brunneus [Founding]

#4 Offline Air - Posted August 20 2016 - 8:25 AM

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No nanitics yet, hoping I get them soon. Sorry for no pictures, Ill try to take some later. Gatlin, thank you again for amazing advice! I'm assuming I put out flour to get the flour weevils?



#5 Offline MrmrGatlin - Posted August 20 2016 - 7:31 PM

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Oh idk how to attract and start a weevil culture, there were some in an old pasta box I bought from Publix. And you're welcome! Always here to help.
Current Species-------------------------
Brachymyrmex Patagonicus [First workers]
Pheidole Floridana [R.I.P. :'( ]
Odontomachus Brunneus [Founding]

#6 Offline Air - Posted August 28 2016 - 4:11 PM

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Welp, 1 queen has 1 nanitic. These ants grow so small!






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