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NZAntKeeper's Pheidole Vigilans Journal


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#1 Offline NZAntKeeper - Posted December 27 2016 - 4:34 PM

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I am going to be starting a journal on my Pheidole colony, it consists of 5 workers, 1 queen and some brood. I caught lots of these queens in April, most of them died, however this queen pulled through somehow. She had another queen as her companion when she was in the test tube. Sadly they fought when the 5th worker eclosed and forced me to jump into action and take out the queen that the workers and other queen were attacking. Pics up soon


Edited by NZAntKeeper, September 22 2017 - 10:28 PM.

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Species I have kept or are keeping
-Nylanderia sp?
-Pheidole sp
-Pachycondyla Castanea (I didn't catch the queen sadly)
-Monomorium Antarcticum
-Iridomyrmex sp
-Ochetellus Glaber

-Amblyopone Australis


#2 Offline NZAntKeeper - Posted December 27 2016 - 4:41 PM

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I know the pictures are horrible, I seem to of lost my magnifying glass which makes them a little bit clearer.

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https://m.youtube.co...R--GtDfJdaJjWpQ

Species I have kept or are keeping
-Nylanderia sp?
-Pheidole sp
-Pachycondyla Castanea (I didn't catch the queen sadly)
-Monomorium Antarcticum
-Iridomyrmex sp
-Ochetellus Glaber

-Amblyopone Australis


#3 Offline Leo - Posted December 27 2016 - 5:31 PM

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too bad



#4 Offline NZAntKeeper - Posted December 28 2016 - 9:33 PM

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Just checked on them today and a new worker hatched! They now have 6 workers. I also put a live fruit fly in and they caught it in about 30 seconds and started biting it.

My Youtube Channel
https://m.youtube.co...R--GtDfJdaJjWpQ

Species I have kept or are keeping
-Nylanderia sp?
-Pheidole sp
-Pachycondyla Castanea (I didn't catch the queen sadly)
-Monomorium Antarcticum
-Iridomyrmex sp
-Ochetellus Glaber

-Amblyopone Australis


#5 Offline NZAntKeeper - Posted February 16 2017 - 11:41 PM

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havent updated in a while so i thought I would. They have about 13 workers with quite a bit of larvae no major larvae or pupae yet I think ill get pics up soon


My Youtube Channel
https://m.youtube.co...R--GtDfJdaJjWpQ

Species I have kept or are keeping
-Nylanderia sp?
-Pheidole sp
-Pachycondyla Castanea (I didn't catch the queen sadly)
-Monomorium Antarcticum
-Iridomyrmex sp
-Ochetellus Glaber

-Amblyopone Australis


#6 Offline NZAntKeeper - Posted April 14 2017 - 9:41 PM

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Here's a video which shows the colony.

They have loads of brood and about 40 workers and 3 majors. The majors seem to be getting smaller and smaller each generation anyone know why?

Edited by DylanTheAntKeeper, April 14 2017 - 9:43 PM.

My Youtube Channel
https://m.youtube.co...R--GtDfJdaJjWpQ

Species I have kept or are keeping
-Nylanderia sp?
-Pheidole sp
-Pachycondyla Castanea (I didn't catch the queen sadly)
-Monomorium Antarcticum
-Iridomyrmex sp
-Ochetellus Glaber

-Amblyopone Australis


#7 Offline NZAntKeeper - Posted June 4 2017 - 9:25 PM

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This colony has been growing quite fast. They have around 80 minors, 7 majors and a ton of brood, the queen mustn't want to stop for hibernation :lol: 

As you can see they have been collecting some seeds.


My Youtube Channel
https://m.youtube.co...R--GtDfJdaJjWpQ

Species I have kept or are keeping
-Nylanderia sp?
-Pheidole sp
-Pachycondyla Castanea (I didn't catch the queen sadly)
-Monomorium Antarcticum
-Iridomyrmex sp
-Ochetellus Glaber

-Amblyopone Australis





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