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Started By NZAntKeeper , Nov 19 2016 11:43 AM

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#1 Offline NZAntKeeper - Posted November 19 2016 - 11:43 AM

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Location found - New Zealand north island in plant pot
Length - 7 millimetres
When found - about 1 week ago


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#2 Offline Guest_DrPogoFarmer_* - Posted November 19 2016 - 11:47 AM

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Solenospsis Geminata beautiful find! Where'd you find her!


nvm didn't read where you found her lol nice tho1


#3 Offline Aaron567 - Posted November 19 2016 - 11:57 AM

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Solenospsis Geminata beautiful find! Where'd you find her!


nvm didn't read where you found her lol nice tho1

 

Solenosis geminata cannot be found in New Zealand. 


#4 Offline Guest_DrPogoFarmer_* - Posted November 19 2016 - 12:01 PM

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Then is most likely invicta


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#5 Offline NZAntKeeper - Posted November 19 2016 - 12:05 PM

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Is invicta even in new zealand? On the ants of NZ website it says there's some pheidole and it just says solenopsis sp 1?

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-Pachycondyla Castanea (I didn't catch the queen sadly)
-Monomorium Antarcticum
-Iridomyrmex sp
-Ochetellus Glaber

-Amblyopone Australis

#6 Offline Alabama Anter - Posted November 19 2016 - 12:37 PM

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Then is most likely invicta

What the heck?! Stop randomly guessing... This is most definitely not a Solenopsis spp. Looks like Pheidole

YJK

#7 Offline Nexus - Posted November 19 2016 - 12:56 PM

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That sure looks like a Pheidole sp to me. I don't think there are any species as dark as this queen, other than P.megacephala. But this id has to be taken with a grain of salt. we'll see what the workers look like.


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#8 Offline NZAntKeeper - Posted November 19 2016 - 1:14 PM

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Ok thanks could it be Huberia Striata ? Someone said they could be them on another forum. These queens are polygynous as there are about 7 of them in the same test tube.

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-Nylanderia sp?
-Pheidole sp
-Pachycondyla Castanea (I didn't catch the queen sadly)
-Monomorium Antarcticum
-Iridomyrmex sp
-Ochetellus Glaber

-Amblyopone Australis

#9 Offline Nexus - Posted November 19 2016 - 1:47 PM

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I hadn't thought about H.striata and it's true it is also very plausible. Pheidole megacephala is also polygynous. Anyway, we'll see when the workers will come as Huberia sp doesn't have soldiers.


#10 Offline NZAntKeeper - Posted November 19 2016 - 1:52 PM

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Yep, it shouldn't take too long as I have 2 of these queens together in a test tube which I caught a while ago and they have like 5 larvae. So hopefully they will hatch soon.

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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

#11 Offline NZAntKeeper - Posted December 16 2016 - 1:07 PM

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2 workers have hatched! I'll try get some pictures 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

#12 Offline NZAntKeeper - Posted December 16 2016 - 9:08 PM

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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

#13 Offline Canadian anter - Posted December 16 2016 - 11:58 PM

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Definetly Pheidole sp


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#14 Offline NZAntKeeper - Posted December 17 2016 - 12:26 AM

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Yay! I've been wanting pheidole for awhile now! I'm amazed these queens actually survived. They have been in that test tube for about 4-5 months with no workers. I never fed them and now they have 2 workers one more is about to hatch 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

#15 Offline NZAntKeeper - Posted December 17 2016 - 12:29 AM

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I have another pheidole colony but it's not doing so well it has 4 majors and a few eggs. I hope they make it through, the queen of the 4 major colony is alot darker than these queens. Also I have a question the 2 queen colonys workers are really really small should I feed them a bit more than other nanitic because the queens have not had food for like 4 months?

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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