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#1 Offline NZAntKeeper - Posted March 18 2017 - 5:54 PM

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Location found - New Zealand Northland

Where - In my pool

When - Today 19/3/17

she's about 6mm


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#2 Offline T.C. - Posted March 18 2017 - 6:23 PM

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I think it's missing a piece or two.
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#3 Offline NZAntKeeper - Posted March 18 2017 - 6:32 PM

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Yea her abdomen looks weird.

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


#4 Offline NZAntKeeper - Posted March 18 2017 - 9:19 PM

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umm so I just checked on her she was on my windowsill for like 3 hours I assumed she was dead as she wasnt moving in the pool I found her in I just checked on her and she's now moving she can walk quite well so that's unusual also her abdomen is REALLY small or messed up somehow?


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 LC3 - Posted March 18 2017 - 9:27 PM

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It almost looks like a queen with a worker abdomen...


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#6 Offline NZAntKeeper - Posted March 18 2017 - 9:36 PM

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Yea I'll give her a drop of honey and see what happens

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 thosaka - Posted March 18 2017 - 10:28 PM

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I hope she is able to make babies and live long.



#8 Offline NZAntKeeper - Posted March 18 2017 - 11:02 PM

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I hope so too, but I doubt she will be able to because her gaster is so small and she has wings on (I know wings aren't a definite sign of queens being infertile though) I also really wanna find out what sp she is.

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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