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- Tue Sep 08, 2020 10:39 pm
- Forum: Ant Diet & Nutrition
- Topic: Pogonomyrmex Californicus Diet
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Pogonomyrmex Californicus Diet
So back in I want to say maybe sometime in april, maybe may I found a pogonomyrmex californicus queen in my yard, central/northern california, Turlock to be specific. Ive kept her in a small 1gallon critter keeper with sand since then and have a vial of water another vial of sugar water and have off...
- Wed Jun 24, 2020 5:26 am
- Forum: Ant Diet & Nutrition
- Topic: Pogonomermyx Californicus diet
- Replies: 1
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Pogonomermyx Californicus diet
Other than seeds what should I offer my p californicus colony once the workers start emerging? I’m currently offering the queen a vial of water a vial of sugar water and some dill/fennel seeds, I have the base outworld in a 5$ critter keeper but once they get large enough I’ll move them to a 20GL ta...
- Fri Jun 12, 2020 11:45 am
- Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
- Topic: pogonomyrmex occidentalis
- Replies: 24
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Re: pogonomyrmex occidentalis
And upon looking at the cage, she killed and ate them not vise versa
- Fri Jun 12, 2020 11:01 am
- Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
- Topic: pogonomyrmex occidentalis
- Replies: 24
- Views: 11826
Re: pogonomyrmex occidentalis
I think I got extremely lucky, cause she’s still alive and the workers aren’t bothering her. But I wanted to do it as an experiment and see if they lose their colonies scent after a while and it seems they might have
- Fri Jun 12, 2020 12:55 am
- Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
- Topic: pogonomyrmex occidentalis
- Replies: 24
- Views: 11826
Re: pogonomyrmex occidentalis
I crushed some pull bugs, all I could find atm. But something more interesting I thought I’d introduce a few workers I found outside and separated from their nest for a good 12 hours. They aren’t killing her they’re smelling her and vice versa so I think they may end up serving her. Thoughts?
- Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:17 pm
- Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
- Topic: pogonomyrmex occidentalis
- Replies: 24
- Views: 11826
Re: pogonomyrmex occidentalis
Can I offer her wild bird seed?
- Thu Jun 11, 2020 8:59 pm
- Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
- Topic: pogonomyrmex occidentalis
- Replies: 24
- Views: 11826
Re: pogonomyrmex occidentalis
I think she is. A pogonomyrmex californicus
- Thu Jun 11, 2020 8:54 pm
- Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
- Topic: pogonomyrmex occidentalis
- Replies: 24
- Views: 11826
Re: pogonomyrmex occidentalis
She is also desperately trying to escape so maybe she is semi clausteral?
- Thu Jun 11, 2020 8:52 pm
- Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
- Topic: pogonomyrmex occidentalis
- Replies: 24
- Views: 11826
Re: pogonomyrmex occidentalis
https://imgur.com/gallery/4Gisz12
- Thu Jun 11, 2020 2:48 pm
- Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
- Topic: pogonomyrmex occidentalis
- Replies: 24
- Views: 11826
Re: pogonomyrmex occidentalis
Could you email me? At HaydenP1995@gmail.com I can’t post the pics here files are too large