Ltislanders Pheidole Pilifera Journal
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Ltislanders Pheidole Pilifera Journal
Hello everyone! I caught what I thought was a teteramorium immagrans colony in July. But 6 weeks later when workers came along it was discovered they were Pheidole Pilifera! They have 5 workers and many, many larvae. They also have a major larvae. I’m going to post a few pictures soon!
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Right now one worker is feasting on a peanut! She really likes it!
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Pheidole pilifera workers are only 1-2 mm in length. Majors are 3 mm and queens are 5. I think your ants are larger than that.Ltislander wrote: ↑Mon Oct 15, 2018 10:22 pmHello everyone! I caught what I thought was a teteramorium immagrans colony in July. But 6 weeks later when workers came along it was discovered they were Pheidole Pilifera! They have 5 workers and many, many larvae. They also have a major larvae. I’m going to post a few pictures soon!
"God made every kind of wild beasts and every kind of livestock and every kind of creeping things;" (including ants) "and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:25
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Re: Ltislanders Pheidole Pilifera Journal
Yes my workers and queen are larger than that. On the discord server Arthropod Antics 3 people said wothought a doubt Pilifera. I told them the size and they still said Pilifera.AntsDakota wrote: ↑Thu Oct 18, 2018 6:51 pmPheidole pilifera workers are only 1-2 mm in length. Majors are 3 mm and queens are 5. I think your ants are larger than that.Ltislander wrote: ↑Mon Oct 15, 2018 10:22 pmHello everyone! I caught what I thought was a teteramorium immagrans colony in July. But 6 weeks later when workers came along it was discovered they were Pheidole Pilifera! They have 5 workers and many, many larvae. They also have a major larvae. I’m going to post a few pictures soon!
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Re: Ltislanders Pheidole Pilifera Journal
Perhaps pilifera has size variants?Ltislander wrote: ↑Fri Oct 19, 2018 9:07 pmYes my workers and queen are larger than that. On the discord server Arthropod Antics 3 people said wothought a doubt Pilifera. I told them the size and they still said Pilifera.AntsDakota wrote: ↑Thu Oct 18, 2018 6:51 pmPheidole pilifera workers are only 1-2 mm in length. Majors are 3 mm and queens are 5. I think your ants are larger than that.Ltislander wrote: ↑Mon Oct 15, 2018 10:22 pmHello everyone! I caught what I thought was a teteramorium immagrans colony in July. But 6 weeks later when workers came along it was discovered they were Pheidole Pilifera! They have 5 workers and many, many larvae. They also have a major larvae. I’m going to post a few pictures soon!
"God made every kind of wild beasts and every kind of livestock and every kind of creeping things;" (including ants) "and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:25
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