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melk9: ODONTOMACHUS (19. Aug 2008 16:06)

My ODONTOMACHUS queen, drinking from a drop of vitamines and honey.

http://www.megagaleria.com/pictures/Pic_16271_5.jpg

Skippy: (19. Aug 2008 16:57)

can you put here also more photos of your colony? , because one worker ... humm , it is nice one , strong body :) , and I would like to see your setup if is it able :)

melk9: (20. Aug 2008 05:05)

It's a queen drinking. And I'll do the picks of the set up. But I can tell you how it's already. I got a glass vase, like the ones we keep candies. Gardening earth inside, and Some decoration like peebles, piece of wood, etc. I made myself chamber in contact with the glass, where the queen of course made her egg chamber. This specie doesn't makes tunnels, they use what they find ready. And need a great deal of humidity, so it's possible to keep little plants inside. Observing the claws you see they are hunting ants, so you can imagine the kind of food they eat. But they eat everything.
Hugs

gabranth: (20. Aug 2008 07:24)

you should stroke its head

Kale^^: (20. Aug 2008 14:05)

Nice queen :) Where you got it from? Nature? lol. Oh i wouldn't like that species bite me..

Skippy: (20. Aug 2008 15:25)

why not Kale^^ ? :D , I would be like when odontomachus queen bite me , it would be nice and new experience with ants again :P

melk9: (21. Aug 2008 18:40)

Nice queen :) Where you got it from? Nature? lol. Oh i wouldn't like that species bite me..

In Nature. They are quite ordinary here in northeast of Brazil. Most of the time it comes inside the house, flying through the window, when it's raining. Actually the bite doesn't hurts. You know, it has a trigger that makes the claws to work like a trap that closes very fast. But doesn't hurts ours elastic skin. The problem is the sting, that really hurts. :shock:

Ant mad: (21. Aug 2008 18:46)

you should stroke its head
know why would you want to do that.
very lucky Melk9 you can get them for free we have to buy them.

Ant mad: (21. Aug 2008 18:53)

oh i see :-k
does it work?

Kale^^: (21. Aug 2008 19:01)

I'd try to catch more queens and post to european antkeepers :P


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