Pheidole rhea

Beitragvon kashmir79 » 4. Aug 2008 21:09

here she is

nearly a week on and most of the larvae are pupae, and most eggs are small larvae
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Beitragvon JimmyVe » 5. Aug 2008 19:28

Yep, looks like she (and you) are doing a good job. Keep the pictures coming, i'm liking this species very much !
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Beitragvon kashmir79 » 5. Aug 2008 20:13

some more shots. plus more pupae
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Beitragvon kashmir79 » 6. Aug 2008 00:02

if you save the pics. you can zoom in alot, and see the pupae :)
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Beitragvon damondeionno » 6. Aug 2008 09:21

No need. There is one just below the middle of the second shot and another at 5 o clock.
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Beitragvon kashmir79 » 6. Aug 2008 15:48

indeed there is ;) :grin:
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Beitragvon damondeionno » 6. Aug 2008 16:37

They're going to be about the size of one of her mandibles.
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Beitragvon kashmir79 » 6. Aug 2008 17:31

doubt it. their quite big. remember P.Rhea are the one of Biggest Pheidole Species in the world. the queen is 14mm and minors are 6-8mm majors 8-10mm
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Beitragvon damondeionno » 6. Aug 2008 18:04

Obviously they are curled up at the moment, but I still think they will be very small.

I think that's cool though. I really really wish that guy hadn't sold out.
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Beitragvon JimmyVe » 6. Aug 2008 18:59

The first generation of workers is always a bit smaller.
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Beitragvon kashmir79 » 8. Aug 2008 16:07

1st worker ! :)
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Beitragvon damondeionno » 8. Aug 2008 16:20

Hey, you know I hate to say it, but I told you so! ;)

Great progress. She must have had huge wing muscles to produce all of that.

I've got a feeling you are going to have an extremely fast growing colony there. Imagine how much she'll lay when she has access to a decent food supply.
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Beitragvon kashmir79 » 8. Aug 2008 16:45

damondeionno hat geschrieben:Hey, you know I hate to say it, but I told you so! ;)

Great progress. She must have had huge wing muscles to produce all of that.

I've got a feeling you are going to have an extremely fast growing colony there. Imagine how much she'll lay when she has access to a decent food supply.



the worker is bigger than a pheidole minor, shes about ----- that big :)

cant wait until more workers are awake, and then ill move them into their Y-tong and get them eating on seeds/insects.
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Beitragvon JimmyVe » 11. Aug 2008 20:10

Good job, Kashmir. Looks like you are going to have a nice colony soon.
Don't forget these ants can dig trough y-tong.
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Beitragvon kashmir79 » 12. Aug 2008 16:17

3 workers now :)
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