Hisserdude Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Got five of these diminutive cuties thanks to @Cariblatta lutea! 😁 They were found in FL, in Camponotus floridanus nests. No one's been able to breed these and rear the offspring up to adulthood before, here's hoping I'll have some luck with them!🤞These are Corydiids, very closely related to Compsodes BTW. Adult male: Adult female: Female and nymph: Subadult female: Subadult male: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomjoe Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Good luck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 9 hours ago, Randomjoe said: Good luck. Thanks! 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matttoadman Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 So have you thought of trying to start an ant colony to put them in with? Since they were found with a Campontus species you might could try one native to where you live? Camponotus pennsylvanica (the carpenter ant) is fairly common. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 On 10/10/2020 at 1:00 PM, Matttoadman said: So have you thought of trying to start an ant colony to put them in with? Since they were found with a Campontus species you might could try one native to where you live? Camponotus pennsylvanica (the carpenter ant) is fairly common. They actually seem to be picky about what Camponotus they'll nest with, Alan only found them in C.floridanus nests. Even if I had a compatible species in my area though, I'm not really interested in keeping ants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matttoadman Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 So what I wonder is if perhaps a diet that would be similar to what that species of aunt would eat might be helpful or even necessary? I would definitely research that ant , Because it would appear to me that there’s something about the ant colony that is necessary for rearing. Ants in general Feed on a lot of sugary items. They also have a period where they switch over to protein-based food. I wouldn’t even go as far as to collect some of those ants and kill them and feed them to the roaches. You never know there could be something in the gut of that ant that is necessary. Speculation of course 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 On 10/13/2020 at 8:52 AM, Matttoadman said: So what I wonder is if perhaps a diet that would be similar to what that species of aunt would eat might be helpful or even necessary? I would definitely research that ant , Because it would appear to me that there’s something about the ant colony that is necessary for rearing. Ants in general Feed on a lot of sugary items. They also have a period where they switch over to protein-based food. I wouldn’t even go as far as to collect some of those ants and kill them and feed them to the roaches. You never know there could be something in the gut of that ant that is necessary. Speculation of course Well I've bred Myrmecophilus without keeping them with ants, so I'm hoping I can do the same with the Myrmecoblatta, we'll see. I'm throwing everything I can at them diet wise. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 That dark subadult matured into a dark adult male: They're doing fine still, hopefully I'll see some babies soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlamingSwampert Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Wow, they are tiny! Makes sense because they live with ants.... Any babies yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 59 minutes ago, FlamingSwampert said: Wow, they are tiny! Makes sense because they live with ants.... Any babies yet? No, no offspring yet, I'm having a hard time with them TBH, they don't seem to want to even lay any oothecae for me... But otherwise seem healthy, so IDK what's up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlamingSwampert Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Hisserdude said: No, no offspring yet, I'm having a hard time with them TBH, they don't seem to want to even lay any oothecae for me... But otherwise seem healthy, so IDK what's up. Hmmm... perhaps they're too dry? I'm sorry to hear that, but at least they are healthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 7 hours ago, FlamingSwampert said: Hmmm... perhaps they're too dry? I'm sorry to hear that, but at least they are healthy. Nah, their setup is definitely quite humid. Yeah that's nice, I just hope I get some ooths before they inevitably die of old age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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