This species of Anochetus is polygynous and maleless. I kept it for over five years collecting hundreds of alates (spawns) for this colony. All the alates are female. The colony does not produce any males (aka drones).
From the alates I raise over a hundred colonie until there are enough workers then I release and distributed them in several locations around the town where I am currently living. I am no longer living in Kuala Lumpur.
Aside from the colonies I raise (until there are over a dozen workers) then release them into the wild (all over the outskirks of the town).
Alates, (dealated: wings dropped) queens, and workers
Alates, (dealated: wings dropped) queens, and workers
Alates, (dealated: wings dropped) and queens
Alates, (dealated: wings dropped) and queens
Anochetus worker
Anochetus worker
Anochetus workers
Anochetus worker
Anochetus worker
Anochetus worker
Anochetus worker
Anochetus worker
Anochetus worker
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Infraorder: Aculeata
Superfamily: Vespoidea
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Genus: Anochetus
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First Posted: 2025 11 27
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First Posted: 2025 11 27
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