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[Spamdy]

Dorymyrmex ensifer

[Connectimyrmex]

Dorymyrmex ensifer

That ant is beautiful.

[Hunter]

o wow i didn't mean to make a pun lol

[AntHUB]

those ants (Camponotus Mirabilis) are like Pseudomyrmex in the sense that they made to live in bamboo

[Connectimyrmex]

those ants (Camponotus Mirabilis) are like Pseudomyrmex in the sense that they made to live in bamboo

In a sense. Pseudomyrmex has a more symbiotic relationship, and C. mirabilis is more commensal. C. miribilis's relation to plants is like Colobopsis's or Cephalotes's relationships.

[AntHUB]

Not all pseudomyrmex mine, for example, (Pseudomyrmex pallidus) are like the majority of Pseudomyrmicinae They only hollow out twigs and often tend to aphids and scale bugs on thier own nest plant. but they do often kill many plant pests and have been known to farm some mealybugs like cows, milking and slaughtering them for meals

[Connectimyrmex]

Not all pseudomyrmex mine, for example, (Pseudomyrmex pallidus) are like the majority of Pseudomyrmicinae They only hollow out twigs and often tend to aphids and scale bugs on thier own nest plant. but they do often kill many plant pests and have been known to farm some mealybugs like cows, milking and slaughtering them for meals

Trust me, I know. In truth, most Pseudomyrmex, which inhabit dead twigs on live trees, still defend their host in some sort of ways. 

I've done PLENTY of ant research, and my first ants, first founded colonies, and first established colonies were all from PSEUDOMYRMEX GRACILIS, which is a typical Pseudomyrmex species.

I still don't get why you brought up aphids and mealybugs. You actually proved your own point wrong by adding that (Pseudomyrmex indirectly protects their plants by slaughtering mealybugs and aphids, and also by protecting the aphids they remove other species of plant pests from the tree).

 

PS: Mine as in digging, or mine as in yours?

Edited by Connectimyrmex, December 23 2017 - 3:45 PM.

[AntHUB]

Pseudomyrmex does not slaughter mealybugs, aphids, and scales, they farm them. This promotes the aphid to develop faster and stronger. The aphids in return kill plants. Also, I was unaware that P. gracilis lives in twigs. I often assumed they lived in trees and bushes. Also when you had/have Pseudomyrmex, what did you keep them in?

[AntHUB]

Pseudomyrmex does not slaughter mealybugs, aphids, and scales, they farm them. This promotes the aphid to develop faster and stronger. The aphids in return kill plants. Also, I was unaware that P. gracilis lives in twigs. I often assumed they lived in trees and bushes. Also when you had/have Pseudomyrmex, what did you keep them in?

[LC3]

Do extinct ants count? Because if so I'd like to submit an entry under this category.

Haidomyrmex spp. 

 

 

Zigrasimecia is a close second, but to be fair all of Sphecomyrminae was just weird.

 

 

^Linguamyrmex vladi

Edited by LC3, December 23 2017 - 9:15 PM.

[Connectimyrmex]

Pseudomyrmex does not slaughter mealybugs, aphids, and scales, they farm them. This promotes the aphid to develop faster and stronger. The aphids in return kill plants. Also, I was unaware that P. gracilis lives in twigs. I often assumed they lived in trees and bushes. Also when you had/have Pseudomyrmex, what did you keep them

Plastic straws, inside of larger glass test tubes. The tubes acted as foraging areas, and the ants nested in the straws. They hate humidity, and they got all of their moisture form the water that I provided daily.

Also, you stated that Pseudomyrmex slaughters aphids as food xD

Not all pseudomyrmex mine, for example, (Pseudomyrmex pallidus) are like the majority of Pseudomyrmicinae They only hollow out twigs and often tend to aphids and scale bugs on thier own nest plant. but they do often kill many plant pests and have been known to farm some mealybugs like cows, milking and slaughtering them for meals

And how did you think that they lived in trees? Did you expect that they lived in giant, paper constructs like Nasutitermes?

In fact, the only Pseudomyrmex that enjoys living apart from trees is a few species of mud-nesting Pseudomyrmex.

 

While most Pseudomyrmex may not directly protect their plants, a few actually have TRUE symbiotic relationships with acacia trees.

Edited by Connectimyrmex, December 24 2017 - 8:45 AM.

[AntHUB]

I always thought that P. Gracilis was able to live in various habitats for example window sills. LC3 I can definitely say that extinct species count but don’t you ever think about the thought that we don’t know how to keep them? Also connectimyrmex What did you keep your Pseudomymex in? After researching I found out that you are correct. But C mirabilis also removes pests from bamboo. As does cephalotes.

[AntHUB]

I always thought that P. Gracilis was able to live in various habitats for example window sills. LC3 I can definitely say that extinct species count but don’t you ever think about the thought that we don’t know how to keep them? Also connectimyrmex What did you keep your Pseudomymex in? After researching I found out that you are correct. But C mirabilis also removes pests from bamboo. As does cephalotes.

[Connectimyrmex]

 

 

Pseudomyrmex does not slaughter mealybugs, aphids, and scales, they farm them. This promotes the aphid to develop faster and stronger. The aphids in return kill plants. Also, I was unaware that P. gracilis lives in twigs. I often assumed they lived in trees and bushes. Also when you had/have Pseudomyrmex, what did you keep them

Plastic straws, inside of larger glass test tubes. The tubes acted as foraging areas, and the ants nested in the straws. They hate humidity, and they got all of their moisture form the water that I provided daily.

Also, you stated that Pseudomyrmex slaughters aphids as food xD

Not all pseudomyrmex mine, for example, (Pseudomyrmex pallidus) are like the majority of Pseudomyrmicinae They only hollow out twigs and often tend to aphids and scale bugs on thier own nest plant. but they do often kill many plant pests and have been known to farm some mealybugs like cows, milking and slaughtering them for meals

And how did you think that they lived in trees? Did you expect that they lived in giant, paper constructs like Nasutitermes?

In fact, the only Pseudomyrmex that enjoys living apart from trees is a few species of mud-nesting Pseudomyrmex.

 

While most Pseudomyrmex may not directly protect their plants, a few actually have TRUE symbiotic relationships with acacia trees.

 

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[Mettcollsuss]

I wanted to like all of the posts here, but I reached the like limit

That's a thing?

[Connectimyrmex]

 

I wanted to like all of the posts here, but I reached the like limit

That's a thing?

 

Yes. try to like all of the posts on this thread and you'll see.

[Connectimyrmex]

Did you reach it yet?

[AntHUB]

Only 2 days left, Winners will be notified on Jan 5 for my Antmass competition. Also does anyone know how to raise aphids.

Edited by AntHUB, January 2 2018 - 3:34 PM.

[Mettcollsuss]

does anyone know how to raise aphids.

I don't, but if you want to raise them for the honeydew, this is pretty useful. It's in Dutch, though, so you'll have to translate it. If you're using chrome, I think it has a built-in translator.

Did you reach it yet?

Yeah, but I had to like all the posts on the first 6 pages of Wakka Wakka to reach it.

[Connectimyrmex]

Woah... It only takes me five posts..