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What does the inside of a Crematogaster colony look like?

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#1 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted June 25 2015 - 10:43 PM

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Does anyone know of a cutaway image or something showing how the tunnels/chambers of a Crematogaster (preferrably a Californian species) colony, or a description from personal experience? I ask because I am making my Crematogaster, Tetramorium, and Solenopsis xyloni colonies actual formicariums, but I know the relative shape of S.xyloni and Tetramorium tunnels/chambers. I just want to make this formicarium comfortable for them.



#2 Offline Alza - Posted June 25 2015 - 10:58 PM

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I would imagine it being very cuvy and wavy with small cup like areas off to the side. Just assuming, but don't think this will be any help c:



#3 Offline Trailandstreet - Posted June 26 2015 - 4:17 AM

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An original nest would look like this one

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a nest in a formicarium. I guess the ants built it themselves.

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a nest on a tree

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:hi: Franz

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#4 Offline Tpro4 - Posted June 26 2015 - 8:19 AM

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i just put them in a dirt ant farm and they are excavating, i'll post when i think they are finished
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#5 Offline cpman - Posted June 26 2015 - 9:59 AM

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The Crematogaster around here live inside of trees. They just hollow out branches. I've found quite a few oak branches around 3/4" thick, and in the middle they are hollowed out really smooth so that there is only like 1/8" of wood on either side. These branches have holes in them that lead to these tunnels.

This is primary C. laeviuscula, but C. punctata also does something similar.







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