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can't Carebara chew through mini hearths?

Started By KitsAntVa , Nov 7 2020 8:28 AM

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#1 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted November 7 2020 - 8:28 AM

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Just as title says I was wondering because these are such cool ants but wouldn’t stuff like tarheelant nests be devoured?

We don’t talk about that

#2 Offline ponerinecat - Posted November 7 2020 - 9:35 AM

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Depends on the species. Most of them wouldn't be able to chew out. The more popular ones like diversa certainly will.

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#3 Offline ANTdrew - Posted November 7 2020 - 9:55 AM

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Depends on the species. Most of them wouldn't be able to chew out. The more popular ones like diversa certainly will.

For real? Even type III?

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#4 Offline CheetoLord02 - Posted November 7 2020 - 11:24 AM

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C. diversa are supposedly able to chew through concrete, although I believe THA Type III is harder than concrete. I know people who have kept diversa in THA Type III with no issues. However, I'm curious about why you're asking about a mini hearth specifically. Diversa would fill a mini hearth in like, half an hour. Those things grow like crazy.