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Arboreal ants in CA?

Started By Swirlysnowflake , Jan 2 2021 2:01 PM

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#1 Offline Swirlysnowflake - Posted January 2 2021 - 2:01 PM

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Any species of arboreal ants in CA?

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#2 Offline M_Ants - Posted January 2 2021 - 2:05 PM

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Pseudomyrmex

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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp.

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

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#3 Offline NickAnter - Posted January 2 2021 - 2:54 PM

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Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies.

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant).

#4 Offline Swirlysnowflake - Posted January 2 2021 - 8:30 PM

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Are arboreal ants kept differently than normal ants?

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#5 Offline NickAnter - Posted January 3 2021 - 11:05 AM

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Most people keep them in test tubes, but I imagine many wood(haha) do better in twig nests. If they will be kept in test tubes, the thinner, the better I imagine.

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Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies.

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

#6 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted January 3 2021 - 2:50 PM

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Most people keep them in test tubes, but I imagine many would do better in twig nests. If they will be kept in test tubes, the thinner, the better I imagine.