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How many Pogonomyrmex in a fallen fortress?

Started By Spazmops , Jan 8 2021 8:52 PM

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#1 Offline Spazmops - Posted January 8 2021 - 8:52 PM

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I very recently got a P. occidentalis colony of about ~60 workers from Tarheel Ants, and they’re currently in a mini hearth. I want to get them something larger and I’ve heard that horizontal nests work best for them, but the only horizontal nest in my price range is a fallen fortress. How many workers could my colony get before outgrowing it?

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Ants I have:

1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers

1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers

1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers

 

1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood

 

 

#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted January 9 2021 - 3:38 AM

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I own a Fallen Fortress. About a thousand of my tiny Pheidole can fit in there. Pogonomyrmex are like four times their size, though, so I’d estimate 150.
As an aside, check out the horizontal nests I posted recently in the Pictures of Formicariums thread. I bet they would work great for your purpose. I could make you one for a good price.
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#3 Offline Spazmops - Posted January 9 2021 - 8:48 AM

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Those nests look awesome! I would totally buy one if I had an external outworld to go with it. I did find a seller on etsy called UndergroundCiti, and it looks like their large nest would work really well.

Here it is:

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Edited by Spazmops, January 9 2021 - 8:50 AM.

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Ants I have:

1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers

1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers

1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers

 

1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood

 

 

#4 Offline ANTdrew - Posted January 9 2021 - 9:21 AM

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Did you see my Super Mario outworlds?


"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#5 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted January 9 2021 - 9:55 AM

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i did


1X Pogonomyrmex occidentalis 40-50 Workers

1X Solenopsis molesta 10 Workers (mono)

Ants I Want: Crematogaster sp, Camponotus Sp., Ponera Pennsylvanica, Mymercocystus sp.

 

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