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[cap_backfire]

 

but they seem to be doing well except for the poor little gal that can't figure out where to dump her dead sister.  just carries her around the upper-levels/ sticks.

My T. septentrionalis do the exact same thing. Whenever they have a dead worker, they just parade her corpse in circles around the outworld and can never find a spot to set it. I'm not sure what it's about. I've started using forceps to take the dead body away so that the carrier can go back to her normal duties.

 

 

Maybe I'll attach a tube that goes off a few feet... Let them use that for garbage and stock THAT with springtails... It's a possibility?  

[antscientist]

I have an Atta Texana colony and it's winter where I live and I think they're going in the 2-3 months of reduced foraging and their fungus seems pretty small. I was wonder if there would be any way to try to keep the fungus the same size till the 2-3 months of reduced foraging goes away.

[LawOfOne1]

Awesome post! what's an appropriate temperature for Acromyrmex versicolor?

I'm worried mine are too cold when it's getting down to 64F here at night

 

thanks

[aznphenom]

 Is there a magic number for atta texicana queens per colony? 2? 3? 4? etc

[CheetoLord02]

I have heard that groups of 3 usually do the best, although I haven't personally kept them or experimented with them.

[ZTYguy]

Awesome post! what's an appropriate temperature for Acromyrmex versicolor?

I'm worried mine are too cold when it's getting down to 64F here at night

 

thanks

A good temp is around 75 degrees but they can stand cold pretty well. Just make sure it actually isn’t too hot.

[LawOfOne1]

 

Awesome post! what's an appropriate temperature for Acromyrmex versicolor?

I'm worried mine are too cold when it's getting down to 64F here at night

 

thanks

A good temp is around 75 degrees but they can stand cold pretty well. Just make sure it actually isn’t too hot.

 

 

ok cool that's what I'm doing! Thanks!