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Posted April 11 2021 - 4:24 PM
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I am going to be doing an experiment or project and I am going to be needing some ants for this. I require a small species and a large species with decent growth rates and can survive high humidity (daily to every other day misting) also are not terribly hard to care for. Thank you everyone!
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Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. Vicinus, C. laevigatus, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, C. ocreatus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, N. cockerelli, P. barbata, P. montanus
Hoping to Catch This season:
M. romanei, M. placodops 02, P. imberbiculus, Polyergus sp., F. moki, A. megomatta, Cyphomyrmex sp.,Temnothorax sp.
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Posted April 11 2021 - 5:02 PM
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Posted April 11 2021 - 5:05 PM
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Posted April 11 2021 - 5:22 PM
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are you trying to get a California native ant to host in an ant plant?
Whike that would be a cool project that I would like to do I am not. All the details I can give currently are in the original post and I will show you guys when I start.
Solenopsis xyloni seems good for the small species. They grow fast and can tolerate pretty much anything. As for the large species, camponotus or novomessor may work.
Thanks, what Camponotus species would be best. Or would N. cockerelli work just fine.
Edited by ZTYguy, April 11 2021 - 5:22 PM.
Ant Keeping Since June 2018
Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. Vicinus, C. laevigatus, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, C. ocreatus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, N. cockerelli, P. barbata, P. montanus
Hoping to Catch This season:
M. romanei, M. placodops 02, P. imberbiculus, Polyergus sp., F. moki, A. megomatta, Cyphomyrmex sp.,Temnothorax sp.
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Posted April 11 2021 - 5:25 PM
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Well N. cockerelli is a desert species, so I'm not sure that would be advisable. Not sure which Camponotus would be best, probably whatever nests in the dampest environment. I have seen modoc nest in some relatively damp conditions, but I am not sure if there are better ones out there.
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).
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Posted April 11 2021 - 5:35 PM
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Thanks I was thinking the same about N. cockerelli. I will do more research for the Camponotus.
Ant Keeping Since June 2018
Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. Vicinus, C. laevigatus, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, C. ocreatus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, N. cockerelli, P. barbata, P. montanus
Hoping to Catch This season:
M. romanei, M. placodops 02, P. imberbiculus, Polyergus sp., F. moki, A. megomatta, Cyphomyrmex sp.,Temnothorax sp.
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Posted April 12 2021 - 5:43 PM
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For a caomponotus Species I can attest that C. Fragilis are very hardy and grow very fast.
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Posted April 15 2021 - 10:43 AM
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If you are doing large/small as a comparative of the two species you could do solenopsis xyloni and a pheidole speceis. I don't think a Camponotus would work well since you want fast growth.
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