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Tetramorium or Lasius?

Started By Rrar , Mar 4 2024 2:18 PM

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#1 Offline Rrar - Posted March 4 2024 - 2:18 PM

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I've often heard that Tetramorium immigrans and Lasius niger are the two easiest ants to keep.

But which one is really the easiest?

I like Tetramorium better because in my opinion, it seems more hardy

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canada = boring!!!!!

I want attaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!

also: Camponotus ca02 ( probably not possible though)

#2 Offline GOCAMPONOTUS - Posted March 4 2024 - 2:20 PM

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Tetra for me as they eat almost anything( My colonies) and they grow pretty quickly.

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Currently keeping
1.Camponotus vicinus. 5 workers
2.Camponotus modoc. 5 workers
3. Camponotus hyatti. 1 worker
4.Veromessor pergandei. founding
5 Linepithema humile. 70-100 workers 5 queens
6. Pheidole Californica. 65 workers
I want: Atta,Myrmecia,Myrmica,Myrmecocystus

#3 Offline Artisan_Ants - Posted March 5 2024 - 12:26 PM

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Yeah, and not only are they hardy, they hey also grow 3x faster than Lasius on heating (since I find that smaller species grow faster under heat). Please correct me If I’m wrong though because I’ve never kept this species before (there’s a fairly big colony in right at my doorstep, that produces alates like mad I assume, because they swarm like crazy, usually in the morning when Tetramorium fly).

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Keeping:

3x - S. molesta

1x - C. chromaiodes

2x - F. pallidefulva

2x - C. cerasi

1x - B. depilis

2x P. imparis (colonies) 3x P. imparis queens (1x queen in test tube, 3x queens in test tube, and 6x queens in another test tube. Can't wait to see the results!)

Check out my C. chromaiodes journal here: https://www.formicul...aiodes-journal/

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