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[Locness]

What is the make/model of this product? Item description should prove useful in figuring out what's in the feed. This is why I get my sandwiches at Quiznos.

[The_Gaming-gate]

If they are feeding them seeds and calling them "fire ants" they are probably Pogonomyrmex. Pogonomyrmex are red and they sting and some people call all ants that are red and sting "fire ants"

Pogonomyrmex don't need super damp conditions. They live in the desert. The growths are probably some of their seeds sprouting.

I fully agree with you, however let's not forget that Solenopsis geminata can eat seeds.

I don’t think it’s Pogonomyrmex, considering helpplease already knows the binomial name of some species, I don’t think they could have gotten that right. However it could be Pheidole which actually do look like fire ants to someone new to keeping ants. If so, that’s a good explanation on why the ants would be eating seeds.

Edited by The_Gaming-gate, April 17 2024 - 10:36 AM.

[Flu1d]

If they are feeding them seeds and calling them "fire ants" they are probably Pogonomyrmex. Pogonomyrmex are red and they sting and some people call all ants that are red and sting "fire ants"

Pogonomyrmex don't need super damp conditions. They live in the desert. The growths are probably some of their seeds sprouting.

I fully agree with you, however let's not forget that Solenopsis geminata can eat seeds.

I don’t think it’s Pogonomyrmex, considering helpplease already knows the binomial name of some species, I don’t think they could have gotten that right. However it could be Pheidole which actually do look like fire ants to someone new to keeping ants. If so, that’s a good explanation on why the ants would be eating seeds.

Let me rephrase, I was not agreeing that the ant was Pogonomyrmex, but that the growths might be from seeds sprouting. I believe that, if they're being referred to as fire ants that eat seeds, that they could be Solenopsis geminata, which would make absolute sense.

[The_Gaming-gate]

If they are feeding them seeds and calling them "fire ants" they are probably Pogonomyrmex. Pogonomyrmex are red and they sting and some people call all ants that are red and sting "fire ants"

Pogonomyrmex don't need super damp conditions. They live in the desert. The growths are probably some of their seeds sprouting.

I fully agree with you, however let's not forget that Solenopsis geminata can eat seeds.

I don’t think it’s Pogonomyrmex, considering helpplease already knows the binomial name of some species, I don’t think they could have gotten that right. However it could be Pheidole which actually do look like fire ants to someone new to keeping ants. If so, that’s a good explanation on why the ants would be eating seeds.

Let me rephrase, I was not agreeing that the ant was Pogonomyrmex, but that the growths might be from seeds sprouting. I believe that, if they're being referred to as fire ants that eat seeds, that they could be Solenopsis geminata, which would make absolute sense.

I just realized I quoted the wrong person! I think they’re geminata too. It’d be nice if we had images though.

[helpplease]

Hi thanks for your replies. I think its some sort of shoots as we have plucked them and no more have come back. Many thanks