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[Ferox_Formicae]

They have a painful sting, and are termite specialists.

I've been stung by these things before, and true to their common name, their stings do feel exactly like a needle! I've felt far worse though, like when I mistook a Pachycondyla harpax worker for a Camponotus pennsylvanicus worker almost a year ago. That was not a pleasant experience...

[TennesseeAnts]

They have a painful sting, and are termite specialists.

I've been stung by these things before, and true to their common name, their stings do feel exactly like a needle! I've felt far worse though, like when I mistook a Pachycondyla harpax worker for a Camponotus pennsylvanicus worker almost a year ago. That was not a pleasant experience...

I hear Pachycondyla have painful stings!

[Ferox_Formicae]

 

 

They have a painful sting, and are termite specialists.

I've been stung by these things before, and true to their common name, their stings do feel exactly like a needle! I've felt far worse though, like when I mistook a Pachycondyla harpax worker for a Camponotus pennsylvanicus worker almost a year ago. That was not a pleasant experience...

I hear Pachycondyla have painful stings!

 

Heck yeah they do!

[TennesseeAnts]

5-16-19

They have finally started to dig their nest! I am never using that terrarium again. This time it is a section of vinyl tubing with cotton blocking one end, filled with compact eco earth and connected to an outworld. They dug their chambers up against the side of the tube too!

[TennesseeAnts]

They have a painful sting, and are termite specialists.

I've been stung by these things before, and true to their common name, their stings do feel exactly like a needle! I've felt far worse though, like when I mistook a Pachycondyla harpax worker for a Camponotus pennsylvanicus worker almost a year ago. That was not a pleasant experience...

I hear Pachycondyla have painful stings!

Heck yeah they do!

I found out that Brachyponera chinensis used to be classified as Pachycondyla chinensis.

Edited by Ant_Dude2908, May 16 2019 - 8:52 AM.

[TennesseeAnts]

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Edited by Ant_Dude2908, May 22 2019 - 12:04 PM.

[TennesseeAnts]

5-22-19

They have lots of larvae, eggs and some pupae!!!! They have completed their nest, and love baby meal worms and sugar water. Termites are still the top choice though. I am going to collect some more workers and brood from the colony they originated from.

[Acutus]

My Camponotus chromaiodes don't really like them.

 

 

I know the others love them. Not Camponotus though.

 

My C. chromaiodes eat them but I wouldn't say they go crazy for them. My C. castaneus on the otherhand go freakin' crazy!!

 

These ants seem pretty cool but I ain't crazy about getting stung. I already ahve Honey bees that do that! LOL

[TennesseeAnts]

These are a bit worse than honey bees, but don't last as long.

[Martialis]

This journal pretty much shows how these ants became so invasive.

[TennesseeAnts]

This journal pretty much shows how these ants became so invasive.

Aren't as bad as Solenopsis invicta though.

[drtrmiller]

It seemed like these were doing well.  Why was the journal discontinued?

Edited by drtrmiller, June 17 2019 - 2:06 PM.

[TennesseeAnts]

I moved all of my journals to one big journal. Less work, and people don't need to check 50 journals to get updates. These are still doing great actually.