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Ants made nest in outworld

Started By Monarch , Sep 19 2019 6:57 AM

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#41 Offline Manitobant - Posted September 25 2019 - 12:18 PM

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Yeah, think of it like pruning the colony. Couldn’t they sting your fish though? I guess you could pre-kill them.

antscanada's solenopsis geminata colony doesnt bother or sting his fish.

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My journals:

Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
Lasius minutus: https://www.formicul...cs/#entry174811
Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449
General acanthomyops journal: https://www.formicul...yops-with-eggs/

#42 Offline Monarch - Posted September 25 2019 - 12:27 PM

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The ants must know that i control their fate... but know that i alone am the sovereign of this tank...


#43 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted September 25 2019 - 3:42 PM

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The ants must know that i control their fate... but know that i alone am the sovereign of this tank...

Do we have a new spawning AntsCanada here?


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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

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Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#44 Offline Pumpkin_Loves_Ants - Posted September 25 2019 - 4:44 PM

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The ants must know that i control their fate... but know that i alone am the sovereign of this tank...

Do we have a new spawning AntsCanada here?

 

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Lasius Neoniger (Around 23ish workers)

Tetramorium Immigran (8 Workers)

Myrmica Queen (Not 100% on species)

Formica Subsericea (No workers)

#45 Offline Monarch - Posted September 26 2019 - 7:04 AM

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I can ;D  AntsMerica


#46 Offline Monarch - Posted September 26 2019 - 10:43 AM

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Anyone have ideas for other interesting things to add to the vivarium?  Pill bugs are scarce right now and i can't seem to find any springtails (maybe due to our drought).  So far i added lichen and moss, some branches, pennywort and black river stones.  I'll add an updated pic soon.

 

any other live creatures to add that can benefit besides pillbugs and springtails?


#47 Offline DDD101DDD - Posted September 26 2019 - 10:45 AM

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You can buy springtails online. https://www.amazon.c...=gateway&sr=8-7


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#48 Offline P0rcelain - Posted September 26 2019 - 6:13 PM

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earth worms would probably be good.


#49 Offline DDD101DDD - Posted September 26 2019 - 6:29 PM

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earth worms would probably be good.

Given how aggressive fire ants are, I think they would kill the earthworms. 


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#50 Offline Guy_Fieri - Posted September 26 2019 - 6:40 PM

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I don't think there's any other creatures you can add to the formicarium, even the pill bugs may end up being food for the ants.


#51 Offline P0rcelain - Posted September 26 2019 - 6:50 PM

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earth worms would probably be good.

Given how aggressive fire ants are, I think they would kill the earthworms. 

 

good point and well said


#52 Offline ANTdrew - Posted September 27 2019 - 1:54 AM

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My Tetramorium straight up killed every pill bug, earthworm, millipede, and woodroach I put in their tank. The only things that survived the blitzkrieg were a certain white springtail that I find living along side wild nests.

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Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#53 Offline P0rcelain - Posted September 27 2019 - 2:03 AM

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does this depend on the species? will a more timid ant accept roommates?


#54 Offline ANTdrew - Posted September 27 2019 - 5:29 AM

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Definitely species dependent. He is dealing with one of the most aggressive species known to man.


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#55 Offline Monarch - Posted September 27 2019 - 7:05 AM

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I fed them a cricket leg last night and the swarm was about 13-15 ants so i guess the colony is growing.  I have one pill bug that walked buy and ran into an ant but SO FAR they ignored it.  it wasnt until the pill bug walked over the nest entrance did 2 come out and chase it off but didn't pursue.  

 

Plants seem to be growing :D

 

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#56 Offline ANTdrew - Posted September 27 2019 - 10:26 AM

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I fed them a cricket leg last night and the swarm was about 13-15 ants so i guess the colony is growing. I have one pill bug that walked buy and ran into an ant but SO FAR they ignored it. it wasnt until the pill bug walked over the nest entrance did 2 come out and chase it off but didn't pursue.

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That’s impressive for such a young colony. Definitely make a journal and post pictures of the set up.
I’d start giving them whole crickets if that many are coming out.

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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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#57 Offline Roy3 - Posted September 27 2019 - 7:36 PM

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Yeah, I'd follow that journal.

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#58 Offline Monarch - Posted September 29 2019 - 9:46 AM

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Yeah, I'd follow that journal.

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I actually do have a journal :D  gonna take an updated pic today in fact.


#59 Offline Monarch - Posted October 1 2019 - 6:36 AM

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Invicta 1.1 2

 

 

Added lichen bark, moss seeds, planted asparagus fern seeds and some sticks. about it. Adding a second light next week.


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#60 Offline Monarch - Posted October 12 2019 - 7:47 AM

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ants are burying crickets for some reason, must be religous.  They dug out the top left sandy corner for...whatever reason (trying to appease me, their god?) And have started building a mound in the center.  


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