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P. Californicus in Ants Australia starter kit (acrylic)

Started By Broncos , Mar 10 2020 2:36 PM

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#1 Offline Broncos - Posted March 10 2020 - 2:36 PM

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There is a layering of sand in this starter kit. Will the pogonomyrmex do ok?

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Pogonomyrmex Californicus Bicolor & Concolor

Pogonomyrmex Subnitidius

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#2 Offline ponerinecat - Posted March 10 2020 - 2:40 PM

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Pogonomyrmex like vertical nests, so they may be okay, but I doubt they will thrive.

#3 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted March 10 2020 - 2:55 PM

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Pogonomyrmex prefer to dig.

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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

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

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

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis