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A pretty neat DIY nest

Started By CheetoLord02 , Apr 2 2020 6:42 PM

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#21 Offline Antkid12 - Posted April 28 2020 - 7:39 AM

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AWESOME!!! (y) (y) (y)

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Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, ~~Brachymyrmex sp.~~ possibly infertile , Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: ~~Pheidole morrisii~~

#22 Offline CheetoLord02 - Posted April 28 2020 - 2:15 PM

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Very elegant design! How do you hydrate the new ones?

since they are plaster, they are very absorbent. A few drops of water above the nest chamber will soak into the material and hydrate the inside

I like leafcutter ants. Watch The Ultimate Guide to Fungus Growing Ants:

https://youtu.be/VBH...4GkxujxMETFPt8U

This video took like over 100 hours of work, you should for sure watch it.