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Posted May 26 2020 - 9:04 AM
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Just heard about stick insect eggs today. In looking for an article with pictures, came across this one. Although most of the article discusses stick insect eggs and birds, the last bit is about ants. Figures some animals would utilize those handy ant trash piles:
https://theconversat...ike-seeds-98253
More about stick insect eggs and the capitula portion that lures the ants:
https://www.sciencem...nts-fatty-knobs
I guess if you want ants to take you home, just glue some food to yourself.
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Veromessor pergandei, andrei, stoddardi; Novomessor cockerelli
Camponotus fragilis, Camponotus sansabeanus (inactive), vicinus, laevigatus/quercicola, CA02
Pogonomyrmex subnitidus, P. californicus (inactive)
Liometopum occidentale (inactive); Prenolepis imparis; Myrmecocystus mexicanus (inactive); Tetramorium sp. (inactive); Lasius sp.
Termites: Zootermopsis angusticollis, and a box of drywood termites that can't be seen
Isopods: (most no longer keeping) A. gestroi, granulatum, kluugi, maculatum, vulgare; C. murina; P. hoffmannseggi, P. haasi, P. ornatus; V. parvus, P. pruinosus, T. tomentosa
Spoods: (no longer keeping) Phidippus sp., other
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Posted May 26 2020 - 9:23 AM
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Next thing we know, they'll start growing roots and sprouting flowers.
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