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Questions about Formica housing?

Started By Thunder_Birds , Aug 9 2020 11:28 AM

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#1 Offline Thunder_Birds - Posted August 9 2020 - 11:28 AM

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Hey guys!

Well, I have a Formica colony that I caught this year, and they have one worker, and 6 new workers coming soon. They’re in a test tube now, but I’m thinking about housing when they grow out of the test tube. I like this Fortress formicarium made by THA: https://tarheelants....oducts/fortress. But I’m wondering if this is a good choice for Formica, and what is the least amount of workers that can fit in there without them feeling like it is to big? Thanks!

 


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#2 Offline nurbs - Posted August 9 2020 - 6:51 PM

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Get a Mini Hearth XL. The Fortress may be a bit large, but should work fine. Formica do fine in THA nests.


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Undescribed "Modoc"

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https://www.formicul...a-ca-1-28-2018/

 
Camponotus us-ca02
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https://www.formicul...l-ca-6-27-2020/

 
Pencil Case and Test Tube Formicariums
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#3 Offline Thunder_Birds - Posted August 9 2020 - 7:02 PM

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Awesome, thank you.


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#4 Offline TechAnt - Posted August 9 2020 - 7:07 PM

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What does not do good in THA nests (besides Army Ants)?
My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#5 Offline Thunder_Birds - Posted August 10 2020 - 5:49 PM

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Leaf cutter ants :lol:  :lol: (But could they??) jk, I don’t know


Edited by Thunder_Birds, August 10 2020 - 5:50 PM.

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#6 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted August 10 2020 - 6:02 PM

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Leaf cutter ants :lol:  :lol: (But could they??) jk, I don’t know

I think you nailed that one.


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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

#7 Offline TechAnt - Posted August 10 2020 - 6:48 PM

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Leaf cutter ants :lol: :lol: (But could they??) jk, I don’t know

I think you nailed that one.
Ok so, besides those. Anything else besides huge ants like Myrmecia.

Edited by TechAnt, August 10 2020 - 6:48 PM.

My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#8 Offline nurbs - Posted August 10 2020 - 7:09 PM

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Never tried, but have a hunch leafcutters such as Acromyrmex versicolor would do quite well in a THA setup. If it ever rains this season and they fly, I am going to give it a try.

 

 

Leaf cutter ants :lol:  :lol: (But could they??) jk, I don’t know

I think you nailed that one.

 


Instagram:
nurbsants
 
YouTube
 
California Ants for Sale

 

Unidentified Myrmecocystus

https://www.formicul...ls-near-desert/

 

Undescribed "Modoc"

https://www.formicul...mp-ca-5-4-2017/

 

Camponotus or Colobopsis yogi:

https://www.formicul...a-ca-1-28-2018/

 
Camponotus us-ca02
https://www.formicul...onotus-us-ca02/

 

Unidentified Formica

https://www.formicul...l-ca-6-27-2020/

 
Pencil Case and Test Tube Formicariums
https://www.formicul...m-and-outworld/
 
Bloodworm Soup
https://www.formicul...bloodworm-soup/

#9 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted August 11 2020 - 11:13 AM

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Never tried, but have a hunch leafcutters such as Acromyrmex versicolor would do quite well in a THA setup. If it ever rains this season and they fly, I am going to give it a try.



Leaf cutter ants :lol: :lol: (But could they??) jk, I don’t know

I think you nailed that one.
. A nest like the Hearth would be good.
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