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Can Acromyrmex fungus be used for cyphos?

Started By Guest_StrickyAnts_* , Aug 21 2020 5:24 PM

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#1 Offline Guest_StrickyAnts_* - Posted August 21 2020 - 5:24 PM

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Can Acromyrmex fungus be used for cyphos?

#2 Offline TechAnt - Posted August 21 2020 - 5:27 PM

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No I don’t think so.

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

#3 Offline Solenoqueen - Posted August 21 2020 - 7:06 PM

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They’re a different type of organism. Cyphomyrmex’s is yeast based, while Acromyrmex isn’t.

#4 Offline Aaron567 - Posted August 21 2020 - 7:18 PM

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Only the Cyphomyrmex in the rimosus-group cultivate yeast gardens, but even the mycelium growers like C. wheeleri have far more primitive fungus that is very different than that of Acromyrmex. So, very likely the answer is no.

Edited by Aaron567, August 21 2020 - 7:19 PM.