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What makes a species of ant appealing to you? (to keep yourself)

Started By futurebird , Jul 3 2022 3:55 PM

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Poll: What makes a species appealing to keep (16 member(s) have cast votes)

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  1. large colonies (8 votes [5.63%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.63%

  2. fast growing (8 votes [5.63%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.63%

  3. rare species (12 votes [8.45%])

    Percentage of vote: 8.45%

  4. unusual appearance (9 votes [6.34%])

    Percentage of vote: 6.34%

  5. unique behaviors (10 votes [7.04%])

    Percentage of vote: 7.04%

  6. hardy (6 votes [4.23%])

    Percentage of vote: 4.23%

  7. can't climb glass (4 votes [2.82%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.82%

  8. dangerous reputation (big sting or bite) (3 votes [2.11%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.11%

  9. large size (10 votes [7.04%])

    Percentage of vote: 7.04%

  10. strange casts (supermajors, repletes, polymorphism) (12 votes [8.45%])

    Percentage of vote: 8.45%

  11. not messy (5 votes [3.52%])

    Percentage of vote: 3.52%

  12. one queen (2 votes [1.41%])

    Percentage of vote: 1.41%

  13. multi-queen (8 votes [5.63%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.63%

  14. eats seeds (5 votes [3.52%])

    Percentage of vote: 3.52%

  15. tricky to keep (specialist) (7 votes [4.93%])

    Percentage of vote: 4.93%

  16. active, lively (8 votes [5.63%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.63%

  17. not shy (4 votes [2.82%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.82%

  18. builds unique nests (weavers, fungus ants) (9 votes [6.34%])

    Percentage of vote: 6.34%

  19. keeps livestock (7 votes [4.93%])

    Percentage of vote: 4.93%

  20. parasitic (5 votes [3.52%])

    Percentage of vote: 3.52%

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#1 Offline futurebird - Posted July 3 2022 - 3:55 PM

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What makes a species of ant appealing to you? (to keep yourself)


Edited by futurebird, July 3 2022 - 4:03 PM.

Starting this July I'm posting videos of my ants every week on youTube.

I like to make relaxing videos that capture the joy of watching ants.

If that sounds like your kind of thing... follow me >here<. 

#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 3 2022 - 4:32 PM

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Fast growing ants that actually thrive in captivity, the more ordinary, the better!
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#3 Offline FloridaAnts - Posted July 3 2022 - 4:51 PM

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Sounds like ANTdrew would love a permit for Camponotus floridanus… :lol:

I would adore to keep Trachymyrmex septrionalis

#4 Offline madbiologist - Posted July 3 2022 - 5:30 PM

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I generally go for cool/unique looking, and interesting behaviors (including parasitism). Unfortunately this means that essentially all ants appeal to me :lol: .


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#5 Offline Leptomyrmx - Posted July 3 2022 - 7:26 PM

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I like big, slow growing ponerines.

"exile him!!"

I also like ants that interact with other organisms, like fungus farmers, Acropyga, Philidris and Azteca, and the amazing fungus-harvesting ants of the genus Euprenolepis.

"oh good that's normal"

And then I'd also like to keep Dorylines, just because, well, army ants are COOL!!!

"what a weirdo"


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My Ants:

Colonies: Camponotus humilior 1w, Opisthopsis rufithorax 11w, Aphaenogaster longiceps ~5w, Pheidole sp. ~235w ~15m, Iridomyrmex sp. 2q 1w, Brachyponera lutea 6w, Crematogaster sp. ~20w, Podomyrma sp. 1w

Queens: Polyrhachis cf. robinsoni, Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) sp. (likely infertile)

Previously Kept: Colobopsis gasseri, Technomyrmex sp., Rhytidoponera victorae, Nylanderia cf. rosae, Myrmecia brevinoda/forficata, Polyrhachis australis, Solenopsis/Monomorium

Key: Q = Queen, W = Worker, M = Major

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