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My first attempt at some founding chambers for my Myrmecia pyriformis


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#1 Offline Bcam43 - Posted May 10 2016 - 1:19 AM

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Hey guys,

 

Here's my first attempt at making some founding chambers for my Myrmecia pyriformis queens.

 

These are all off the shelf plastic containers I managed to find for sale.

 

I've got a few ideas to solve a couple of problems I ran into.

 

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#2 Offline dspdrew - Posted May 10 2016 - 6:11 AM

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That looks nice. I like the "grass". Those containers are really nice too.


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#3 Offline Loops117 - Posted May 10 2016 - 6:52 AM

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Those look absolutely awesome. I may have to save these pictures.



#4 Offline Rattus - Posted May 10 2016 - 7:18 AM

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Quite convenient. Is that live grass/moss?



#5 Offline Miles - Posted May 10 2016 - 7:24 AM

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These are really neat. What are the chambers made out of?


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#6 Offline JediPeaceFrog - Posted May 10 2016 - 2:11 PM

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They look really nice. Good work.

#7 Offline Bcam43 - Posted May 10 2016 - 6:31 PM

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Quite convenient. Is that live grass/moss?

 

I'm using an artificial moss mat cut to size.


These are really neat. What are the chambers made out of?

 

Chambers are made from grout. I used modelling clay to form the chamber and then poured the grout around it. I think for my first attempt it came out ok.






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