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Where to find spingtails

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#1 Offline AntsMAN - Posted July 8 2016 - 5:49 AM

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I seen on here somewhere about Spingtails keeping Formiacaiums free of mold. Where do I find or purchase them? And what exactly do they do?


Current queens/colonies

Camponotus novaeboracensis x2

Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2

Camponotus herculeanus x1

Formica sp. x1

Lasius americanus x1  (Lasius alienus)

Lasius neoniger x1

Crematogastor cerasi x1

Myrmica sp. x1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


#2 Offline dspdrew - Posted July 8 2016 - 6:28 AM

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You can find them in damp areas in the wild. They eat fungus.



#3 Offline specimen24-6 - Posted July 8 2016 - 6:40 AM

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You can buy them from roachcrossing.com, though you have to contact him through email because that is how he do business .

#4 Offline AntsMAN - Posted July 8 2016 - 7:18 AM

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Okay great thanks. In the wild could I use a container filled with moldy food to attract them and trap them?


Current queens/colonies

Camponotus novaeboracensis x2

Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2

Camponotus herculeanus x1

Formica sp. x1

Lasius americanus x1  (Lasius alienus)

Lasius neoniger x1

Crematogastor cerasi x1

Myrmica sp. x1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


#5 Offline Vendayn - Posted July 8 2016 - 10:33 PM

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I find them also in sorta dry conditions locally. At least in Southern California, I often see springtails in dry areas, but still get some water. However, I had an empty container in a storage box with a little bit of dirt and some food, and there had been no water for literally over 7 months. I look in, and there were thousands of springtails all over in the storage box and in the container. Dunno where they got their water, and the garage is super hot and dry as well. But, you are in Canada, so I doubt they'd like conditions like that.

 

Still surprised me though. And they weren't mites either, since springtails are elongated, can jump and are much faster. Look totally different.







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