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[Apostle]

Hi all.

I wanted to share my first attempt at a homemade outworld for my Dorymyrmex bicolor.

 

 

 

 

 

It was built in a large glass vase. It is mostly made out of grout and sand. The nesting area came from dspdrew when I adopted the colony (thanks!). It can be completely removed if needed. The nest is also hydrated from below with a straw to add more water. The entrance to the nest is actually the fake plant in the middle, and they have already started pilling up sand to form a ant hill.

 

That is a live cactus inside, but it can be easily removed if it starts causing problems.

 

I knew it was time to give my colony a new area to explore, because I spotted them planning a breakout!

 

 

For several days I saw a scouting party diligently trying to get past the cotton keeping them in the nest area. So I began building the outworld.

 

Sure enough, while the grout was drying overnight the ants squeezed past the cotton and made it out into the wild. Luckily I noticed and was able to save the adventurous scouts, only 1 casualty due to falling to a spider's web.

 

I want to keep my ants happy and healthy, let me know if there is anything I am missing or need to change,

 

Thanks for reading!

[spider_creations]

This is so cool thanks for sharing!

Edited by spider_creations, October 10 2016 - 1:22 PM.

[CamponotusLover]

WOW! Nice! I wonder if the ants will get stabbed if they try to go on the cactus though... Hmm..

[Apostle]

WOW! Nice! I wonder if the ants will get stabbed if they try to go on the cactus though... Hmm..

 

My ants are a bit too small to get pricked I think

 

I was more worried about the colony deciding to move into the soil under the cactus. Yet at the same time I like that they have some actual dirt to play with,  it might be interesting if  they build a satellite nest in under the cactus.

[CamponotusLover]

 

WOW! Nice! I wonder if the ants will get stabbed if they try to go on the cactus though... Hmm..

 

My ants are a bit too small to get pricked I think

 

I was more worried about the colony deciding to move into the soil under the cactus. Yet at the same time I like that they have some actual dirt to play with,  it might be interesting if  they build a satellite nest in under the cactus.

 

Heh. Yeah.

[Alabama Anter]

It would be cool if they made a nest INSIDE the cacti

[dspdrew]

Nice. They probably will try to nest under the cactus if it's moist.