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[Alza]

okay. also when will acromyrmex queens be buyable and for how much ?

[Gregory2455]

I can imagine not for a long time, and expensive. The reason it will probably take a while is:

1: Must be confirmed fertile before you can sell it, so it needs to basically get its first worker,

2: He barely has enough fungus for a few of his, so it will take time to grow enough to sell with the queens.

 

   Give it some time, anting requires a lot of patience...

[Alza]

okay, if that's the case ill try and get solenopsis xyloni soon 

[Alza]

but i do have a couple questions about acromyrmex, how much food should they be given a day ? and how fast is colony growth ???

[dspdrew]

I have no idea how fast the colony growth is. As for food, they grow their own food (the fungus). You just provide plenty substrate (leaves, fish pellets, flower petals), and they will use what they need for their garden. This is my first time ever starting a colony of these, and there are not very many other people out there who have either. There is not a lot of information out there on this species. A lot of what I learned, I learned from this guy's journal (http://antfarm.yuku....rmex-versicolor).

[Alza]

ok well i will rely on you to make a website about every species in depth, and how to care for it. 

[Gregory2455]

ok well i will rely on you to make a website about every species in depth, and how to care for it. 

 

Even though Drew is like the master of Southern California ants, he can't provide everything just like that. 

But really you have to get at least some of the information on your own, and not always rely on others...

[Alza]

that's true, only if i could explore the california's. the only ants ill be getting for along time are these and the ones in Chatsworth 

[Alza]

[Alza]

i wonder when the prices will go down 

[Gregory2455]

that's true, only if i could explore the california's. the only ants ill be getting for along time are these and the ones in Chatsworth 

 

Why is that?

[Alza]

I'm scared of rattle snakes, heights, ground  nesting wasps, and mountain lions on the trails and stuff.

[Gregory2455]

I haven't seen any of those so far anting. 

[Alza]

your lucky. lol

[Gregory2455]

No, they are just uncommon... 

[Alza]

in chatsworth the ground nesting wasps are everywhere and they drop squads! one flung itself at my leg and i hit it off

[dspdrew]

drop squads?

[Alza]

sorry .-. it means they are dominant, and aggresive to humans and other animals. One yellow jacket can drop a squad of honey bees. meaning they can beat them when outnumbered 

they are basically OP=over powered 

[Gregory2455]

Which Myrmecocystus mimicus are you planning to sell?

Is it these?

http://forum.formicu...ated-8-19-2014/

And how much?

[Alza]

probably the one he has, which is that one