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Solenopsis richteri Journal

Started By Alabama Anter , Apr 22 2017 2:39 PM

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#1 Offline Alabama Anter - Posted April 22 2017 - 2:39 PM

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This will be about my Solenopsis richteri. They are a 4-6 queen colony. They were sold to me by a fellow Alabamian in Talhassee. They were $60.00 for about 70-100K of ants. This is there new nest. Pictures of the ants coming soon!



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#2 Offline Alabama Anter - Posted April 22 2017 - 2:49 PM

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Very small portion of the ants.




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#3 Offline Martialis - Posted April 22 2017 - 2:53 PM

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70-100,000?! That's impossible. I'd say maybe 7-10,000, but definitely not 100,000 ants.


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#4 Offline drtrmiller - Posted April 22 2017 - 3:09 PM

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No way you're going to be able to make manage and contain them for very long, kiddo.
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#5 Offline Alabama Anter - Posted April 22 2017 - 3:54 PM

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70-100,000?! That's impossible. I'd say maybe 7-10,000, but definitely not 100,000 ants.

This is a super small portion xD


No way you're going to be able to make manage and contain them for very long, kiddo.

 

I mean I have kept many species from escaping, but I do agree this is a challenge. Ordered some fine mesh.


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#6 Offline Martialis - Posted April 22 2017 - 4:09 PM

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I know it is a small portion; there is no way they got to that size in captivity.


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#7 Offline Salmon - Posted April 22 2017 - 10:24 PM

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So this is the species that's very similar to S. invicta, only darker?


#8 Offline Alabama Anter - Posted April 23 2017 - 6:03 AM

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I know it is a small portion; there is no way they got to that size in captivity.

No... They were dug up from the wild. My friend said that they were getting raided for a while now from Solenopsis invicta. The mound was huge too apparently.


So this is the species that's very similar to S. invicta, only darker?

 

Yeah. they are better at surviving floods, stings hurt less, less aggressive, and prefer nesting near water.


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