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A guy saw that i have woodlouse aka roll pollies/pill bugs in my colonies and wanted some. However he dosent live in the same state.
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Any idea if ant transportation laws also could affect woodlouse?
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, Feb 23 2017 5:27 PM
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Posted February 23 2017 - 5:27 PM
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Posted February 23 2017 - 5:46 PM
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If you had pill bugs, aka Isopods in with your ants they would eat them. If they are in there living with your ants I want to see this, as it would be the first. =) And... from my understanding you can ship them.
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Posted February 23 2017 - 10:52 PM
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ahem and in the wild Woodlouse and wood eating ants (Camponotus for example) have a symbiotic relationship.
Edited by MichiganAnts, February 23 2017 - 10:54 PM.
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Posted February 23 2017 - 11:02 PM
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Wow, I am going to have to look into this more. I never knew this.
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Posted February 23 2017 - 11:19 PM
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Wow, I am going to have to look into this more. I never knew this.
currently i put some in all 7 of my colonies.. and all 7 don't mind them. as a matter of fact them seem to have a caveman like way to communicate. and by that i mean if a woodlouse is hogging the water, the ants will pull them out of the way and then drink
EDIT: here's a better pic
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Posted February 24 2017 - 4:54 AM
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I was considering using some of these as feeder insects for my ants, but as you're illustrating, not all ants will treat them as food.
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Posted February 24 2017 - 7:12 PM
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pics from today while i watered the nests.
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Posted February 24 2017 - 7:20 PM
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Weird. What is the symbiotic relationship?
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Posted February 24 2017 - 7:23 PM
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Weird. What is the symbiotic relationship?
from what i know the woodlouse eat the garbage meanwhile the ants protect them from other prey. the ants from what i've seen even can communicate with them to a degree. i've noticed if the woodlouse are blocking the main water tube and ants can't drink, the ants will pull them out of the way to reach the water. its a very simple and yet effective way to communicate. the woodlouse seem to know that the tugging means to move as they always do move.
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Posted February 24 2017 - 7:36 PM
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In the orange nest, how old is that Camponotous colony? Camponotus Pennsylvanicus right?
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Posted February 24 2017 - 7:40 PM
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In the orange nest, how old is that Camponotous colony? Camponotus Pennsylvanicus right?
yes its Camponotus pennsylvanicus and she is from last summer. she was brood boosted from a 2.5-3 year old colony i had that died(none of those have eclosed though)
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Posted March 29 2017 - 2:18 AM
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My tetramorium devour any woodlice I put in with them so I guess they are not one of those symbiotic species.
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