Oecophylla smaragdina

[Arialflash]

Is Oecophylla smaragdina a good starter colony ? I searched everywhere and all i found was Oecophylla smaragdina queens. I actually wanted some Paratrechina longicornis queens but i dont know when is their nuptial flight. Help??

[colo3000]

I have no experience with Weaver Ants, however Mikey of AntsCanada has a couple videos about his colony. I'll link them for you. Hope they help!
[youtube]https://youtu.be/EO-hUpcFk9Q[/youtube]
[youtube]https://youtu.be/iJZXL1FmW9g[/youtube]

[Martialis]

What makes you think that they are O. smaragdina? Did you get them identified? They should be fine for a "starter species", as long as they are taken care of. Weaver ants need an arboreal setup, and AntsCanada has a video on this.

[Martialis]

I have no experience with Weaver Ants, however Mikey of AntsCanada has a couple videos about his colony. I'll link them for you. Hope they help!
[youtube]https://youtu.be/EO-hUpcFk9Q[/youtube]
[youtube]https://youtu.be/iJZXL1FmW9g[/youtube]

Colo, fixed your links for you You actually just want the end of the URL; the jumble of letters and numbers.

[colo3000]

I have no experience with Weaver Ants, however Mikey of AntsCanada has a couple videos about his colony. I'll link them for you. Hope they help!
[youtube]https://youtu.be/EO-hUpcFk9Q[/youtube]
[youtube]https://youtu.be/iJZXL1FmW9g[/youtube]

Colo, fixed your links for you You actually just want the end of the URL; the jumble of letters and numbers.

Thanks so much haha! I couldn't find out what I was doing wrong.