Pharoh ants?

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Antsinohio

Pharoh ants?

Post: # 25630Post Antsinohio
Wed Jul 19, 2017 1:38 pm

I found pharoh ant alates across the street from me and i dont know if i should keep them. Are they a good species to keep?

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Re: Pharoh ants?

Post: # 26568Post CreeperUniverse
Mon Jul 24, 2017 8:26 am

Any ants can be fun to keep. Also, I don't think this is true, but I believe I read somewhere that those queens only live a few months? :|
EDIT: I read something along the lines of: "The queens live as long as 39 weeks and can lay about 400 eggs. Workers only live up to 10 weeks."
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Re: Pharoh ants?

Post: # 26570Post Batspiderfish
Mon Jul 24, 2017 8:36 am

People used to say the same thing about the lifespan of Tapinoma sessile, but after people keep them they end up living much longer.
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Re: Pharoh ants?

Post: # 26586Post CreeperUniverse
Mon Jul 24, 2017 10:15 am

Batspiderfish wrote:
Mon Jul 24, 2017 8:36 am
People used to say the same thing about the lifespan of Tapinoma sessile, but after people keep them they end up living much longer.
Hm, ok.
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