Outworld Plants
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 10:39 am
I was wondering what plants I should use for my outworld?
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Re: Outworld Plants
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 5:41 pm
Unless you have a fully natural setup, you shouldn't use real plants. The only exception might be air plants (Tillandsia)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tillandsia. The problem is that you don't want to add any moisture to your outworld, lest the ants move into it. I've heard of some people using succulents or cacti, but I can't speak to that.
Re: Outworld Plants
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 7:50 pm
You could do a fully natural setup with moist dirt if you have a Camponotus colony that nests in wood right?ACaseoftheMondays wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2017 5:41 pmUnless you have a fully natural setup, you shouldn't use real plants. The only exception might be air plants (Tillandsia)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tillandsia. The problem is that you don't want to add any moisture to your outworld, lest the ants move into it. I've heard of some people using succulents or cacti, but I can't speak to that.
Re: Outworld Plants
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 8:57 pm
Ok thanks, I think I will go with fully natural outworld.
Re: Outworld Plants
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 11:59 pm
Just a note, though, when we first captured our Camponotus queens, we temporarily put them in a empty 6lb honey jar, filled halfway with soil (this was also before my son told me about the awesome things that Mikey at AntsCanada did with his) and one of the queens started burrowing tunnels. Later on, I accidentally squooshed her gaster trying to get her back in her vial after she escaped and unfortunately, she died.Jadeninja9 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2017 7:50 pmYou could do a fully natural setup with moist dirt if you have a Camponotus colony that nests in wood right?ACaseoftheMondays wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2017 5:41 pmUnless you have a fully natural setup, you shouldn't use real plants. The only exception might be air plants (Tillandsia)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tillandsia. The problem is that you don't want to add any moisture to your outworld, lest the ants move into it. I've heard of some people using succulents or cacti, but I can't speak to that.
So, my only point being is that there may be a chance that Camponotus will nest in soil, too. Then again, maybe she wasn't a Camponotus. She died before we joined the forum so I never requested an ID for her.Re: Outworld Plants
Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 12:46 am
R.I.P. She could have also been a species of Camponotus that nests in dirt.KSkuroooari wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2017 11:59 pm
Just a note, though, when we first captured our Camponotus queens, we temporarily put them in a empty 6lb honey jar, filled halfway with soil (this was also before my son told me about the awesome things that Mikey at AntsCanada did with his) and one of the queens started burrowing tunnels. Later on, I accidentally squooshed her gaster trying to get her back in her vial after she escaped and unfortunately, she died.So, my only point being is that there may be a chance that Camponotus will nest in soil, too. Then again, maybe she wasn't a Camponotus. She died before we joined the forum so I never requested an ID for her.
Re: Outworld Plants
Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 8:47 am
Do you know if Campo. P. Nests in dirt? I also have a hybrid nest so I'm hoping the would pick that rather than the dirt, by the way my queen only has 5 workers in a test tube setup.
Re: Outworld Plants
Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 11:06 pm
Thanks. We lost two of the five that we had initially captured. Here's the only picture I had taken of her.Jadeninja9 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2017 12:46 amR.I.P. She could have also been a species of Camponotus that nests in dirt.
But getting back to the main topic, we have what's called wolf lichen here that grows on all the trees. I soaked some in rubbing alcohol to kill anything that could be on it so maybe something like that could be a possibility as well. I think the great thing about it is that you can soak it in water and it can act as a source of humidity.
Re: Outworld Plants
Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 11:15 pm
I can't tell what the species is. Maybe try making a new post to identify it.KSkuroooari wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2017 11:06 pmThanks. We lost two of the five that we had initially captured. Here's the only picture I had taken of her.Jadeninja9 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2017 12:46 amR.I.P. She could have also been a species of Camponotus that nests in dirt.
But getting back to the main topic, we have what's called wolf lichen here that grows on all the trees. I soaked some in rubbing alcohol to kill anything that could be on it so maybe something like that could be a possibility as well. I think the great thing about it is that you can soak it in water and it can act as a source of humidity.