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Argentine ants

Post: # 17007Post AntsSA
Sun Feb 12, 2017 6:26 am

Hi all.
I'm about to start a journal of a Argentine ant colony I caught. I was wondering if anyone has ever kept them.
There are 5 or so queens, 100 worker and some brood.
Keeping.
lepisiota capensis colony
Cardiocondyla sp.
Founding
Messor. Sp. X 4
Myrmicine Sp. X 2
atopomyrmex Sp. X 2
Ants SA
:lol: :lol:
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https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC404jNiUH33dFnxqSZajoPg

Serafine

Re: Argentine ants

Post: # 17055Post Serafine
Mon Feb 13, 2017 8:10 am

There are some people on formiculture keeping them but generally they're a bit of a pain. They need constant access to water (and will consume tons), are tiny enough to challenge most setups by squeezing through any gap and generally don't do too well in captivity, often dying off for no apparent reason.

AntsSA
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Re: Argentine ants

Post: # 17059Post AntsSA
Mon Feb 13, 2017 10:23 am

ok
Ill see how it goes
Keeping.
lepisiota capensis colony
Cardiocondyla sp.
Founding
Messor. Sp. X 4
Myrmicine Sp. X 2
atopomyrmex Sp. X 2
Ants SA
:lol: :lol:
YouTube :
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC404jNiUH33dFnxqSZajoPg

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