Which of these ants are best to keep?
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- Polyrhachiskeeper
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Which of these ants are best to keep?
Reply if its Tapinoma sp. or Nylanderia sp.
There were too many options
There were too many options
Favorite ant:
Polyrhachis/Echinopla
Founding:
-Dark Camponotus nicobarensis
-Polyrhachis illaudata
-Polyrhachis beccarii
-Polyrhachis rastellata 2x
Beginners must not keep Polyrhachis!
Polyrhachis/Echinopla
Founding:
-Dark Camponotus nicobarensis
-Polyrhachis illaudata
-Polyrhachis beccarii
-Polyrhachis rastellata 2x
Beginners must not keep Polyrhachis!
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Re: Which of these ants are best to keep?
Colobopsis should be it’s own option. It’s a completely different experience.Polyrhachiskeeper wrote: ↑Thu Aug 04, 2022 11:14 pmReply if its Tapinoma sp. or Nylanderia sp.
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Re: Which of these ants are best to keep?
I cant edit it, so just reply if Camponotus or Colobobsis. And how is it different experience there are almost the same except Colobobsis sp. have pupa and Camponotus sp. have cocoons.
I have no idea if its easy to keep Crematogaster, Tapinoma or Nylanderia, but i do know Pheidole and Camponotus are easy to keep.
I have no idea if its easy to keep Crematogaster, Tapinoma or Nylanderia, but i do know Pheidole and Camponotus are easy to keep.
Favorite ant:
Polyrhachis/Echinopla
Founding:
-Dark Camponotus nicobarensis
-Polyrhachis illaudata
-Polyrhachis beccarii
-Polyrhachis rastellata 2x
Beginners must not keep Polyrhachis!
Polyrhachis/Echinopla
Founding:
-Dark Camponotus nicobarensis
-Polyrhachis illaudata
-Polyrhachis beccarii
-Polyrhachis rastellata 2x
Beginners must not keep Polyrhachis!
Re: Which of these ants are best to keep?
Colobopsis depending on the species is a little harder to much harder than Camponotus.Polyrhachiskeeper wrote: ↑Fri Aug 05, 2022 12:48 amI cant edit it, so just reply if Camponotus or Colobobsis. And how is it different experience there are almost the same except Colobobsis sp. have pupa and Camponotus sp. have cocoons.
I have no idea if its easy to keep Crematogaster, Tapinoma or Nylanderia, but i do know Pheidole and Camponotus are easy to keep.
If I were to rank those five species in order from easiest to hardest it would be Camponotus, Pheidole, Nylanderia, Crematogaster, Tapinoma. I never successfully raised a Tapinoma melanocephalum queen before and they are quite hard to keep from escaping which is why I rank it as hardest.
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Re: Which of these ants are best to keep?
Colobopsis are usually smaller than Camponotus, and like SYUTEO said, some species are very hard to keep alive. Also Colobopsis have some good looking majors and queens. Love those cork heads.Polyrhachiskeeper wrote: ↑Fri Aug 05, 2022 12:48 amI cant edit it, so just reply if Camponotus or Colobobsis. And how is it different experience there are almost the same except Colobobsis sp. have pupa and Camponotus sp. have cocoons.
I have no idea if its easy to keep Crematogaster, Tapinoma or Nylanderia, but i do know Pheidole and Camponotus are easy to keep.
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Re: Which of these ants are best to keep?
The only species I have kept on the list is Camponotus, so that is what I vote.
Why keep ants that aren't found in your yard?
There are so many fascinating ants right where you live!
I disagree with the keeping/buying of ants that aren't in your area.
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Re: Which of these ants are best to keep?
How about Iridomyrmex?SYUTEO wrote: ↑Fri Aug 05, 2022 11:07 amColobopsis depending on the species is a little harder to much harder than Camponotus.Polyrhachiskeeper wrote: ↑Fri Aug 05, 2022 12:48 amI cant edit it, so just reply if Camponotus or Colobobsis. And how is it different experience there are almost the same except Colobobsis sp. have pupa and Camponotus sp. have cocoons.
I have no idea if its easy to keep Crematogaster, Tapinoma or Nylanderia, but i do know Pheidole and Camponotus are easy to keep.
If I were to rank those five species in order from easiest to hardest it would be Camponotus, Pheidole, Nylanderia, Crematogaster, Tapinoma. I never successfully raised a Tapinoma melanocephalum queen before and they are quite hard to keep from escaping which is why I rank it as hardest.
Favorite ant:
Polyrhachis/Echinopla
Founding:
-Dark Camponotus nicobarensis
-Polyrhachis illaudata
-Polyrhachis beccarii
-Polyrhachis rastellata 2x
Beginners must not keep Polyrhachis!
Polyrhachis/Echinopla
Founding:
-Dark Camponotus nicobarensis
-Polyrhachis illaudata
-Polyrhachis beccarii
-Polyrhachis rastellata 2x
Beginners must not keep Polyrhachis!
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Re: Which of these ants are best to keep?
I would like to keep Colobopsis, they look so fasting, and it looks like they have evolved a similar adaptation to Cataulacus of blocking the entrances with their heads. Convergent evolution??
Keeping:
• Cataulacus granulatus x2
• Camponotus parius
• Odontomachus sp x4
• Pheidole prava x1
• Pseudoneoponera sp x1
• Cataulacus granulatus x2
• Camponotus parius
• Odontomachus sp x4
• Pheidole prava x1
• Pseudoneoponera sp x1
Re: Which of these ants are best to keep?
They are ok as long as you can handle their bites. But they can cross baby powder and vaseline barriers.Polyrhachiskeeper wrote: ↑Fri Aug 05, 2022 11:11 pmHow about Iridomyrmex?SYUTEO wrote: ↑Fri Aug 05, 2022 11:07 amColobopsis depending on the species is a little harder to much harder than Camponotus.Polyrhachiskeeper wrote: ↑Fri Aug 05, 2022 12:48 amI cant edit it, so just reply if Camponotus or Colobobsis. And how is it different experience there are almost the same except Colobobsis sp. have pupa and Camponotus sp. have cocoons.
I have no idea if its easy to keep Crematogaster, Tapinoma or Nylanderia, but i do know Pheidole and Camponotus are easy to keep.
If I were to rank those five species in order from easiest to hardest it would be Camponotus, Pheidole, Nylanderia, Crematogaster, Tapinoma. I never successfully raised a Tapinoma melanocephalum queen before and they are quite hard to keep from escaping which is why I rank it as hardest.
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Re: Which of these ants are best to keep?
Lots of ants i have can cross vaseline barriers, BCA for example the small red ants in my area which i strongly believe are pharaoh ants.SYUTEO wrote: ↑Sat Aug 06, 2022 7:35 pmThey are ok as long as you can handle their bites. But they can cross baby powder and vaseline barriers.Polyrhachiskeeper wrote: ↑Fri Aug 05, 2022 11:11 pmHow about Iridomyrmex?SYUTEO wrote: ↑Fri Aug 05, 2022 11:07 am
Colobopsis depending on the species is a little harder to much harder than Camponotus.
If I were to rank those five species in order from easiest to hardest it would be Camponotus, Pheidole, Nylanderia, Crematogaster, Tapinoma. I never successfully raised a Tapinoma melanocephalum queen before and they are quite hard to keep from escaping which is why I rank it as hardest.
I made a stunning discovery btw, i went to Cameron and found a ant which i strongly believe is a spiny ant, and it also look really like a fish-hook ant, it is red, gold and has curved spikes, i'll send a pic. I heard that fish-hook ants are extremely rare, this is just a worker but it would still be amazing if it was really a fish-hook ant. Sadly it died but i have a picture of it alive. I made it walk round my arm and my hand, it did not bite me. I heard fish-hook ants are EXTREMELY dangerous. It was very nice and did not bite me once, it just walked and licked me sometimes.
Favorite ant:
Polyrhachis/Echinopla
Founding:
-Dark Camponotus nicobarensis
-Polyrhachis illaudata
-Polyrhachis beccarii
-Polyrhachis rastellata 2x
Beginners must not keep Polyrhachis!
Polyrhachis/Echinopla
Founding:
-Dark Camponotus nicobarensis
-Polyrhachis illaudata
-Polyrhachis beccarii
-Polyrhachis rastellata 2x
Beginners must not keep Polyrhachis!
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