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Re: Dream Ant Colony
Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2022 11:17 pm
by AntsAntsAnts
Antloverhuman wrote: ↑Wed Feb 09, 2022 5:38 am
In my opinion, leafcutter ants, bull ants, Weaver ants and trap jaw ants are the coolest. However only two of them are found in India and all are very hard to keep so i cant have them yet :<
yes, they are the most exotic and unique.
SolenopsisKeeper wrote: ↑Wed Feb 09, 2022 7:12 am
Antloverhuman wrote: ↑Wed Feb 09, 2022 5:38 am
In my opinion, leafcutter ants, bull ants, Weaver ants and trap jaw ants are the coolest. However only two of them are found in India and all are very hard to keep so i cant have them yet :<
Ye Flordia don’t have “TRUE” leaf cutter ants, only trachymyrmex and they still cut leaves but make smaller gardens then atta
it's better than nothing. here the closest thing is certain termite species and those aren't even related to ants!
Re: Dream Ant Colony
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 7:06 am
by SolenopsisKeeper
AntsAntsAnts wrote: ↑Wed Feb 09, 2022 11:17 pm
Antloverhuman wrote: ↑Wed Feb 09, 2022 5:38 am
In my opinion, leafcutter ants, bull ants, Weaver ants and trap jaw ants are the coolest. However only two of them are found in India and all are very hard to keep so i cant have them yet :<
yes, they are the most exotic and unique.
SolenopsisKeeper wrote: ↑Wed Feb 09, 2022 7:12 am
Antloverhuman wrote: ↑Wed Feb 09, 2022 5:38 am
In my opinion, leafcutter ants, bull ants, Weaver ants and trap jaw ants are the coolest. However only two of them are found in India and all are very hard to keep so i cant have them yet :<
Ye Flordia don’t have “TRUE” leaf cutter ants, only trachymyrmex and they still cut leaves but make smaller gardens then atta
it's better than nothing. here the closest thing is certain termite species and those aren't even related to ants!
Yea that is true. The problem is though the reason they are rare is Becuase they are VERY sensitive to pesticide, and non-sprayed leaves are hard to come across in a well populated state
Re: Dream Ant Colony
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 7:58 am
by Antloverhuman
I have never seen weaver ants myself but all my relatives say that they have seen one. Some even say they have seen leafcutter ants which is impossible as there are no leafcutter in india!!
Re: Dream Ant Colony
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 3:26 pm
by AntsAntsAnts
Antloverhuman wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 7:58 am
I have never seen weaver ants myself but all my relatives say that they have seen one. Some even say they have seen leafcutter ants which is impossible as there are no leafcutter in india!!
They must be tricking you...
SolenopsisKeeper wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 7:06 am
AntsAntsAnts wrote: ↑Wed Feb 09, 2022 11:17 pm
Antloverhuman wrote: ↑Wed Feb 09, 2022 5:38 am
In my opinion, leafcutter ants, bull ants, Weaver ants and trap jaw ants are the coolest. However only two of them are found in India and all are very hard to keep so i cant have them yet :<
yes, they are the most exotic and unique.
SolenopsisKeeper wrote: ↑Wed Feb 09, 2022 7:12 am
Ye Flordia don’t have “TRUE” leaf cutter ants, only trachymyrmex and they still cut leaves but make smaller gardens then atta
it's better than nothing. here the closest thing is certain termite species and those aren't even related to ants!
Yea that is true. The problem is though the reason they are rare is Becuase they are VERY sensitive to pesticide, and non-sprayed leaves are hard to come across in a well populated state
Why not grow your own plants from a seed? I do it with my blueberry bush even though I never bother to pick the fruit
Re: Dream Ant Colony
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2022 6:41 am
by SolenopsisKeeper
AntsAntsAnts wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 3:26 pm
Antloverhuman wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 7:58 am
I have never seen weaver ants myself but all my relatives say that they have seen one. Some even say they have seen leafcutter ants which is impossible as there are no leafcutter in india!!
They must be tricking you...
SolenopsisKeeper wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 7:06 am
AntsAntsAnts wrote: ↑Wed Feb 09, 2022 11:17 pm
yes, they are the most exotic and unique.
it's better than nothing. here the closest thing is certain termite species and those aren't even related to ants!
Yea that is true. The problem is though the reason they are rare is Becuase they are VERY sensitive to pesticide, and non-sprayed leaves are hard to come across in a well populated state
Why not grow your own plants from a seed? I do it with my blueberry bush even though I never bother to pick the fruit
They eat a lot of plants when mature.
Re: Dream Ant Colony
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2022 10:06 pm
by AntsAntsAnts
SolenopsisKeeper wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 6:41 am
AntsAntsAnts wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 3:26 pm
Antloverhuman wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 7:58 am
I have never seen weaver ants myself but all my relatives say that they have seen one. Some even say they have seen leafcutter ants which is impossible as there are no leafcutter in india!!
They must be tricking you...
SolenopsisKeeper wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 7:06 am
Yea that is true. The problem is though the reason they are rare is Becuase they are VERY sensitive to pesticide, and non-sprayed leaves are hard to come across in a well populated state
Why not grow your own plants from a seed? I do it with my blueberry bush even though I never bother to pick the fruit
They eat a lot of plants when mature.
the fungus, not the ants. if ants found a way to eat leaves my life would be so much easier
Re: Dream Ant Colony
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2022 10:17 pm
by SolenopsisKeeper
AntsAntsAnts wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 10:06 pm
SolenopsisKeeper wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 6:41 am
AntsAntsAnts wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 3:26 pm
They must be tricking you...
Why not grow your own plants from a seed? I do it with my blueberry bush even though I never bother to pick the fruit
They eat a lot of plants when mature.
the fungus, not the ants. if ants found a way to eat leaves my life would be so much easier
True. Life would be even easier if the queen could be easier to found colonies with. I have never found any despite seeing colonies all around, but hopefully I will find some this season.(note I heard this from people who raised this spieces before as you don’t only rely on fertility, but the fungus pod needs to be present.
Re: Dream Ant Colony
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2022 8:51 am
by SYUTEO
Antloverhuman wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 7:58 am
I have never seen weaver ants myself but all my relatives say that they have seen one. Some even say they have seen leafcutter ants which is impossible as there are no leafcutter in india!!
They probably misID'd them from weaver ants.
Re: Dream Ant Colony
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:56 pm
by Polyrhachiskeeper
I'd want to keep the Blue Spiny Ant
Re: Dream Ant Colony
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2022 7:25 am
by Nico12
My dream ant colony is trap jaw ants. Do you know where they live?