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Anybody got the guts to keep Myrmecia (Just kiddin Please don't!!!)
Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 8:28 pm
by AntsRule
These things are huge and have the sting and attitude to kill a human!!!
Check them out in this link
http://www.minibeastwildlife.com.au/res ... bull-ants/
Re: Anybody got the guts to keep Myrmecia (Just kiddin Please don't!!!)
Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 8:39 pm
by WillWithAnts
This is a good dare!
Re: Anybody got the guts to keep Myrmecia (Just kiddin Please don't!!!)
Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 2:57 pm
by MCWren
Still no takers?
Re: Anybody got the guts to keep Myrmecia (Just kiddin Please don't!!!)
Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 3:10 pm
by larynx
i would keep them. they only grow into the hundreds. and the bigger they are the easier it would be to avoid getting stung. it would be a real fun experience i think.
Re: Anybody got the guts to keep Myrmecia (Just kiddin Please don't!!!)
Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 3:15 pm
by MCWren
Hey larynx, since you're online now, can you help me with an identification?
Re: Anybody got the guts to keep Myrmecia (Just kiddin Please don't!!!)
Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 6:43 pm
by AntsRule
I would probably keep them, once i see for myself that insect-a-slip works that is
Re: Anybody got the guts to keep Myrmecia (Just kiddin Please don't!!!)
Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 12:14 pm
by Solenopsisace
R u talking about the red velvet ant or (cow killers is what we call them here in florida),cause if so i wish i could find some
Re: Anybody got the guts to keep Myrmecia (Just kiddin Please don't!!!)
Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 12:41 pm
by Varanid
Wow! An article I just read stated that if you cut them in half the head would fight the tail end of the ant for 30 minutes. That is some determination.
Re: Anybody got the guts to keep Myrmecia (Just kiddin Please don't!!!)
Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 12:48 pm
by AntsRule
Solenopsisace wrote:R u talking about the red velvet ant or (cow killers is what we call them here in florida),cause if so i wish i could find some
Naww this species lives in Australia. They are very very aggressive!
Varanid wrote:Wow! An article I just read stated that if you cut them in half the head would fight the tail end of the ant for 30 minutes. That is some determination.
That is amazing Varanid!
Re: Anybody got the guts to keep Myrmecia (Just kiddin Please don't!!!)
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 9:31 am
by Martialis
I would. They most likely would fit in a single hybrid nest. Their colonies do not get into the thousands.