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Re: debating on new colony

Post: # 1714Post Rovvov99
Sat Aug 08, 2015 4:12 am

Pogonomyrmex eats mainly seeds, so it's easier to feed them.But they also have a painful bite that can cause allergic reactions. Formica grows reasonably fast and can have multiple queens, but they get stressed with the littlest of disturbances. I don't know this for sure but I believe that Pogonomyrmex doesn't need hibernation, correct me if I'm wrong.

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Re: debating on new colony

Post: # 1781Post Ants4fun
Sat Aug 08, 2015 3:24 pm

Depending on where they live, they still need hibernation. If all the other ants hibernate in that area, Pogonomyrmex need to as well. I would go with Pogonomyrmex, just because I think they are cooler.

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Re: debating on new colony

Post: # 1803Post Rovvov99
Sat Aug 08, 2015 4:29 pm

Ants4fun wrote:Depending on where they live, they still need hibernation. If all the other ants hibernate in that area, Pogonomyrmex need to as well. I would go with Pogonomyrmex, just because I think they are cooler.
Ah oke, I assumed that because they lived in desert And steppe like area's they didn't need hibernation. I would go with Pogonomyrmex as well.

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Re: debating on new colony

Post: # 1807Post larynx
Sat Aug 08, 2015 4:49 pm

Pogonomyrmex are fun to watch.
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