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Post by jay942942 on Jun 9, 2006 18:10:07 GMT
My myrmica rubra attacked my tropical leaf cutter ants nest and killed it! My leaf cutters were expensive!
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Post by malteser1994 on Jun 9, 2006 18:15:32 GMT
maybe if you get some more leafcutters you should keep them separate so they will not attack each other  sorry to hear about your loss though  |
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Post by Wood~Ant on Jun 10, 2006 7:29:40 GMT
Hi Jay, and welcome to our Ant Hill  I'm sorry to hear about your leaf cutters getting slaughtered by your M. rubra I find it quite amazing too! Was it an Atta colony? Most leaf cutter colonies containing a good number of workers would also have "soldiers" in it. I am surprised that M. rubra managed to entirely exterminate the whole colony; it is incredible to believe that they could do this  |
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Post by anttastic on Jun 10, 2006 8:55:11 GMT
I am shocked how a M.rubra colony could eliminate an Atta colony  . As wood says they have a soldier caste and they are TOUGH! I would have thought it would have been the other way round. By the way what was the population aprox for the atta's and rubras? Chris Also where did you get your atta colony from? |
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Post by Jenny on Jun 10, 2006 16:43:45 GMT
Hi Jay, Welcome to this forum. I can't believe that if you spent so much on the leaf cutters, why didn't you take better care that they were in a safe environment for them and your pocket I doubt that you will put another colony in danger again though  when it can be prevented, even if they are kept in close proximity. |
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Post by jay942942 on Jun 14, 2006 17:09:31 GMT
I have a new atta colony now!!
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Post by anttastic on Jun 14, 2006 17:40:28 GMT
Where from??
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Post by jay942942 on Jun 22, 2006 16:56:20 GMT
From antstore berlin!
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Post by anttastic on Jun 23, 2006 6:14:41 GMT
I never knew Berlin sold attas ;D. I'm getting a Messor structor colony Monday (small) Which means my L.nigers will have to live in the shed. |
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Post by Jenny on Jun 24, 2006 16:21:25 GMT
Jay, how are your Attas getting on? I hope they are still safe |
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Post by Vendayn on Jul 1, 2006 20:30:58 GMT
ya, I'm interested in how they are too.
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Post by jay942942 on Apr 25, 2008 14:43:40 GMT
They're okay and big now.
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when it can be prevented, even if they are kept in close proximity.
