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Post by messor2894 on Apr 2, 2014 7:46:25 GMT
Yeah my Myrmica rubra are in a massive 4 foot pane of double glazing, they seem to be doing okay. yeah Manica rubida are cool but they only have a like 300 in a colony ? Thanks, wondering polygon or polygyne I would like to keep pavement ant, can't spell the name lol
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Post by Wood~Ant on Apr 2, 2014 8:25:19 GMT
Yeah my Myrmica rubra are in a massive 4 foot pane of double glazing, they seem to be doing okay. yeah Manica rubida are cool but they only have a like 300 in a colony ? Thanks, wondering polygon or polygyne I would like to keep pavement ant, can't spell the name lol You are thinking of this ant Tetramorium caespitum which is not a polygyne species but a monogyne, having only 1 queen per colony, as I believe are all in this genera. "Pavement Ant" is the common nickname used for them in the USA, but here in Britain they are more commonly found in sandy heathland making their nests in low growing vegetation such as heather. |
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Post by Wood~Ant on Apr 2, 2014 8:45:33 GMT
I prefer to keep Manica rubida and they seem to be bigger and badder  however I can either buy a queen only of Manica rubida, or a rubra Queen and 50-100 workers. I'd prefer to put them in a ytong tank set up, but I'm having trouble keeping the ytong moist even with hydration holes at the top that are ant proof. Hydration is a major problem with artificial nests made from dry materials such as aerated concrete or plaster. This is one reason why it often pays to emulate nature and keep ants in a soil set up, as most ant species nest in soil in the wild by nature of it having the right properties to hold moisture, and for the ants to make the nest the exact size they need by adding more chambers as they want as the colony grows. |
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Post by elitzchupa on Apr 2, 2014 8:55:36 GMT
I'd probably refer back to keeping rubra in a natural set up and my Lasius niger in the ytong. I just can't decide on rubra with 50-100 workers or to start with a manica rubida Queen. I prefer rubida but I hear they are quite hard to keep?
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Post by messor2894 on Apr 2, 2014 15:03:24 GMT
I do not really know much about rubida but I would get myrmica rubra as all they need is a moist soil nest because mine keep throwing away their larvae and its annoying but seemed to sorted it out now
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Post by messor2894 on Apr 5, 2014 12:55:14 GMT
Okay now my rubra are putting the odd healthy looking larvae on the surface not moldy anymore?
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