Harpegnathos venator colony with 19 workers at the moment. I am not sure if i can feed them fruitflies or mealworm. I guess i will try it out. I will buy some small crickets this week.
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A movie on youtube .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJre203SOVQ
Yes you should just try out , if they dont like it , they wont take it. Is this your whole setup? they need a nest area. This way in a Glasbox they will freak out after a short time.
I keep them in a testtube. This testtube is placed in the basin. Ive wrapped the testtube in aluminum foil. Yesterday i gave them a fruit fly and i cannot find it anymore.
You should try t with bigger flies. They really eat a lot.
You can take a fly and hold it in front of them, they will take it and than you see if they eat or not.
My Harpegnathos saltator ate about 15 flies the first day and they can eat much more!
Those ants are perfect killers.
Like
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Yes and much of them. When they never are hungry they will grow rapidly. They can use many proteines and can raise much brood if you hold them right.
Yes and much of them. When they never are hungry they will grow rapidly. They can use many proteines and can raise much brood if you hold them right.
Like with all Ponerinae species :wink:
New movie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGNBt2WApi0
Very nice UneXisted. Good luck with them.
Do i also have to give them liquids? Water, sugarwater, honeywater?
At the moment i only give them crickets. I think they drink water from the cotton in the testtube.