UneXisted: Pheidologeton diversus in a sand/loam nest (20. Feb 2010 16:01)

I will receive my Pheidologeton diversus colony with 500+ workers this thursday. I will keep them in a sand/loam sand nest with the antfarm from antstore.
http://antstore.net/shop/images/product_images/popup_images/1345_0.jpg

What do you guys think? I am reading that a lot of people have difficulties raising a P. diversus colony in an ytong nest. Besides, in a sand nest they can expand the nest by themself.

JimmyVe: Re: Pheidologeton diversus in a sand/loam nest (22. Feb 2010 21:00)

Its is in deed very hard to keep these ants, also in a sand nest. I wish you good luck.

UneXisted: Re: Pheidologeton diversus in a sand/loam nest (26. Feb 2010 20:58)

My colony has arrived.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9xoELVtJfg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23pmmtBns9w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb-vMCCHB4Q

bryguy97: Re: Pheidologeton diversus in a sand/loam nest (27. Feb 2010 01:12)

Wow!!! those are AWESOME ANTS!!!!! :grin:

elmnt: Re: Pheidologeton diversus in a sand/loam nest (27. Feb 2010 14:04)

Such an amazing species. It is too bad I cannot get them as I'm in America. :(

bryguy97: Re: Pheidologeton diversus in a sand/loam nest (27. Feb 2010 21:27)

I know! I want to get some too!!! But I'm in the U.S....

JimmyVe: Re: Pheidologeton diversus in a sand/loam nest (28. Feb 2010 14:50)

They are in deed very nice ants.
I watched your viedeo's but i don't see any queen(s) ?

UneXisted: Re: Pheidologeton diversus in a sand/loam nest (1. Mär 2010 11:57)

Yesterday i moved the colony to my sand/loam ant farm. During the rehousing some workers died because of the drought in the outside world. A lot of people warned me for this, now i can confirm it. It were not a lot of workers.

Right after they were set, they started to dig.

The setup consist of a 3L plastic box with an 30x20x6 antfarm from Antstore. I have not used the included lid, because of ventilation problems. I've made my own lid to avoid condensation problems.

The setup.
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee261/Unexisted_2007/P1030371.jpg

Outside world.
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee261/Unexisted_2007/P1030372.jpg

The antfarm.
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee261/Unexisted_2007/P1030373.jpg

This morning i noticed that they were moving the sands towards the PTFE stripe. I could have seen that coming. That might be a problem.

The PTFE problem.
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee261/Unexisted_2007/P1030375.jpg
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee261/Unexisted_2007/P1030374.jpg

Because of the PTFE problem i am already starting to brainstorm about a new setup.

Anyone has some idea's?

UneXisted: Re: Pheidologeton diversus in a sand/loam nest (1. Mär 2010 13:07)

New video's.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YpetEL_X2M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYjXEAJdlsQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm4jj-yz94g

UneXisted: Re: Pheidologeton diversus in a sand/loam nest (2. Mär 2010 23:12)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9JivT5_LzI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHewv8UutOI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q26lsNuCXgs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiQRb6TECEE

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