Lewis: Polyrhachis illaudata do they dig? (2. Apr 2009 17:10)

I have colony of this spec and they don't seem to dig i don't think they weave like Polyrhachis dives do as it does not say that on the description of them on antstore.
i resently went to antstore in berlin and they said they would fine for this formicarium.
i have them in a glass xl farm 3Ox2Ox6 connected to a 3Ox2Ox2O the xl farm is filled with sand loam mix and all they seem to do is sit on the surface
they are at a temp of 24-26C

thanks, lewis

donbilbo: Re: Polyrachis illaudata do they dig? (2. Apr 2009 21:01)

they do not dig. http://antbase.org/ants/publications/14656/14656.pdf this will have many good information about your new ants.

Lewis: Re: Polyrachis illaudata do they dig? (3. Apr 2009 10:05)

hi donbilbo,

thanks so what should i put in the set up for them to make their nest out of because all they are doing is sitting in the tube connecting the two basins and coming out in the late afternoon for food.
are they like dives do they weave their nests with larvea?
and now i have this xl basin full of sand and they are doing nothing.

SteveUK28: Re: Polyrachis illaudata do they dig? (3. Apr 2009 10:44)

Lewis.. just a quick question.. What experience do you have with ants?

donbilbo: Re: Polyrachis illaudata do they dig? (3. Apr 2009 11:14)

In the PDF you will find exact descriptions about different polyrhachis ants and their typical behaviour. my choice for these ants would be a ytong-nest or maybe some big rotten pice of wood with some caves in it.

Lewis: Re: Polyrachis illaudata do they dig? (4. Apr 2009 14:51)

well i have a colony of M yrmica rubra with 7 queens and about 5OO workers and now they have hundreds of queen larvea :wink:
a colony of Lasius niger with loads of larvae and about 2O workers and 1 queen.
T etramorium caespitum 1OO workers a queen and lots of pupea and larvae.
C amponotus ligniperda queen with eggs and a few larvea
and P olyrhachis illaudata in a large set up.

Zagone: Re: Polyrachis illaudata do they dig? (5. Apr 2009 00:34)

You should share some images. :) Allways lovely to see the setups of successful colonies.

Lewis: Re: Polyrhachis illaudata do they dig? (5. Apr 2009 12:01)

i have loads of photo's but am not shure how to put them on here
could you tell me how?

SteveUK28: Re: Polyrhachis illaudata do they dig? (5. Apr 2009 13:26)

click post reply... then at the bottom you can click upload attachment.

Lewis: Re: Polyrhachis illaudata do they dig? (5. Apr 2009 14:30)

i clicked on browse and put the photo on cliced add file and it said the file is too big, maximum allowed size is 1OOOkib what does this mean?

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