bigbibble: ANTS? (16. Nov 2007 19:59)

After the unexpected death of my queen ant I am now left with a tank with no ants in it. Could anyone sugest a spieces of ant that lives above ground?
Thanks!

Purifier: (16. Nov 2007 20:08)

Polyrhachis dives for example....or Oecophylla.....

darradar: (16. Nov 2007 20:09)

i cannot be certain, but i am sure all species need to live part of thier life below ground, or least in some secure/enclosed/dark area, (thier nest) even if its above ground, they still need to hide away in a nest, like wood ants, that choose to live in trees, though above ground, are still out of sight, beneath the bark, so perhaps its a re think on where you put your new ants, rather than what the species might be. :wink:

Purifier: (16. Nov 2007 20:12)

Yeah, thats for sure. But he wants to know some ants who live on the ground. And Polyrhachis lives there. They have their nests in wood but on the ground :)

ant dude: (16. Nov 2007 20:14)

Temnothorax nylanderi u can bye at the antstore shop and they live above ground :!:

miszt: (16. Nov 2007 21:21)

Temnothorax nylanderi are wonderful ants, i have a colony myself, although they are very timid, very small and colonys only grow to about 200 ants