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Many connected nests was the plan!
We were even thinking of making nests in different rooms and connecting thim with pipes.
Would it work faster with a few queens or different "clans" would fight?
lasuis niger would probaly be your best bet then, if u wish to do this sorta thing i mean :grin:
lasuis niger are percificaly monogyn, meaning they can/will only accept 1 queen per colony :)
yes different colonies(''clans'') of lasuis niger would fight eachother 99% of the time as they are quite aggresive ant species....
hope this has heped u a bit at least :grin:
Many connected nests was the plan! :grin:
We were even thinking of making nests in different rooms and connecting thim with pipes.
Would it work faster with a few queens or different "clans" would fight?
yes they will fight, Lasius Niger are very aggresive.
There are many species which are polygyn tho, where this would work quite well, however I suspect you havent realized the time scale for this size of nest lol
Your looking at least 3-5 years to have a colony big enough to strech accross to rooms.
Solenopsis may be a good choice, these however are Fire Ants, and must be handled with Caution, they are also a serious invasion risk, so unless you trust your students 100%...then dont get them lol
Formica may be a better option, they are fairly fast growing, and like to make big nests with many satilites, they are however hibernators
Best bet, start small :) if you have the resources, then one of the most interesting ants are Acro leaf cutters (NOT Atta, they have HUGE nests and massive financial burden due to their huge food consumption)
an Acro colony is not insanly hard to maintain if it is already established, there are people you can get an Acro colony of 100-200 workers, that would more than likly do very well.....the setup costs are higher of course, probly €200 for a good setup that will last many years, I recomend a water island setup for these, as it maintains good humidity and tempreture...but of course the water will need cleaning, so that may result in the occasional bite from a careless or inexperienced person, its not very painful tho :)
For getting some experience it would be nice to keep Lasius niger first. They grow fast and adjust easy. But they hibernate about 4-6 months a year.
Camponotus substitutus are not that hard to keep but they are exotic so they need heating and a good humidity (not that difficult because they like it rather dry ;) ). They also grow very fast and do not hibernate.
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I think veromessor or liometopum could be quite interesting to observe in the classroom. My father is an entomologist and a school teacher, he tried both species. I can ask him for some tips or guidelines what you need for a quick start.
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I think veromessor or liometopum could be quite interesting to observe in the classroom. My father is an entomologist and a school teacher, he tried both species. I can ask him for some tips or guidelines what you need for a quick start.
I wouldn't recommend Camponotus though, because they are rather sensitive and their colonies grow slowly. You also need to make sure you keep vibrations to the minimum in the classroom.
Postby JimmyVe » Thu Jan 24, 2008 4:05 pm