deadmeat30: Temnothorax nylanderi (10. Apr 2007 23:50)

hey all, with my lasius niger doing so well, im going to start to research my next colony. ive been looking at Temnothorax nylanderi, they sound so interesting. trying to find some more infomation on the internet but not much luck, if anyone has a colony ill be very interested to hearing from them.

as it reads in antstore, they generally have a colony of around 200 worker, and live on the ground, would this mean they could live on an island formicarium?

thanks, Alan

JimmyVe: (11. Apr 2007 14:46)

Hi Alan, i myself don't keep them but i know someone who does.
They are very small and, like you sad, the colony only grows up to 200 workers. In the wild they live sometimes in a fruit of an oak (don't know the English word for it. ;))

I guess you can keep them in an Island farm.

deadmeat30: (11. Apr 2007 15:40)

thats great, guess i found my next colony to order. heh.

@JimmyVe: would you be able to get some pictures of the person you know set up of the colony?

thanks Alan

JimmyVe: (11. Apr 2007 16:47)

@ willi461: Someone from the dutch forum (he sometimes comes to this one to 'Menph')

@ Alan: i shall ask him, but I'm not sure he has pictures from it. I know he has them but not for long i think from last year.

deadmeat30: (11. Apr 2007 16:56)

thanks Jimmy, any help will be great! once i get some money, ill place my order for them!

Alan

Sced: (11. Apr 2007 16:57)

I've seen pictures of them living in a y-tong nest, so If you wanna see there nest activity I'd put them in one.

deadmeat30: (11. Apr 2007 17:00)

where the pictures online? if so whats the link?

a y-tong nest could be intereting

Alan

Sced: (11. Apr 2007 20:38)

Yeah, I found out it wasnt y-tong but some sort of plaster? Im not too sure, try and decide for yourself.

Pictures here

deadmeat30: (11. Apr 2007 23:07)

yeah looks like plaster that does. does look cool seeing inside the nest. ill figure something out anyway, might make a mini cork nest! could work quite well.

Alan

R3dFox: (11. Apr 2007 23:14)

By the looks of it this display would be perfect for your T.N

http://www.antstore.net/shop/images/product_images/popup_images/769_0.jpg

Saw it in the store on here. So you could proberly make one for cheaper, but at least gives you a good design idea?