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what i would like from my ants
hybernation; dont mind
i would like them to be aggressive, large and be able to hunt live insects, when the coloney is larger. needs to be kept at quite high temperatures . and would like to keep them in ytong, and i would like them to be fairly fast growing. and active
i know you ment to start of with lasius niger. and although i have never kept ants at home i have looked after and maintained a coloney of atta ants at paridise park wildlife centre.
any information whould be greatfully exepted
i would reccomend camponotos ligniperda(big, strong ants) or messor barbarus(big worker caste).
Maby a Polyrhachis species.
nah Polyrhachis usually need quite a bit of attention to moisture and temperature but messors are really easy in my experience and i have heard ligniperda are good i almost got them.
thanks i am going to do some research on these different ants
Shadow, I hate to dampen your spirit, but spending some time with an Atta colony is not the same as owning an keeping one yourself, Polyrhachis are in no way suitable for a beginner, Messor pherhaps, but to be honest your lack of patience, (the fact you know where you should start, but dont want to) indicates to me that any species other than easy european ones is a very bad idea, you MUST have patience to keep ants, if you dont you will waste your time and money
Formica (sanguinea, cinerea, rufibarbis, etc.) ants are very active, aggressive, quite big (up to 1cm), nice looking and what's the best, very "smart".
some polyrhachis species can live in room temparature and humidity.
Yes I would recomend Formica infact, they have the qualities you are looking for :)
mzfckr Polyrhachis colonies grow very large very quickly, this is why they are not suitable for people with no experience
all the ants you have recommended sdound great :D
but i have to say the 2 that caught my eye are Camponotus ligniperda because of the size and strength and Messor barbarus they sound rteally interesting ssed storage and chewing communities.
thanks again and any info tips or advise is happly taken