Veromessor pergandei
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Simple description.
Queen[edit]
- Nuptial Flight Time
: Use: ant-mating-chart
- Colony Founding
: Fully Claustral
- *gynous
:
- Brood Boostable
: Yes
- Hibernation
: No
- Feeding Requirements
:Seeds and insects
- Nanitics Appear After
:
Food[edit]
Likes[edit]
Kentucky blue grass seeds.
Crushed sun flower seeds
Gold flax seeds when mayors present.
Nijer seeds
fruit flies
Crickets
meal worms
roaches.
Dislikes[edit]
Blood
chia seeds.
poppy seeds
spiders
Colony[edit]
- Difficulty
: Easy
- Typical Colony Size
: 50000
- Polymorphic
: Extremely
- Ant Length
: 2mm, to 9mm.
- Temperament
: Agressive
- Suggested Feeding Schedule
:
- Hazards
: None
- Colony Growth Rate
: Fast
- Egg To Worker
: 1 month
- Circadian Activity
:
- Recommended Temperature
:88 to 90 degrees
- Recommended Humidity
:70% humidity
- Heating Pad Required
:
- Can Climb Smooth Surfaces
:Yes
- When To Expand
:
- When Do Soldiers and Reproductives Appear
:
- Invasive/Pest
: No
- Farmers
:
- Native Location
: antmaps.org
- Natural Habitat
:
- Preferred Nesting Medium
:
- Scientific Information: antwiki.org
Notes[edit]
- Important note. plastic and vinyl smells from tubes can kill the whole colony. I used vinyl tubing wash it. connected it to the nest. 24 hours later Ants started dying in mass. I disconnected the tubes. lost almost 50 more ants in 3 days after disconecting the tubes.
- I recommnd putting any n plastic, or vinyl in water for 3 days minimum. to take smell away.