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  1. Desert leafcutter queens

    Desert leafcutter queens

    This population of Acromyrmex practices pleometrosis, a form of polygyny where multiple queens will found together and raise their fungus. Unlike other ants, these do not have nanitic workers. they are weakly polymorphic with minors and majors, but no supermajors like in ATTA, a related species.
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    • Album: monsoon 2024
  2. Desert leafcutters tending their fungus garden

    Desert leafcutters tending their fungus garden

    Despite being desert ants, these farm a species of fungus that cannot tolerate temperatures higher than 85 f, the best Temp range is around 75-78-ish. If the fungus dies, the entire colony goes with it.
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  3. MBullock

    A video of my desert carpenter ants

    It's a really simple setup- just a 13 oz delicup filled with pure dune sand, placed into an outworld of.. ..Pure dune sand. The red liquid is a mixture of pure cane sugar, water and blackberry preserves. Ive had them for a while now, the colony is quite mature with several large major workers.
  4. Camponotus absquatulator

    Camponotus absquatulator

    I'm pretty sure ive kept these going longer than anyone else. theyre still going strong!
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    • Album: Hexapoda
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