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Whats the best ant species? (5/2001)

In your opinion[revised the title] --antdude

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Re: Whats the best ant species? (5/2001)

I would definitely vote for the genus Oecophylla, better known as "weaver ants". Their whole system of living on and protecting one or more trees is quite interesting. Also their use of "child labor"...

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Because their "labor division"

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I personally like the honeypot ants. I think that their replete caste of workers engorged with honey is an incredible feat. Imagine wanting a glass of milk and a friend of yours "Fat Fredo" is hanging...

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I also like "Bulldog" ants:they seem so STRONG and COOL!

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I've got a "thing" for slavemaker ants. But this says nothing about me, personally.

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If some slave making ants captured ,say, a pharoh ant pupae that was destined to become a queen, then surely you could have 2 or more different spiecies of queens in one nest. Has this ever been known...

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My favorite species is the harvester ants. I like how they store seed for the winter . /\___/\ / /\ /\ \ Ant (AntDude -- Your Host) from The Ant Farm's Message Board.| |. .| | \ _ / The Ant Farm:...

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me favorite has to be carpenter ants

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Never heard of a bulldog ant before. Do you have a link to a site with pics of it?

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In answer to Johnny's question above: Slavemakers rarely encounter brood of anything other than their specific host ("slave) species. If they do, it gets eaten. Occasionally there is more than one...

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I asked a question similar to that awhile ago on a post but did not recieve a positive answer. I always wondered if slave raiders could spawn a new queen that would be a family member in the nest.Also...

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Re: Whats the best ant species? (5/2001)

I've been reading a lot about army ants, now they are my favorite. Fickle, huh? Your Agent from the Planet Zanti

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Slavemaker queens live several years, but it seems like their colonies live longer than a single queen, which suggests that they adopt new queens. If so, whether they raise them in the nest or accept...

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my favorite ant has to be the brazillian bullfire ant

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The what?

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