Re: Atta accepted first plants!
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 9:15 pm
Hibiscus is very pretty and they love the petals, they are devouring one big petal a day.
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Re: Atta accepted first plants!
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 9:21 pm
Re: Atta accepted first plants!
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 12:26 pm
So how long is it since the first ants emerged?
Re: Atta accepted first plants!
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 12:27 pm
Mimosa aka sensitive plant!Andyj wrote:They look good and do you know what the leaf with the fronds is? It looks like what Andrew feeds his ants on in Trinidad viewtopic.php?f=14&t=908
Re: Atta accepted first plants!
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 7:47 pm
Yes, one in the film here is Mimosa, but the one I use in Trinidad is a 60foot tree!
Re: Atta accepted first plants!
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 11:57 pm
I captured them day 11-07-16 and the first workers eclosed day 01-09-17, so it's around 2 months until workers.
Re: Atta accepted first plants!
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 11:59 pm
Re: Atta accepted first plants!
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 9:44 pm
looks to me likeAcromyrmexbob wrote:That would be a good one to I'd and grow. I will definitely be bringing this back at EasterJPSMedeiros wrote:I don't know the name, it's used to make hedges here. They accepted it once but they prefer the Hibiscus.
Cedrela odorata or at least one of the cedrela which would tie as they are known as spanish cedar and used as hedgerows on the continent (i knew i studied horticulture for a reason at school) they are also foud in the caribean