Introduction & Overview
I enjoy keeping this species because it is extremely fun to watch them trail to foods. Short winged Vollenhovia emeryi also clones, which is another reason why I keep them. Some challenges you may face when keeping this species is dying from too little hydration, escaping from too little feeding, them carrying their dead constantly without making a trash pile, and them always pulling at the cotton in test tube setups. I would recommend this species for anyone who likes medium sized ants that do not need sugars often.
Queen Identification
1. double jointed petioles
2. red and black
3. 3mm workers and 5mm queens
4. flat looking
5. found in pa-northeast va
6. can be mistaken for other vollenhovia species in its native region
Founding setup
no special care required
Temperature
Room temperature
Humidity
high humidity
if they move away, it is too hot
if they move towards the heat, then they want more of it
if they shrivel up and die, it's too dry
if they move to the driest spot in their nest, it's too wet
Time to first workers
6 weeks egg-worker unheated
Sensitivity concerns
death
this species usually founds by budding
Tubs and tubes
no special care required
Formicarium
no special care required
Notes
nobody keeps this species except for me, berb, and otter
Final Thoughts
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