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Introduction
They are called "Trap Ants" and hunt with triggered jaws like a trap.
Heat and drought tolerant, very easy to keep, restless personality, with an aggressive response, makes it a very active hunter, with a fairly high level of appreciation.
This species is only found in Kaohsiung and Chiayi in Taiwan and the annual catch is limited. It is a very popular pet ant and suitable for those who are challenging to keep needle ants for the first time.
Hunting Methods
The jaws are formed by two huge teeth, which are opened parallel to each other, and this builds up kinetic energy, similar to a trapper.
Between the jaws, there are several long hairs, when the prey touches the long hairs, the jaws will be instantly clamped, the long hairs are similar to the function of a tripwire.
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Odontomachus troglodytes
Medium-sized termites are aggressive, active hunters, fast growing colonies, do not require temperature control, are heat and drought tolerant, and are highly adaptable, making them the easiest to keep.
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Detailed feeding method
How to keep Sawpuncture Ants? Easy to keep, use breadworms as staple food, use gypsum nests, test tube, maintain room temperature and provide high humidity.
New queen, out of the egg
Keep them in plugged test tubes, maintain room temperature, place them in a dark environment and wait for the eggs to hatch, no feeding at this stage.
New queen, larvae
Once you have the larvae, you can feed them. It is recommended to remove the head of the miniature breadworms and choose a small to medium-sized yellow fanatic, as the queen ants will hunt and hand over the breadworms to the larvae for chewing and eating.
If you need to feed more frequently, it is recommended to feed once every 2~3 days, or immediately after the breadworms are finished, the focus is to keep the larvae with food at all times, but still need to avoid overfeeding, so as to avoid moldy carcasses.
New, Cocoon
Larvae need a medium to help them callus, so you can give them a small amount of medium such as terracotta, sand, clean soil, or toilet paper torn into small shreds.
go to work
After the first worker ant hatches, the difficulty of feeding will drop again. You can give sugar water to replenish energy while feeding, maintain the previous feeding method, feed frequently, or replenish the breadworms when they run out of food.
Are Burrowing Sawtooth Ants New Ants?
Originally from Africa, it was invaded to Kaohsiung about 10 years ago, and 8 years ago by theThe Boss of Ant Catcher Caught Worker AntsAnd stay.Accurate Video RecordingThe
The record was published in 2023 via a paper identifying the record as Odontomachus troglodytes, a burrowing saw-pin ant.
The paper refers to individuals captured by ant trappers.As the earliest, definitive record of collectionThe
Are burrowing sawpuncture ants an exotic species?
Originally from Africa, it appeared in Kaohsiung through transnational trade and was then an exotic species.
After adapting to the local environment, it has reproduced the next generation for more than 10 years.It is now the naturalized species.
(Although the distribution area is spreading, the burrowing sawpuncture ants are found in the suburbs of urban areas, where human influence is very strong, and they have not yet been observed to crowd out the native species in Taiwan, so they are not considered invasive.)
Are burrowing sawpuncture ants good to keep?
It is one of the best ants to keep, especially in terms of heat and drought resistance, and is an active hunter, which makes it a suitable ant species for entry into the ant industry.
