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Acromyrmex octospinosus B2B
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Buy Acromyrmex octospinosus
Buying an Acromyrmex octospinosus ant won't make things easy for yourself. It's a rather difficult ant species. However, it also presents a nice challenge for the ant keeper. If you manage to create the ideal conditions, keeping this ant species is certainly doable.
The queen and the soldiers can reach a considerable length
If you decide to buy the Acromyrmex octospinosus, you'll be buying a very large ant. The queen can reach a length of up to 13 millimeters. The worker antlets reach a length of between 3 and 10 millimeters. The soldiers are also quite large, measuring between 10 and 13 millimeters. If you decide to buy the Acromyrmex octospinosus, you'll enjoy it year-round. They don't hibernate. If you do choose to buy the Acromyrmex octospinosus, it's wise to purchase a cylinder ant.
The ant from South America prefers to eat leaves
The South American ant prefers to eat leaves and prefers temperatures between 22 and 26 degrees Celsius. They thrive in nests with humidity levels between 95 and 99 percent. Especially if you decide to purchase the Acromyrmex octospinosus, it's especially important to maintain a very stable temperature and humidity level.
Buying the Acromyrmex octospinosus: you are not buying an easy ant species
With this ant, you're definitely buying a very attractive ant species. They belong to the Myrmicinae subfamily and are known for cultivating fungi. They feed the fungi the various leaves they eat. As mentioned, it's a somewhat difficult ant species to keep. Conditions must always be perfect. However, if you can manage that, things will run smoothly. Keeping this particular ant is a challenge for any ant keeper.
A challenge for the experienced ant keeper!
You can make things a lot easier for ant keepers, especially beginners. You can do this by deciding to buy something like Messor structor. It's much less work than choosing this fungus-producing ant. But an ant keeper who enjoys a challenge will definitely choose this special and robust ant species. It's up to you!
