The also reproduce through clonal budding. The build very small colonies (a few hundreds to thousands of ants) and when stressed due to anything, they’ll move their larvae and raise one of them into a new queen to form a new colony. This means Pharaoh ants are practically impossible to eradicate once they get established. They’re also VERY QUICK to move into climate controlled environments. And YES they DO cause severe damage to electrical equipment, and for some GODFORSAKEN SATANIC REASON, they FUCKING LOVE ELECTRICITY and ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT!
Source, I had to get almost 10k in electrical work done because after hiring a shitty pest control company, their treatments weren’t focused on the biology of pharaoh ants (they didn’t even bother to ID them), and by stressing the population, the EXPLODED the population. The ants then decided that my electric panel and several outlets had become their SWORN enemy, to the point it became a real fire hazard as a seemingly endless series of ants came to die by burning up between some junctions.
According to @TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world, they turn into fire ants when they reach an electrical junction. While the exterminator was playing chess, the ants were playing checkers.
“Checker-mate” - The fire ants formally known as Pharaoh
What you REALLY REALLY REALLY SHOULDN’T DO is to introduce Pharaoh ants into or near data centers.
Because…
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10340-018-1024-7
The also reproduce through clonal budding. The build very small colonies (a few hundreds to thousands of ants) and when stressed due to anything, they’ll move their larvae and raise one of them into a new queen to form a new colony. This means Pharaoh ants are practically impossible to eradicate once they get established. They’re also VERY QUICK to move into climate controlled environments. And YES they DO cause severe damage to electrical equipment, and for some GODFORSAKEN SATANIC REASON, they FUCKING LOVE ELECTRICITY and ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT!
Source, I had to get almost 10k in electrical work done because after hiring a shitty pest control company, their treatments weren’t focused on the biology of pharaoh ants (they didn’t even bother to ID them), and by stressing the population, the EXPLODED the population. The ants then decided that my electric panel and several outlets had become their SWORN enemy, to the point it became a real fire hazard as a seemingly endless series of ants came to die by burning up between some junctions.
Where can i purchase these ants?
Well they have basically a global distribution: https://urbanentomology.tamu.edu/urban-pests/ants/pharoah/
But if you need a quick fix, I know a guy who knows a guy… hint hint nudge nudge…
Can you cross breed them with fireants?
According to @TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world, they turn into fire ants when they reach an electrical junction. While the exterminator was playing chess, the ants were playing checkers.
“Checker-mate”
- The fire ants formally known as Pharaoh
This is even more genius.
We now need to prepare a tactical guide to raising and maintaining a hobby ant farm.
You can come to my house and take them all
Bro, those ants need an uber to the nearest data center.
Two birds with one stone? Smart!
Chaotic good post.
Do not plant eucalyptus either.
Everyone goes for eucalyptus try teatree
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