TrapJaw Labs

Substratum Sand Ant Nest Bundle

This nest is cut for 110 ant species across 21 genera. Substrate nests work best when the spacing between viewing panels is just right: this dictates how much room the ants have to build (and hide in!). The Substratum comes in 5 spacer sizes to provide unmatched visibility and customization in a substrate nest. The ideal spacer size is ultimately up to the keeper -- would you like a nest with greater capacity or a thinner spacer with guaranteed visibility? The choice is yours!

Species and size fits

Acromyrmex (1 species) — fits Large+ Medium Foraging Area–Extra Large+ Medium Foraging Area: versicolor

Aphaenogaster (4 species) — fits Medium+ Medium Foraging Area–Extra Large+ Medium Foraging Area: ashmeadi · floridana · occidentalis · treatae

Brachymyrmex (3 species) — fits Small+ Medium Foraging Area–Extra Large+ Medium Foraging Area: depilis · obscurior · patagonicus

Camponotus (9 species) — fits Medium+ Medium Foraging Area–Extra Large+ Medium Foraging Area: americanus · castaneus · festinatus · fragilis · ocreatus · sansabeanus · semitestaceus · socius · vicinus

Crematogaster (1 species) — fits Small+ Medium Foraging Area–Extra Large+ Medium Foraging Area: missouriensis

Dorymyrmex (5 species) — fits Small+ Medium Foraging Area–Extra Large+ Medium Foraging Area: bicolor · bureni · flavopectus · flavus · insanus

Forelius (2 species) — fits Small+ Medium Foraging Area–Extra Large+ Medium Foraging Area: mccooki · pruinosus

Formica (8 species) — fits Medium+ Medium Foraging Area–Extra Large+ Medium Foraging Area: dolosa · incerta · montana · neogagates · pallidefulva · perpilosa · subsericea · vinculans

Lasius (6 species) — fits Small+ Medium Foraging Area–Extra Large+ Medium Foraging Area: americanus · brevicornis · claviger · neoniger · pallitarsis · sitiens

Monomorium (3 species) — fits Small+ Medium Foraging Area–Extra Large+ Medium Foraging Area: carbonarium · ergatogyna · viridum

Myrmecocystus (10 species) — fits Large+ Medium Foraging Area–Extra Large+ Medium Foraging Area: kennedyi · mendax · mexicanus · mimicus · navajo · placadops · semirufus · tenuinodis · testaceus · wheeleri

Novomessor (2 species) — fits Large+ Medium Foraging Area–Extra Large+ Medium Foraging Area: albisetosus · cockerelli

Nylanderia (5 species) — fits Small+ Medium Foraging Area–Extra Large+ Medium Foraging Area: arenivaga · bourbonica · flavipes · parvula · phantasma

Odontomachus (4 species) — fits Medium+ Medium Foraging Area–Extra Large+ Medium Foraging Area: Desertorum · brunneus · clarus · haemotodus

Pheidole (22 species) — fits Small+ Medium Foraging Area–Extra Large+ Medium Foraging Area: adrianoi · barbata · bicarinata · californica · carrolli · denata · desertorum · hyatti · lamia · littoralis · metallescens · milliticida · morrisii · obscurithorax · obtusospinosa · pilifera · rhea · spadonia · tepicana · tysoni · vistana · xerophila

Pogonomyrmex (10 species) — fits Medium+ Medium Foraging Area–Extra Large+ Medium Foraging Area: badius · barbatus · californicus · comanche · desertorum · maricopa · occidentalis · rugosus · salinus · subnitidus

Prenolepis (1 species) — fits Small+ Medium Foraging Area–Extra Large+ Medium Foraging Area: imparis

Solenopsis (8 species) — fits Small+ Medium Foraging Area–Extra Large+ Medium Foraging Area: aurea · carolinensis · geminata · invicta · krockowi · molesta · pergandei · xyloni

Tetramorium (1 species) — fits Small+ Medium Foraging Area–Extra Large+ Medium Foraging Area: immigrans

Trachymyrmex (2 species) — fits Medium+ Medium Foraging Area–Extra Large+ Medium Foraging Area: arizonensis · septentrionalis

Veromessor (3 species) — fits Medium+ Medium Foraging Area–Extra Large+ Medium Foraging Area: andrei · pergandei · stoddardi

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