There is a reason that Pheonix didnt say the sp. Lasius is hard to identify from photos. you often have to wait till you get workers to figure it out. that is, unless batspider fish takes a look at it.
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- Thu Oct 12, 2017 5:04 pm
- Forum: Temporary Placeholder
- Topic: I need help on my queen ant.
- Replies: 11
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- Thu Oct 12, 2017 10:02 am
- Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
- Topic: How would you hydrate log formicarium?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7181
Re: How would you hydrate log formicarium?
oh... so its not possible?
- Wed Oct 11, 2017 1:15 pm
- Forum: General Ant Talk
- Topic: Hibernation
- Replies: 3
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Re: Hibernation
wait till you stop seeing ants outside. in the spring when you see ants outside again, you can bring them out of hibernation
- Wed Oct 11, 2017 10:08 am
- Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
- Topic: How would you hydrate log formicarium?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7181
- Wed Oct 11, 2017 10:07 am
- Forum: Ant Keeping for Beginners
- Topic: How do you prepare ant food?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4154
Re: How do you prepare ant food?
I use bottlecaps as feeding dishes
- Tue Oct 10, 2017 9:43 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Lasius niger egg hatching time?
- Replies: 1
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Re: Lasius niger egg hatching time?
Hi all, I hope someone can help me. I have a lasius niger queen with about 5 eggs. 3 are very small and white and 2 are bigger and brown. I have had her now in a test tube setup for about 4 months. When i got her she had just laid her eggs. I want to know how long they should take to hatch. The wat...
- Tue Oct 10, 2017 9:38 pm
- Forum: New Forum Members
- Topic: Hello from the Netherlands.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1863
Re: Hello from the Netherlands.
Hello Ant Farmers, I just started to keep ants. Started with 4 Lasius Niger queens I found next to our house. As I own some 3D printers as well, I printed the Farm myself. Regards, Gerard https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0Bw5fs50h8xdNVFoxUEpoNkpQYVU https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0Bw5fs50h8xdNczMwbUF...
- Tue Oct 10, 2017 9:35 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Caring for Neoponera Villosa
- Replies: 9
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Re: Caring for Neoponera Villosa
(continued) 5. It is probably better to soak a cotton ball in sugar water. she could fall in. She will still be able to drink just fine from cotton. But, even if she does fall in, do not throw her away, Because it is ridiculously hard to drown ants. just rinse her off in some regular water and place...
- Tue Oct 10, 2017 9:34 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Caring for Neoponera Villosa
- Replies: 9
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Re: Caring for Neoponera Villosa
I found a queen Neoponera Villosa about two weeks ago and had her in a test tube setup. I happened to stumble across her (she had wings which she broke off in the test tube the first night) and was super excited once I finally got the ID on her. I figured she was semi-claustral just by her looks, a...
- Tue Oct 10, 2017 9:17 pm
- Forum: General Ant Talk
- Topic: IS THIS QUEEN A LEGEND??
- Replies: 1
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Re: IS THIS QUEEN A LEGEND??
Hi, This is my journal on my tetramorium sp. E colony. I hope you enjoy. PLEASE COMMENT WHAT U GUYS THINK OF THIS QUEEN I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT AntsCanada FAM Now for some background on the colony, i will start from the very beginning; I was gazing out into the distance one day when a rather l...