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by Mcrummett
Wed Jul 31, 2019 5:20 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Help with identification
Replies: 2
Views: 1447

Re: Help with identification

Thanks for the info! She’s now safely in a test tube setup so now we wait to see if she mated or not! Fingers crossed :)
by Mcrummett
Wed Jul 31, 2019 2:02 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Help with identification
Replies: 2
Views: 1447

Help with identification

I went looking but I’m not sure if 1. This is a Queen? 2. If she’s mated 3. If she’s injured.

I THINK lasius flavious?

https://ibb.co/YbC2X4P
by Mcrummett
Thu Apr 11, 2019 8:24 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Odd behaviour
Replies: 2
Views: 1724

Odd behaviour

I have a Lasius Niger queen in a test tube setting with about 6 workers. My second queen as the first one died over winter :(. Anyway the water in her first test tube has run out a while ago. I set her up so she has a tube to a magnifying dish (that i can remove the lid and feed into) and then anoth...
by Mcrummett
Thu Feb 21, 2019 8:57 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Introduce new queen - Lasius Niger
Replies: 4
Views: 2862

Re: Introduce new queen - Lasius Niger

Thanks hunter! I guess i'll do that then and hope my new queen can establish a strong hold over summer and survive winter!
by Mcrummett
Thu Feb 21, 2019 6:14 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Introduce new queen - Lasius Niger
Replies: 4
Views: 2862

Introduce new queen - Lasius Niger

Hi all So sadly my Lasius Niger queen has died during hibernation :(. There are around 15 workers and some unhatched brood still there. The person i got her from has sent me another without workers and with plenty of brood. He believes i may have some success introducing the workers to the new queen...
by Mcrummett
Sun Dec 30, 2018 1:58 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Dead or Hibernating?
Replies: 11
Views: 7528

Re: Dead or Hibernating?

UnrealSparks wrote:
Thu Nov 29, 2018 5:14 am
They surely are!! :D
She’s been in my parents garage for 1-2 weeks now and when I checked on her she was alive and (hopefully) well :)
by Mcrummett
Sun Dec 30, 2018 1:54 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Workers fetch water?
Replies: 5
Views: 2965

Re: Workers fetch water?

So i've just moved my lasius niger colony (very small) test tube setup to my parents garage where it's a nice temperature for hibernation. A little late i know but i'm hoping it'll be fine. My question is this: Will worker ants collect water and bring it to the queen? My setup is a test tube setup,...
by Mcrummett
Mon Dec 17, 2018 9:18 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Workers fetch water?
Replies: 5
Views: 2965

Re: Workers fetch water?

Thanks, Clash. Winter feels like a nervous time of just leaving them being for a long time and hoping they survive!
by Mcrummett
Mon Dec 17, 2018 4:52 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Workers fetch water?
Replies: 5
Views: 2965

Workers fetch water?

So i've just moved my lasius niger colony (very small) test tube setup to my parents garage where it's a nice temperature for hibernation. A little late i know but i'm hoping it'll be fine. My question is this: Will worker ants collect water and bring it to the queen? My setup is a test tube setup, ...
by Mcrummett
Thu Nov 29, 2018 3:41 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Dead or Hibernating?
Replies: 11
Views: 7528

Re: Dead or Hibernating?

Awesome I’ll move them this weekend :).

Ants are friggin awesome little things!