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- Fri Nov 09, 2018 2:20 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Flash photos bad idea?
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Re: Flash photos bad idea?
Thanks for the awnser. Will learn more patience
- Wed Nov 07, 2018 3:39 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Flash photos bad idea?
- Replies: 4
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Re: Flash photos bad idea?
Also, I don't see eggs. Are they suppose to be hibernating?
https://photos.app.goo.gl/AmbJnSc42iRuStx58
https://photos.app.goo.gl/AmbJnSc42iRuStx58
- Wed Nov 07, 2018 3:20 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Flash photos bad idea?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2546
Flash photos bad idea?
Resently I got a little family of Messor barbarus ants. There are about 20 workers, unfortunately not all made it trough transport. So with the idea of not bothering them to much I thought making a photo would be better then watch them. I could study the photo as long as I liked. But I started notic...
- Mon Oct 08, 2018 4:12 pm
- Forum: Ant Keeping for Beginners
- Topic: messor barbarus in Netherlands
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2691
Re: messor barbarus in Netherlands
Checked the official list of invasive species that are actively exterminated. No ants on there. https://www.nvwa.nl/onderwerpen/invasieve-exoten/unielijst-invasieve-exoten Somewhere else i found 6 species that are worrysome, as they seem to have wild colonies. Linepithema humile, Plagiolepis schmitz...
- Mon Oct 08, 2018 3:21 pm
- Forum: Ant Keeping for Beginners
- Topic: messor barbarus in Netherlands
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2691
Re: messor barbarus in Netherlands
It's a good question, I have no idea what my government thinks of this. They seem to have an physical shop though. Can't be smuggling right? https://www.antskingdom.com/ants.html Did AntsCanada himself not have species not specifically native to the region? Or are those like the black crazyants, alr...
- Sun Oct 07, 2018 7:12 pm
- Forum: Ant Keeping for Beginners
- Topic: messor barbarus in Netherlands
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2691
messor barbarus in Netherlands
Hey all, I am glad to announce I have a start set ordered and on the way. I am exited to start a nice little colony. When reading about what species of ant to get my eye fell on Messor barbarus. They seemed native to Europe and with majors and interesting foregoing behaviour. I did find a legitimate...