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by LadyManga
Tue Sep 17, 2019 3:29 am
Forum: Ant Keeping for Beginners
Topic: Ant keeping guide for beginners (Lasius sp.)
Replies: 3
Views: 2476

Re: Ant keeping guide for beginners (Lasius sp.)

Just what I needed! Thanks!
by LadyManga
Tue Sep 17, 2019 3:19 am
Forum: Ant Keeping for Beginners
Topic: Can ants see through red plastic film?
Replies: 2
Views: 3469

Re: Can ants see through red plastic film?

I've searched google and asked on a couple of forums, but haven't been able to get an answer to this so maybe it is just a dumb question. I watched a video that said ants couldn't see light through red plastic film, but the guy making the video said he was really new to this too so not sure. Here i...
by LadyManga
Sat Sep 14, 2019 6:13 am
Forum: Ant Keeping for Beginners
Topic: Some n00b questions
Replies: 1
Views: 1453

Some n00b questions

Hey y'all, Just had a couple of questions that I couldn't find quick answers to elsewhere: How often do ants tend to eat? I just moved one of my lasius colonies into their new nest after giving them their first sugar meal (some apricot jam), and since they moved in, I haven't seen any activity, even...
by LadyManga
Sun Sep 08, 2019 5:30 pm
Forum: Ant Journals, Videos, and Blogs
Topic: Lasius niger queens update: It has begun!
Replies: 1
Views: 3175

Lasius niger queens update: It has begun!

The nanitics of Queen Antoinette and Queen Antonia have arrived! I'm such a big kid, I got genuinely excited when I opened up the box I keep the test tubes in to see these girls all running around. it looks like Queen Antoinette has the larger colony, so I'll probably keep her and put Queen Antonia ...
by LadyManga
Thu Aug 29, 2019 11:21 am
Forum: General Ant Talk
Topic: The Ant Namers Group!
Replies: 20
Views: 13002

Re: The Ant Namers Group!

I'm hoping you can find a lot with "ant" in them, because I don't know If I want to see you really creative. :lol: Don't know what might happen then. :D I love the names you have given them. Ant the Theme. :D Well there is always atom ant if he gets stuck? I have a list so it'll be a while before I...
by LadyManga
Thu Aug 29, 2019 5:38 am
Forum: General Ant Talk
Topic: The Ant Namers Group!
Replies: 20
Views: 13002

Re: The Ant Namers Group!

Ehh ants? I am guessing queen antigone will raise a brood of ant magicians? Now you see me... Antelope for quick ants? Or the ones who sneak off with male elates? Anteater for vampiric ants? Ante for poker playing ants... Looooooooool, those are some good ones, but I think I'll stick with name-name...
by LadyManga
Wed Aug 28, 2019 8:12 pm
Forum: General Ant Talk
Topic: The Ant Namers Group!
Replies: 20
Views: 13002

Re: The Ant Namers Group!

My 2 Lasius niger are Queen Antonia and Queen Antoinette, and my Tetramorium caespitum is Queen Antigone. Can you guess the theme yet? :D :lol:
by LadyManga
Mon Aug 26, 2019 6:46 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Walked up to me in the park yesterday, London UK
Replies: 3
Views: 1710

Re: Walked up to me in the park yesterday, London UK

i'd say your spot on there looks like a pavement ant to me, must of been the ant gods at work whispering in that queens subgenual organ :lol: Hehehe, I are very lucky, and also a SMRT. Ever since the Lasius niger flights I've kept a few containers on my keyring for just such an occasion, coz you ne...
by LadyManga
Sun Aug 25, 2019 6:59 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Walked up to me in the park yesterday, London UK
Replies: 3
Views: 1710

Walked up to me in the park yesterday, London UK

Can you guys help me identify this ant? The research I have done suggests a Tetramorium caespitum queen. What do you guys think? If it is a tetramorium, I assume it's a queen because it doesn't have the segmented butt that the male is supposed to have, nor two sets of wings, I think. It's about 6mm ...