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by RuinedDrone
Thu Sep 03, 2020 6:45 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: New to ants how far will nanitics forage?
Replies: 6
Views: 2693

New to ants how far will nanitics forage?

Hi, I was wondering how far a new nanitics will serch for food in the first few days. I have the below and the queen is in the bottom in a clan "jar" with just water. The Nanitis started apearing in the last day and i assume they will be happy climbing up to the 1st floor to collect water and food? ...
by RuinedDrone
Tue Aug 25, 2020 9:19 am
Forum: Temporary Placeholder
Topic: Posting YouTube videos on the forums.
Replies: 7
Views: 19523

Re: Posting YouTube videos on the forums.

This is still not working, any update?
by RuinedDrone
Tue Aug 25, 2020 9:14 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: New to ants and a few question.
Replies: 8
Views: 3525

Re: New to ants and a few question.

I was trying to use the youtube tags, but it does not seem to show the video if i just put in the id, although it does put in the spacing?

So the below (with out quotes) just is a blank space

"[youtube]"vahe6-bWPu8"[/youtube]"

by RuinedDrone
Tue Aug 25, 2020 6:21 am
Forum: New Forum Members
Topic: New from.UK
Replies: 1
Views: 1663

Re: New from.UK



A more recent clip of her looking after Pupa.
by RuinedDrone
Tue Aug 25, 2020 6:14 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: New to ants and a few question.
Replies: 8
Views: 3525

Re: New to ants and a few question.

Well she seems to be OK so far, Not long before we see some nanitics I think :)



(why does video not show?)
by RuinedDrone
Sun Aug 23, 2020 5:08 pm
Forum: New Forum Members
Topic: New from.UK
Replies: 1
Views: 1663

New from.UK

Hi all, S no guess how we got introduced to Ants! 😀 Any how after watching the YouTube channel for a while my daughter of 10 joined in around the start of the current pandemic and a highlight of the week is sitting down to watch the latest release. Mummy is not so keen on this job is but to be fair ...
by RuinedDrone
Wed Aug 19, 2020 10:18 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Unorganised eggs???
Replies: 2
Views: 1386

Re: Unorganised eggs???

I can only go by seeing one queen with egss over the last 7 weeks, but she often moved them from a bunch to spread out (particaly when it was hot a few weeks back) back to a bunch, etc. (i have a 24/7 video feed) She also moves them towards and away from the water / cover. I am guessing she is arang...
by RuinedDrone
Mon Aug 17, 2020 5:31 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: New to ants and a few question.
Replies: 8
Views: 3525

Re: New to ants and a few question.

HI, Thanks for that, sounds like (fingers crossed) things are going OK. I am sure later i will have more newbi questions to ask but for now I shall leave her to her self. setting up Cam has been fun so we can watch her with out disterbing her. lets hope in another 3 or 4 weeks we have some more ants...
by RuinedDrone
Sun Aug 16, 2020 4:03 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: New to ants and a few question.
Replies: 8
Views: 3525

New to ants and a few question.

After having watched the channel for a while my daughter (10) started watching it with me and as most kids has a healthy fasination with insects. She caught a queen about 5 weeks ago and put it in a small bug jar. Thinking nothing would happen (but hoping it would) we where both a bit suprosed to se...