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- Sat Jul 13, 2019 2:48 pm
- Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
- Topic: Baby Powder/Alchohol Barrier?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5436
Re: Baby Powder/Alchohol Barrier?
Sorry I don't use Baby powder/rubbing alcohol combo, but I use PTFE and it works just fine ( I got mine from an ant online store). Hopes this helps
- Sat Jul 13, 2019 2:45 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Light brown almost pale Lasius queens.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2298
Re: Light brown almost pale Lasius queens.
I think you've come across some alates which have just eclosed from their pupae (cocoons) and so their exoskeleton is still hardening and therefore is a lighter colour. So I would say still Lasius Niger.
- Tue Mar 12, 2019 3:44 am
- Forum: Temporary Placeholder
- Topic: Quick question about lasius niger
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1968
Re: Quick question about lasius niger
When larvae spin cocoon they produce the silk using special glands. They might only need some substrate to grip to the floor so they can make the cocoon more easily. I have found that this isn't necessary, but can help.
- Sun Feb 24, 2019 1:18 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Should I feed living food to my ants for science? Lasius Niger.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3434
Re: Should I feed living food to my ants for science? Lasius Niger.
I don't know about mealworms, Lasius in my experience can't get through the exoskeleton. I have always cut them open before.
- Wed Jan 30, 2019 4:12 am
- Forum: Temporary Placeholder
- Topic: Bad News for my Fire Ants (Solenopsis)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2874
- Fri Jan 25, 2019 12:37 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Too late to hibernate?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2045
Re: Too late to hibernate?
I haven't been hibernating my ants properly at all and I'm motivated to do it now, but I'm wondering if it's too late to do it now? I'm thinking of buying a wine cooler because there isn't a suitable place to do it in my house. The basement is heated and there's no room in the fridge. The ants are ...
- Wed Jan 23, 2019 1:19 pm
- Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
- Topic: Can you find Camponotus in the uk?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2789
Re: Can you find Camponotus in the uk?
Can camponotus ants be found in the uk? I've looked online and the information I've found doesn't seem to be conclusive. I saw a species called camponotus britteni that supposedly can be found in the uk but the samples were from australia. Some sites say they're an introduced species whereas others...
- Tue Jan 15, 2019 5:49 am
- Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
- Topic: Ant barrier
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1805
Re: Ant barrier
Baby powder can also work.
- Wed Jan 02, 2019 3:34 am
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Messor Barabarus hibernation
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1760
Re: Messor Barabarus hibernation
Its fine.
- Wed Jan 02, 2019 3:12 am
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Myrmica refuse to hibernate and I am very worried about this.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5309
Re: Myrmica refuse to hibernate and I am very worried about this.
I think the correct spelling is "Yep".