Lasius Neoniger refusing all proteins I’ve given! Help!

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Re: Lasius Neoniger refusing all proteins I’ve given! Help!

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Wed Jan 26, 2022 8:20 am

AntsAntsAnts wrote:
Wed Jan 26, 2022 2:23 am
SolenopsisKeeper wrote:
Tue Jan 25, 2022 7:18 am
AntsAntsAnts wrote:
Tue Jan 25, 2022 3:59 am


lol
They literally drug aphids. It is something to do with pheromones and clipping the wings.
Mine try feeding the aphid (wow, so greedy) but obviously they can't eat protein. I once saw an ant trying to pull an aphid to somewhere safer but the aphid just flew away.
Ant quick! Clip it’s wings lol
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Re: Lasius Neoniger refusing all proteins I’ve given! Help!

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Wed Jan 26, 2022 5:28 pm

SolenopsisKeeper wrote:
Wed Jan 26, 2022 8:20 am
AntsAntsAnts wrote:
Wed Jan 26, 2022 2:23 am
SolenopsisKeeper wrote:
Tue Jan 25, 2022 7:18 am


They literally drug aphids. It is something to do with pheromones and clipping the wings.
Mine try feeding the aphid (wow, so greedy) but obviously they can't eat protein. I once saw an ant trying to pull an aphid to somewhere safer but the aphid just flew away.
Ant quick! Clip it’s wings lol
I think the ants generally prefer aphids without wings. I also farm mealybugs and some schoolkids were confused when I started putting them in a container like... they have no idea what a mealybug is. I should give them a lecture on biology... but I doubt they will listen
keeping:
all my queens died :(
got a sugar ant colony started :)

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Re: Lasius Neoniger refusing all proteins I’ve given! Help!

Post: # 87390Post SolenopsisKeeper
Wed Jan 26, 2022 6:41 pm

AntsAntsAnts wrote:
Wed Jan 26, 2022 5:28 pm
SolenopsisKeeper wrote:
Wed Jan 26, 2022 8:20 am
AntsAntsAnts wrote:
Wed Jan 26, 2022 2:23 am


Mine try feeding the aphid (wow, so greedy) but obviously they can't eat protein. I once saw an ant trying to pull an aphid to somewhere safer but the aphid just flew away.
Ant quick! Clip it’s wings lol
I think the ants generally prefer aphids without wings. I also farm mealybugs and some schoolkids were confused when I started putting them in a container like... they have no idea what a mealybug is. I should give them a lecture on biology... but I doubt they will listen
What is a scale bug? What is Solenopsis? What is biology? What is an aphid?-Children 2022
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Re: Lasius Neoniger refusing all proteins I’ve given! Help!

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Wed Jan 26, 2022 8:05 pm

SolenopsisKeeper wrote:
Wed Jan 26, 2022 6:41 pm
AntsAntsAnts wrote:
Wed Jan 26, 2022 5:28 pm
SolenopsisKeeper wrote:
Wed Jan 26, 2022 8:20 am


Ant quick! Clip it’s wings lol
I think the ants generally prefer aphids without wings. I also farm mealybugs and some schoolkids were confused when I started putting them in a container like... they have no idea what a mealybug is. I should give them a lecture on biology... but I doubt they will listen
What is a scale bug? What is Solenopsis? What is biology? What is an aphid?-Children 2022
Why doesn't a queen ant have wings? What is a mealybug? Does it serve as a good meal? Am I being stupid? - Children 2030
keeping:
all my queens died :(
got a sugar ant colony started :)

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Re: Lasius Neoniger refusing all proteins I’ve given! Help!

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Wed Jan 26, 2022 10:59 pm

AntsAntsAnts wrote:
Wed Jan 26, 2022 8:05 pm
SolenopsisKeeper wrote:
Wed Jan 26, 2022 6:41 pm
AntsAntsAnts wrote:
Wed Jan 26, 2022 5:28 pm


I think the ants generally prefer aphids without wings. I also farm mealybugs and some schoolkids were confused when I started putting them in a container like... they have no idea what a mealybug is. I should give them a lecture on biology... but I doubt they will listen
What is a scale bug? What is Solenopsis? What is biology? What is an aphid?-Children 2022
Why doesn't a queen ant have wings? What is a mealybug? Does it serve as a good meal? Am I being stupid? - Children 2030
2040- Just take a picture and ask Siri or Alexa-Siri: “It’s a bug you moron” Alexa: “The US government has successfully filed you as a retard”
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Re: Lasius Neoniger refusing all proteins I’ve given! Help!

Post: # 87425Post AntsAntsAnts
Thu Jan 27, 2022 2:04 am

SolenopsisKeeper wrote:
Wed Jan 26, 2022 10:59 pm
AntsAntsAnts wrote:
Wed Jan 26, 2022 8:05 pm
SolenopsisKeeper wrote:
Wed Jan 26, 2022 6:41 pm


What is a scale bug? What is Solenopsis? What is biology? What is an aphid?-Children 2022
Why doesn't a queen ant have wings? What is a mealybug? Does it serve as a good meal? Am I being stupid? - Children 2030
2040- Just take a picture and ask Siri or Alexa-Siri: “It’s a bug you moron” Alexa: “The US government has successfully filed you as a retard”
2050- they will just become confused what on earth an ant is. Congratulations you are now officially an idiot
keeping:
all my queens died :(
got a sugar ant colony started :)

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