If I feed my ants protein shake will they feed it to their larvae?
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If I feed my ants protein shake will they feed it to their larvae?
Can ants actually tell if a food source contains protein or not?
"God made every kind of wild beasts and every kind of livestock and every kind of creeping things;" (including ants) "and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:25
Re: If I feed my ants protein shake will they feed it to their larvae?
Protein jelly (or whatever you have) sold online does not have the nutrients that feeder insects have. So protein jelly sold online is not intended to replace the protein source in your ants diet
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Re: If I feed my ants protein shake will they feed it to their larvae?
I think he is referring to protein shakes can gym goers use, not the ant jelly that you buy online.
As for if it works I will be honest this is the first I have even seen this get mentioned so go science or go home?
If you use it your self next time you make give a tiny drop to the ants, wild ants if ur worried about Ur own and see how they react.
Research is important before during and even after you have established a colony. There is always time to learn and to listen to others experiences. Live by this and your ants will thrive. Fail to do so and your experience may be brief.
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Re: If I feed my ants protein shake will they feed it to their larvae?
If I understand right, humans need more types of protein than ants. I would assume protein shakes have all necessary protein for humans, and then for ants. I actually think that ants feed their larvae carbs so they can maybe move around.
"God made every kind of wild beasts and every kind of livestock and every kind of creeping things;" (including ants) "and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:25
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