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Accidentally caught colony
Posted: Sun May 14, 2023 8:11 am
by blackrose
Hi, im new to the antkeeping hobby and wanted to setup an old aquirium of mine for ants.
While in preparation i took som old hoses for moving ants.
I then suddenly notice some ants coming out of them, in a panick i placed te hoses in the aquarium where they began swarming out of there, i build them as much of a home i could with them inside.
A day later and they seemed to claimed their home ^^
My biggest question now is, if theres is a way to know if a queen is in there.
I never saw brood, but i was in a hurry and didn't watch them closely.
I plan to look after the ants regardless, but i would love to know ^^
Re: Accidentally caught colony
Posted: Sun May 14, 2023 10:39 am
by blackrose
By closer inspection i noticed some yellowish / orange ants between the black ants, are those younger ants or dose my colony have a parasite problem?
Re: Accidentally caught colony
Posted: Sun May 14, 2023 7:10 pm
by RespectforAnts
They might be new ants whose exoskeleton is hardening.
Re: Accidentally caught colony
Posted: Mon May 15, 2023 8:32 am
by antperson24
blackrose wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 10:39 am
By closer inspection i noticed some yellowish / orange ants between the black ants, are those younger ants or dose my colony have a parasite problem?
If you would send photos I would be able to tell you.
Re: Accidentally caught colony
Posted: Sat May 27, 2023 7:09 am
by blackrose
So after 13 days, its seems to me that they do well, i didnt see more orange ants.
I would send a photo but i cant figure out how to do that isnside of this post, a helping hand would be nice ^^
Also because i dont own a camera the photos turn often out blurry so im not even shure if i could provide a good look
Re: Accidentally caught colony
Posted: Sat May 27, 2023 8:25 am
by antperson24
blackrose wrote: ↑Sat May 27, 2023 7:09 am
So after 13 days, its seems to me that they do well, i didnt see more orange ants.
I would send a photo but i cant figure out how to do that isnside of this post, a helping hand would be nice ^^
Also because i dont own a camera the photos turn often out blurry so im not even shure if i could provide a good look
Ah, ok then, as long as the orange ants are going away it should be fine. To put a photo inside of a post, you will have to put it on a photo sharing platform, then from there copy the image address, then paste it between [ img ] [ / img ]. Don't leave spaces, I just did that so that the code would not go through.