Mold in test tubes...

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Re: Mold in test tubes...

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Thu Jan 20, 2022 8:12 pm

SolenopsisKeeper wrote:
Thu Jan 20, 2022 6:54 am
AntsAntsAnts wrote:
Thu Jan 20, 2022 4:37 am
SolenopsisKeeper wrote:
Wed Jan 19, 2022 7:32 am

I always sumo mine… many people have this problem, and some people call them suicidal. As small colonies they will not move until it is too late… you can try using distilled water when making fresh tubes.

Once when some acrobat ants somehow went into the test tube, they were trying to kill my queens so I just forced them into the other test tube setup by tapping the test tube until the all fell into it. This is dangerous and may injure your queen. Don't do it unless it is a life/death situation.
It was dangerous Becuase the ants never made a bathroom site, so I couldn’t see the bottom cm of the tube Becuase it was a bunch of yellow dots(poop I think)

ant poop has a lot of forms. Sometimes it is yellow liquid (yes, I saw them poop) and sometimes it is just black stuff.
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Re: Mold in test tubes...

Post: # 87141Post SolenopsisKeeper
Thu Jan 20, 2022 9:21 pm

AntsAntsAnts wrote:
Thu Jan 20, 2022 8:12 pm
SolenopsisKeeper wrote:
Thu Jan 20, 2022 6:54 am
AntsAntsAnts wrote:
Thu Jan 20, 2022 4:37 am



Once when some acrobat ants somehow went into the test tube, they were trying to kill my queens so I just forced them into the other test tube setup by tapping the test tube until the all fell into it. This is dangerous and may injure your queen. Don't do it unless it is a life/death situation.
It was dangerous Becuase the ants never made a bathroom site, so I couldn’t see the bottom cm of the tube Becuase it was a bunch of yellow dots(poop I think)

ant poop has a lot of forms. Sometimes it is yellow liquid (yes, I saw them poop) and sometimes it is just black stuff.
I seem to get both with one species
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