So many poor queens
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So many poor queens
I have a very large yard with various potted plants that encircle my entire house, so when I have to go out to water them every day, I usually go in the early morning to beat the heat. Unfortunately, I'm in the peak of T. immigrans nuptial flight season, so there are queen ants roaming all over the house. I've ran out of test tubes for them, and there is no way I could take the time to rescue all of them, so every morning I end up flooding and washing away queens trying to find a safe place.
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Re: So many poor queens
Ants can survive under water for a hours, so they probably made it.Cheesefish77 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 06, 2018 9:25 amI have a very large yard with various potted plants that encircle my entire house, so when I have to go out to water them every day, I usually go in the early morning to beat the heat. Unfortunately, I'm in the peak of T. immigrans nuptial flight season, so there are queen ants roaming all over the house. I've ran out of test tubes for them, and there is no way I could take the time to rescue all of them, so every morning I end up flooding and washing away queens trying to find a safe place.
"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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Re: So many poor queens
AntsDakota wrote: ↑Fri Jul 06, 2018 4:41 pmAnts can survive under water for a hours, so they probably made it.Cheesefish77 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 06, 2018 9:25 amI have a very large yard with various potted plants that encircle my entire house, so when I have to go out to water them every day, I usually go in the early morning to beat the heat. Unfortunately, I'm in the peak of T. immigrans nuptial flight season, so there are queen ants roaming all over the house. I've ran out of test tubes for them, and there is no way I could take the time to rescue all of them, so every morning I end up flooding and washing away queens trying to find a safe place.
What ant can survive underwater for hours??????
An ants' strength can be rivaled by few animals compared to relative body size.
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Re: So many poor queens
Another forum member said that when submerged underwater, ants go into an inactive state that conserves oxygen, and they wake up when dried off.TheRealAntMan wrote: ↑Fri Jul 06, 2018 7:48 pmAntsDakota wrote: ↑Fri Jul 06, 2018 4:41 pmAnts can survive under water for a hours, so they probably made it.Cheesefish77 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 06, 2018 9:25 amI have a very large yard with various potted plants that encircle my entire house, so when I have to go out to water them every day, I usually go in the early morning to beat the heat. Unfortunately, I'm in the peak of T. immigrans nuptial flight season, so there are queen ants roaming all over the house. I've ran out of test tubes for them, and there is no way I could take the time to rescue all of them, so every morning I end up flooding and washing away queens trying to find a safe place.
What ant can survive underwater for hours??????
"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: So many poor queens
also according to the video fire ants vs water the brood and ants have hairs that sometimes keeps the water tension away from them and makes a small air bubble.
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Re: So many poor queens
But the air bubble doesn’t last forever and will eventually breach. While ants have defenses against water, ants aren’t made for surviving under the water for long periods of time.
An ants' strength can be rivaled by few animals compared to relative body size.
Re: So many poor queens
yes sadly they aren't. it would be cool though!
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Re: So many poor queens
Don't give up hope! Ive had an ant drown in a test tube, cleaned out that test tube and put it in a new one. It got up a few days later and everything was fine! I don't know if it is the same for all species, this one was a Myrmica.
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1x Formica Pacifica
2x Camponotus Modoc
1x Tetramorium Immigrans
2x Lasius Sp
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3x Lasius Sp
2x Formica Argentea
2x Myrmica Rubra
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1x Formica Pacifica
2x Camponotus Modoc
1x Tetramorium Immigrans
2x Lasius Sp
Founding:
3x Lasius Sp
2x Formica Argentea
2x Myrmica Rubra
GAN Farmer: 4 Colonies sold
Goal: Supply school science classes with colonies for learning.
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