peanuts
Honey Pot Ant
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Post by peanuts on Jul 6, 2013 19:00:34 GMT
Hope you post some pics soon as we'd love to see them
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baggers
Nurse Ant
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Post by baggers on Jul 6, 2013 19:55:18 GMT
Yeah you can count on it once I get them sorted out :-)
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baggers
Nurse Ant
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Post by baggers on Jul 10, 2013 18:53:24 GMT
Ants are thriving lots of foraging movement. I did notice today several ants carrying what I would call small egg shells so not sure what that is. Only got 10 flys today so slacking slightly I am ha ha. Seems like the ants are really building there home so was looking at maybe adding another ant world and see if they spread out not sure if that's a good idea or not.
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Post by Zarbi on Jul 10, 2013 19:40:28 GMT
The egg shells could be newly laid eggs, or first instar larvae (eggs that have just hatched) unless they look like white ants, in which case they will be pupa.
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baggers
Nurse Ant
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Post by baggers on Jul 10, 2013 19:42:45 GMT
Yeah they resemble egg cases, I thought daft maybe that they didn't hatch from eggs? Cause from the pupae stage aren't they all there eg not in an egg or are they still in an egg case as such?
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Post by Wood~Ant on Jul 10, 2013 20:03:32 GMT
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baggers
Nurse Ant
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Post by baggers on Jul 10, 2013 20:27:17 GMT
Aww yes I see well I would guess its parts of a cocoon then :-) looking forward to seeing some new workers foraging :-)
Will update journal Tomorrow, really don't get bored of ant keeping always something to watch or observe.
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Post by deansyme on Jul 11, 2013 19:36:41 GMT
Instead of freezing flies, I buy a tub of small crickets in the cooler months...they tend not to eat much then anyway...even now I give them a cricket or two a week as they are very high in protein and my ants love them.
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djant
Nurse Ant
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Post by djant on Jul 16, 2013 13:20:09 GMT
I've found Myrmica love crickets. Mealworms too, but not so much. Great journal keep it up!
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Post by deansyme on Jul 16, 2013 17:39:05 GMT
They also love maggots...I always have some left over from fishing trips.
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baggers
Nurse Ant
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Post by baggers on Jul 16, 2013 18:18:02 GMT
Yeah well I got plenty of reptiles so locusts and crickets are usually plentiful. I fish too so may get some maggots myself and save some.
Ants are doing really well numbers have tripled since I got them from you dean and there is brood everywhere in there! Queens getting fat so feeding her well she's 3-4 times the size now!
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Post by deansyme on Jul 16, 2013 22:30:34 GMT
Great to hear!
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Post by Wood~Ant on Jul 17, 2013 6:49:29 GMT
It is always good to hear that a colony is doing really well, and even more so for someone who has never kept ants before as then it encourages that person to perhaps keep more ants. Having plenty of food around helps too as the larvae never go short of a good meal.
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baggers
Nurse Ant
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Post by baggers on Jul 17, 2013 18:21:01 GMT
Yeah I agree wood ant things are great and getting a lot of activity.
Would certainly look at getting a second ant colony but unsure which avenue to go down.
These lot today are very busy almost dividing the pupae and eggs up into different chambers like redecorating almost quite interesting to watch them. I haven't a clue why maybe to make room or be more organised or maybe there ready to hatch I don't no.. Either way happy days definately looking well.
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baggers
Nurse Ant
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Post by baggers on Jul 23, 2013 15:20:49 GMT
Sorry for few days out been hard at work. Treated my ants to some crickets last 2 days they have consumed the entire tub I bought :-) as well as flies on top they really are greedy ha ha.
The eggs have got big and more and more ants have been foraging, ants in the foraging area all appear to be carrying what looks like egg shells so guessing from the hatched ants. The colony is thriving day by day and busy keeping themselves entertained as they carry out there daily business :-)
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