Post by djant on Oct 18, 2013 0:04:04 GMT
Thursday 17th October 2013
I returned home to find an absolute disaster. This colony is only half the size it was a few weeks ago. Somehow the rubber stopper had been knocked out of the foraging area while I was away (the cat or a younger sibling are the prime suspects). The ants have been escaping all over my room, and I have already gathered several dozen dead ants and just one survivor in the space of an hour. The remaining ants inside the nest move very little, there is little remaining brood with no pupa or large larvae left and no foraging activity. The only good news is that all 6 queens are still alive and inside the nest. The ants have taken no notice of some honeywater and cricket I have left for them. I hope this colony can regain its’ numbers.
I returned home to find an absolute disaster. This colony is only half the size it was a few weeks ago. Somehow the rubber stopper had been knocked out of the foraging area while I was away (the cat or a younger sibling are the prime suspects). The ants have been escaping all over my room, and I have already gathered several dozen dead ants and just one survivor in the space of an hour. The remaining ants inside the nest move very little, there is little remaining brood with no pupa or large larvae left and no foraging activity. The only good news is that all 6 queens are still alive and inside the nest. The ants have taken no notice of some honeywater and cricket I have left for them. I hope this colony can regain its’ numbers.
