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Post by shane on Apr 5, 2020 19:41:04 GMT
Log: 05.04.2020 ============
Colony seems to be doing fine, Colony size seems to have doubled over past 2 months, Living mainly on fly's and a protean jelly.
Over last year I tried them on honey and it seems to kill them. Switching there food seems to have helped in development in colony. Nothing much new to report apart from there like to feed in mornings and just after dark. There seem shy of light.
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Post by shane on May 3, 2020 16:10:57 GMT
Log: 03.05.2020 ============
Colony seem to be around 70+ strong. There do eat there own dead, May be a food source with them been desert ants, same with flys, Nothing much elce to report but I'm finding it hard to feed them with so many older workers foraging around there foraging tank, have to put flys in and close lid fast before they rush out.
Lots of new workers o way about 20+
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Post by shane on Jul 1, 2020 20:45:16 GMT
Log: 01.07.2020 ===========
Colony seem around same size of around 70 to 80. There living on protein pots and I just spray a bit of water daily mostly at night. Colony seem fast when there forage and can easily run out when you have top off tank to feed or water spray them.
There Queen seem to have times when there start to lay loads of eggs then not lay any eggs for 2 to 3 weeks and then start laying again. Colony do eat there own dead.
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Post by shane on Aug 12, 2020 15:28:02 GMT
Log: 11.08.2020 ===========
Colony size seem around same on 60 to 70, But queen seems to be missing or hiding in the small mass of ants in there egg chamber.
There still living on protean jelly's and colony seem active in this heat.
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Post by shane on Oct 26, 2020 15:24:51 GMT
Log: 26.09.2020 ============ Colonys down to around 30+, There seems to be no queen which makes me thing that she's died and workers have eaten her Looked all over there foraging tank nest and nothing. Going to keep this colony going till it naturally dies out with no queen. ==================== ====================
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