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Post by dazzi41 on Sept 14, 2007 16:30:19 GMT
Hi
Right I got a queen early july and she hasn't had babies yet. There seems to be some extremely small egg things with a slight of black thing in it but they are no where near the same size as ones in pictures.
to stop her from eating the eggs I have put some sugar water in with her. She went absolutely mental when I broke down the wall to her nest with the small feeding squeezy thing so I quickly covered the jar to make it dark so she would calm down.
was this right of me and can you people please comment on my eggs while we are at it.
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Post by Zarbi on Sept 14, 2007 17:26:36 GMT
From your description it sounds like the eggs are now larvae, but it is odd that she has no pupae yet  I would leave her alone and not try to feed her if she gets stressed by it. |
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Post by dazzi41 on Sept 15, 2007 8:04:59 GMT
Ok well maybe I better not try looking at it anymore so I'll leave it for awhile.
I don't know what type of ant it is. I got it in Manchester city center and it's a big black queen lol, that's all I know.
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Post by Wood~Ant on Sept 15, 2007 8:44:35 GMT
I don't know what type of ant it is. I got it in Manchester city center and it's a big black queen lol, that's all I know. Taking a wild guess here dazzi, she may possibly be a Formica lemani queen, as Manchester is not that far away from the Pennines, and this species is also found to the south of you down in Cheshire. If she appears to be a shiny coal black, then lemani would be my best guess, as I know they are fairly common in Lancashire and Yorkshire. Coming from the North-West of England myself, you will find reference to this species on my web site. Just look on the Black Ants page  |
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Post by dazzi41 on Sept 15, 2007 15:07:28 GMT
lol thats no good I wanted Lasius niger ants because I never had ants before, and I have been told by all you folk that these are the easiest to keep.
Which ants are bigger the ones you just said of niger ones?
I might have to pay edu sci a visit on ebay because he's got some on at the minute
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Post by Jenny on Sept 15, 2007 15:15:03 GMT
I don't know where people get the idea that nigers are easy to keep, they are no easier than any other certain species and can die out just as quickly. I still say a lot of native British species are far better in the wild.
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Post by Jaikaiman on Sept 18, 2007 8:56:13 GMT
I'm the opposite, we have an abundance of Lasius niger down here in the South West, and I would love the chance for some other British Species.
L.niger, L.flavus and M.rubra/ruginodis are very common here...
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