Lasius Flavus light exposure.

[caradoc]

Hello! After only a week of having my own Ants my friend is thinking of getting some himself. He is serious about it too you'll be happy to hear .

He wanted to get something different to me so I suggested Lasius Flavus. He will however keep them in a test tube set-up for easy viewing. Can they cope in a high light environment as I believe they spend most of there time underground. He said he would prefer to get them adjusted to prolonged light (as his room during the day is very bright) is this possible?

Thanks from my friend Jamie .

Caradoc.

[Wood~Ant]

Lasius flavus avoid strong light like the plague, so being underground dwelling ants they will plenty of shade.
Get Jamie to join the forum as we can teach him plenty and he may even give us a few ideas. 

[caradoc]

I will tell him to join you've been a great help and I'm sure he'll need you advice too . It's his birthday on the fifth. I've told him not to bother now as the ants are unavailible at the moment. Unbeknown to him I've acquired a queen, a worker and some brood for him. I'm making a ytong style nest set in an old TV set .

Thanks, Caradoc.

[jen]

Feb 27, 2013 18:50:00 GMT caradoc said:

I will tell him to join you've been a great help and I'm sure he'll need you advice too . It's his birthday on the fifth. I've told him not to bother now as the ants are unavailible at the moment. Unbeknown to him I've acquired a queen, a worker and some brood for him. I'm making a ytong style nest set in an old TV set .

Thanks, Caradoc.

You've just given me an idea! We've got a 'dead' piano in the shed! I could put ants in the top upright section and to view them you could just lift up the panel!
Nah, too much work!

[caradoc]

Man that sounds like a quite an idea! I hope to have my colony in a huge picture frame with museum glass one day. A moving piece of art