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Post by Asiletto on Sept 27, 2013 8:31:39 GMT
Not at all, I just connected the two nests and after a couple of hours the ants started moving the brood. This morning the old nest is almost empty, just a few ants inside. The colony looks very small in this new nest, but I am sure in a couple of months they will fill it up  |
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Post by Asiletto on Oct 26, 2013 19:19:03 GMT
Major closeup.  They already started to dig the nest   Food depot.  |
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Post by Wood~Ant on Oct 26, 2013 19:39:34 GMT
I love the large major worker, and this species looks a very nice prolific ant to keep too.
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Post by gas on Oct 27, 2013 8:26:08 GMT
They are wonderful! The soldier is very huge ! This species is very fascinating but I'm just a little bit scared about their growing speed  |
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Post by Wood~Ant on Oct 27, 2013 8:34:42 GMT
They are wonderful! The soldier is very huge ! This species is very fascinating but I'm just a little bit scared about their growing speed That would be one good reason why I would love to keep this ant species Gas.  What are you feeding them on Asiletto to make the queen produce so much brood, as it evidently makes the colony thrive and grow larger? |
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Post by Asiletto on Oct 27, 2013 15:13:25 GMT
Well at first I was very happy of their grow speed. Now...well they're starting to scare me too I'll need to build a bigger nest soon. I am going to holiday next week and I decided to lower the temperatures to prevent a possible escape in my absence. At 20°C the ants are moving much slower and they are not digging the nest anymore, but they still eat. I feed them mainly mealworms and bird seeds. But they really eat anything, I've tried small pieces of chicken, pig fat, cheese, honey, boiled eggs. |
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Post by Wood~Ant on Oct 27, 2013 15:33:18 GMT
I feed them mainly mealworms and bird seeds. But they really eat anything, I've tried small pieces of chicken, pig fat, cheese, honey, boiled eggs. Not fussy eaters like some of my ants then.  |
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