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Post by Wood~Ant on Aug 8, 2014 13:42:47 GMT
Any questions or feedback on my new colony can be posted here.
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Post by shane on Aug 8, 2014 14:37:39 GMT
What nest are they going to keep in 
All so there look neat ants to keep. |
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Post by Wood~Ant on Aug 8, 2014 14:43:58 GMT
They have moved into the large Ant Motif Ytong nest which I did throw out, but then decided to put in our shed as it was paid for, and my dad always used to say "waste not want not" so it is on a trial test to see if they like living in it.
So far all but 5 workers have moved in, and it was fun watching the very smallest workers carrying and dragging the 3 queens and very large workers up the tubing.
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Post by shane on Aug 8, 2014 16:04:37 GMT
So far all but 5 workers have moved in, and it was fun watching the very smallest workers carrying and dragging the 3 queens and very large workers up the tubing. Should have videoed it would have liked to have watched that. |
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Post by Wood~Ant on Aug 8, 2014 17:19:24 GMT
So far all but 5 workers have moved in, and it was fun watching the very smallest workers carrying and dragging the 3 queens and very large workers up the tubing. Should have videoed it would have liked to have watched that. Yes I went to grab my camcorder, but they moved so fast that by the time I got there to film it the battery ran out of power. |
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Post by Zarbi on Aug 8, 2014 17:37:55 GMT
Your new girls look nice, like a cross between C. velox and F. rufa. Good to see a wood ant species moved into an artificial nest so fast.
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Post by Welsh Ant on Aug 8, 2014 18:53:57 GMT
Hope they do well and the 3 queens produce hundreds or workers. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2014 15:22:39 GMT
Very interesting colony you have Wood. I have never seen this species being kept before.
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Post by Wood~Ant on Oct 5, 2014 15:43:45 GMT
Considering they are a wood ant species and behave a bit like F. rufa, they have certainly settled in well in a Ytong nest. I have high hopes for them as they are a nice ant with smaller queens than Formica rufa.
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