Dr. Ant
Honey Pot Ant 
Plagued by Pheidole Pallidula Invading the Kitchen
Posts: 40
Country: Spain
Favourite Ant: Messor Barbarus
I Like: Eating Garlic
I Hate: Peeling Garlic
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Post by Dr. Ant on Aug 13, 2014 14:40:05 GMT
Just posting this for any comments to do with my Messor Barbarus colony. |
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shane
Ant Photographer
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Post by shane on Aug 13, 2014 15:26:56 GMT
Messor barbarus are a fun colony to watch, They will almost eat anything.
Al so great video too |
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Post by Wood~Ant on Aug 13, 2014 15:48:02 GMT
Good journal and nice video. My own 2 colonies seem to have taken well to frozen crickets, as the workers lick the water off the dead body of the cricket as it defrosts and swarm over it to drag it into the nest.
Have tried roast chicken which goes down well too, and the amount of canary seed they consume has made both colonies very large.
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Dr. Ant
Honey Pot Ant
Plagued by Pheidole Pallidula Invading the Kitchen
Posts: 40
Country: Spain
Favourite Ant: Messor Barbarus
I Like: Eating Garlic
I Hate: Peeling Garlic
Likes: 11
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Post by Dr. Ant on Aug 13, 2014 15:49:18 GMT
Cheers, I don't know why the video seemed to skip, I jus left it recording. hopefully it will work out better next time. Yer I've put water melon in there too before and seen them drinking from it, they wasn't bothered about a bit of chorizo fat I put in though. but they like the ham
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Dr. Ant
Honey Pot Ant
Plagued by Pheidole Pallidula Invading the Kitchen
Posts: 40
Country: Spain
Favourite Ant: Messor Barbarus
I Like: Eating Garlic
I Hate: Peeling Garlic
Likes: 11
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Post by Dr. Ant on Aug 13, 2014 15:53:50 GMT
Really frozen crickets hay, hmm ill try and get some from the pet shop, as I do like the idea that they get some good old insect meat in there diet. I've not tried chicken, main reason been that there's never any left on my plate afterwards  I have a tin of Bermuda Grass seed that's very fine and they collected a lot of this, also a cannery mixed seed which they seem to love too. |
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shane
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Post by shane on Aug 13, 2014 15:59:07 GMT
Wow never know anyone that don't leave any scraps behind I give mine abit of cooked chicken when ever I have it, There like vulchers feasting on it  . |
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I have a tin of Bermuda Grass seed that's very fine and they collected a lot of this, also a cannery mixed seed which they seem to love too.
