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Post by Wood~Ant on Sept 7, 2019 15:10:57 GMT
How many workers do the xiangban have now? Looks like they're doing great. I have counted 27, but it might be 30 as they run around the nest chambers so fast.
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Post by Zarbi on Nov 2, 2019 17:49:15 GMT
Nice to hear that your psuedo irritans colony is thriving, they are a lovely looking species. If the queen is still laying she must be fairly tolerant of cooler temperatures.
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Post by TenebrousNova on Nov 14, 2019 14:49:55 GMT
I was shocked to hear about your fedtschenkoi queen, they were doing so well! Do you think you'll try this species again one day? I'd like to, but colonies are seldom sold.
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Post by Wood~Ant on Nov 14, 2019 16:45:33 GMT
I was shocked to hear about your fedtschenkoi queen, they were doing so well! Do you think you'll try this species again one day? I'd like to, but colonies are seldom sold. Not sure yet if I will. I find some species of Camponotus are sold more often and cheaper, but I don't seem to do well with the paler ants like fedtchenkoi or turkestanus compared to species like cruentatus or nicobarensis for example. I'd like to keep feds again in the future if I ever find a reliable seller who is not charging high prices. Oddly the workers have moved all the larvae away from the dead queen, and a group of 7 workers had made a circle around her body as if they were paying their final respect to their mother.
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Post by messorlee on Mar 4, 2020 10:50:17 GMT
Sorry to read about your ant colony the queen recently died in wood.
ML
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Post by TenebrousNova on Jun 27, 2020 13:46:38 GMT
How are the xiangban doing? They must be growing fast in this weather.
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Post by Wood~Ant on Jun 27, 2020 14:50:02 GMT
How are the xiangban doing? They must be growing fast in this weather. Not as fast as yours, but the colony is growing slowly. It doesn't have a lot of brood in the nest, but what there is is coming along nicely.
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Post by Zarbi on Jun 28, 2021 14:26:36 GMT
Good to hear your news on the sanctus and sansabeanus doing well for you Wood.
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Post by TenebrousNova on Jul 6, 2021 21:10:15 GMT
What nest are you keeping the sansabeanus in? I could do with something like that.
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Post by Wood~Ant on Jul 7, 2021 8:51:10 GMT
What nest are you keeping the sansabeanus in? I could do with something like that. I am using this nest and foraging arena set up which holds together with magnets. Spliceable Ant nest Here is a link to all the ant nests that they sell direct from China at amazing prices. Aliexpress.com ant nests Check out the difference between sellers for the cheapest price, as they are better than some of the more expensive items sold in the UK. ![:)](http://www.cosgan.de/images/more/bigs/c015.gif)
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Post by TenebrousNova on Jul 7, 2021 17:41:13 GMT
Thank you!
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Post by Wood~Ant on Jul 15, 2021 7:53:18 GMT
I distinctly remember giving one of my Camponotus colonies a freshly killed cricket 2 days ago, but yesterday I checked all my ant colonies to see what happened to it. I found no trace of the cricket, so it must have been completely eaten as it was definitely dead. I think that I may have given it to my fedtschenkoi, but whichever species had it they ate it all in just 48 hours. ![B-|](http://www.cosgan.de/images/midi/nahrung/e010.gif)
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Post by adam15 on Jul 26, 2021 13:26:53 GMT
Greedy little things! 🤣
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