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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2010 23:58:31 GMT 1
While i was away i went and checked the ants about 13 Workers died , 5 non mated and 5 mated died. I have gotten more and put in separate place for storage.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2010 0:11:48 GMT 1
Bad luck mate. I hope they start to fair better. Flavus
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2010 1:04:57 GMT 1
I checked the site an hour ago and discovered that its totally ruined, the ants have usually come back after a day or two, like they always do but this time i picked up the rock and found a few dead ones and it had been wrecked by kids.... I have hope that if some of the queens survive and their is extra i could release the extra there. The soils perfect, i mean perfect so they won't have any trouble remaking their nest. Well I hope so.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2010 11:24:11 GMT 1
You can't just add random workers really, I would suggest keeping two or three queens who lost there wings, place them apart from each other in at best a test tube or else a small container. Find an empty pill strip, fill it with cotton wool and soak that with water (that way they can't drown). Cover it up so it's dark and just leave them be for the next couple weeks, if you are lucky they will lay eggs and create workers of there own
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2010 23:15:58 GMT 1
Well i looked at the ants today, there okay and since there is a bad storm coming i moved them inside for their safety. Queens are doing fine just a couple dead each day, today i remove a few. Noticed that the male of the species is black.... Well i found four in the container so some must have been hidden when collecting the ants. I also noticed one of the queens wings had been bitten off and the other one is a stump. (its okay and natural)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2010 0:29:04 GMT 1
What species are you referring to?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2010 21:57:18 GMT 1
Miles, Lasius Flavus.
Okay yesterday i got the new farm its okay but not the best. The queen is fighting with her workers and trying to constantly escape. I thought it might be stress related so i put it in total darkness for 4 hours with the same result. While looking at the workers i noticed they had made a 6cm hole already. That is shocking since i put them in yesterday night about 16 hours ago from this post.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2010 22:01:52 GMT 1
probably fighting because she isn't there queen.
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Post by animal123 on Oct 16, 2010 23:52:24 GMT 1
Yes it is probbaly not their queen, but If you cant do anything I would suggest putting them in the refrigerator for 2 - 3 mins so they slow down and phermones may combine, but It may not happen.
As stender said it would be best to put the queens you want to keep in an a test tube each.
Thanks,
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2010 20:40:32 GMT 1
Thanks, I checked today and they started to build but there is no site of were the queen went....
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2010 20:42:43 GMT 1
Im sure shes buried herself. You may not see her again. Just remember she is better off under ground laying eggs, ;D
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2010 21:10:56 GMT 1
Well could be that, KIA, Or MIA...
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2010 22:27:43 GMT 1
It could be either or, Tormentor, you just have to hope for the best and make sure she has the optimal conditions to start her colony. Flavus
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2010 23:17:44 GMT 1
Well i made an observation today that certain days ants are more active
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2010 20:06:45 GMT 1
Well its along story.... Tipped ants nest by accident and well uncovered the decaying ant queen body. Well ill see if other queens in Home1 Survived
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