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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2011 20:14:47 GMT 1
Can Lasius Flavus Queen start without any workers? also would ant starter kit B be good for them from ants unearthed?  thanks, Liam antsuk.com/ant-starter-set-b |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2011 20:18:58 GMT 1
Yes that is fine, but remember you will have too wait at least 8 weeks for them too hatch.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2011 20:20:31 GMT 1
ahh thanks  no what to get now |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2011 20:21:30 GMT 1
From what Myrm and a few over members have told me apparently they are hard to feed as they forage underground.
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Post by Myrm on Oct 28, 2011 20:22:50 GMT 1
From what Myrm and a few over members have told me apparently they are hard to feed as they forage underground. I have tried keeping them several times without success; they are vary difficult to keep. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2011 20:25:40 GMT 1
But that is very strange, on antstore they are level 1 and on ants unearthed they r 1 of the "recomended" beginer species alongslide, niger and m. rubra's... strange.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2011 20:51:22 GMT 1
how could you give them food then if they go under ground put food under ground?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2011 20:53:44 GMT 1
Exactly, it's hard.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2011 20:54:52 GMT 1
well cud u put food in the soil for them or will that disirbe them ?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2011 20:55:06 GMT 1
I don't think it's really about where they find food, but what kind of food it is. They may have trouble adjusting to honey and sugar water when they expect to be fed from root aphids.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2011 20:55:59 GMT 1
how do you get them ?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2011 21:15:16 GMT 1
I try to collect them from the colonies of other ants. It used to be commonly accepted that Lasius umbratus couldn't survive long without aphids to farm, so I put a lot of thought into nest designs that incorporated plants for aphids to feed from. I can tell you that it is all rather complicated: you need a setup where a plant's roots can grow, where there is ample nutrition and water for the plant, where the ants can't dig, has access to light usable for photosynthesis, and where you can replace the plant if it dies. I made a cute little concept diagram when I was first starting out with ants. Lasius umbratus was one of my first queens. Cement probably isn't the best material; I would use Ytong or pumice, maybe plaster. Theoretically, the plant will be powered by whatever nutrients you provide below, possibly along with the byproducts of the protein you give to your ants. You could theoretically have two plant modules, with one ready to replace the other, should one plant die. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2011 21:40:45 GMT 1
thanks for that :Dwere did u get your L.Umbratus?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2011 21:54:52 GMT 1
I caught her in the wild, and succeeded in adopting her to a band of Lasius alienus workers. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2011 22:02:39 GMT 1
ahh well done |
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thanks, Liam
no what to get now 
