thomie: (18. Jul 2008 10:06)

My colony also gets verry stressed of direct light. They start running all directions and the queen even go out of the test tube, the same with heavy fibrations.

Messorus: (18. Jul 2008 12:07)

@Mpir: This ytong was made by SKippy and it´s patneted technic of high quality. We can´t show more than just formicarium, because we don´t want to lose originality of Skippy´s idea, others coud make this special ytong for commercial use.... Sorry :P

Messorus: (18. Jul 2008 14:08)

And guys.... My barbarus have about 55 workers- 40 minors and 10 mediums and they have about 20 puppaes there and about 20 larvaes... I have here a video when was colony younger...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Kl_0fhzJjFg

JimmyVe: (18. Jul 2008 15:16)

I give my colony flies today, they are great hunters. ;) It was very nice to see. Next time i will take pictures of it.
(for other pictures of my colony you can always check out the dutch section here at the forum)

Skippy: (18. Jul 2008 15:18)

@Mpir: This ytong was made by SKippy and it´s patneted technic of high quality. We can´t show more than just formicarium, because we don´t want to lose originality of Skippy´s idea, others coud make this special ytong for commercial use.... Sorry

:D:D:D
this is not that type , picture of that ytong nest is on this forum ... , only formicarium which I am only making on is secret :P
-but it is true there is some quality , I have it for 2 months and it is not dirty yet , color is OK and ants like it

thomie: (18. Jul 2008 15:19)

Do you give them living flies??

JimmyVe: (18. Jul 2008 15:26)

Yes, if the colonies are large enough i give them some living flies, once in a while. Than they have something to do. ;) (hunt for there food) Really nice to see.

Skippy: (18. Jul 2008 15:26)

Living flyes? no ... possibly died , because my mother killing them a lot on window (they flying to our home sometimes) or in kitchen , and everytime she asking me if I want a dead fly :) , so my ants have fresh killed flies everyday :D

thomie: (18. Jul 2008 17:43)

I gave my Myrmica rubra colony one time a large living fly. They grabed the leggs of the fly so it coudn't fly and they ate it allive.

Becouse of the slow death i think i won't give them again a living fly :P ..