Necturus: (12. Nov 2007 23:11)

And what kind of grease would be helping against flying individuals? Also, one push and you have an exotic colony on the run on a new enviroment. cant see anything fantastic about it at all. shocking that this gets ANY positive feedback.
Necturus

adam james: (3. Dez 2007 17:22)

Hi im sorry necturus you dont approve but could you please keep you negative comments to yourself . :( .

mzfckr: (3. Dez 2007 18:51)

adam does flying ants does any effect on your house or smth?(not bad meaning)

Necturus: (3. Dez 2007 19:49)

Hi Adam,
Why? You came out showing your setup, and im telling you what there is to be said about it. Especially since anyone happening to see the reaction you get here might be mislead to think positive about your construction. I see you dont much care, but maybe others can be persuaded to do things right.
Cant handle criticsm? Try setting up a decent tank then and give your ants a proper and responsible care. Maybe thatll stop me.
Necturus

miszt: (3. Dez 2007 20:22)

I'm afraid i have to disagree with you Necturus, Leaf Cutters are very sensitive to their enviroment, and as Adam lives in the UK, it is impossible for them to escape into the wild

Most Zoo's and Museums in the UK have Atta ants crawling about on rope just the same as Adam does, because there is no danger of them interfering with wildlife in this country

If he lived sumwhere tropical that doesnt have Atta or other leaf cutters already, then i'd be inclined to agree with u

You are absolutly right, you should never keep any animal in a way that may mean it can get into the local wildlife if it is an alien species, but in this case, its safe :)

Purifier: (3. Dez 2007 20:32)

But its not only the thing from escaping. But i think he wont be happy when dozen of leave cutters run through the kitchen....
Do you have at no time a single ant on the floor? No time that one fall down?

We dont want to be the bad ones....but we worried about escaping ants. In your country, garden or only the kitchen ;)

mzfckr: (3. Dez 2007 21:19)

what about flying ants?? or you like they are flying and wakin up you? :)

JimmyVe: (3. Dez 2007 21:35)

Must say i liked the setup (still do) but never thought about it so far.

If they ants like it maybe its not that bad, it up to Adam to prevent them from escaping. Off course its best they can not escape but like miszt said i don't think they can survive in England, what does not mean you need to try it out ;)

SteveUK28: (3. Dez 2007 21:37)

I think its kewl i like the whole open setup thing... wouldnt be impressed if my ants moved into my bed or somat tho lol

Necturus: (3. Dez 2007 21:46)

Hey mizt,
you are missing an important point there. Escaping ants do not depend on the "outside" enviroment. In our "civilized" world, there are plenty of places warm enough to sustain any colony during the entire year. There even is a report in the german part of the forum of leafcutters living inside a wall of a house IN GERMANY, and looking around in hospitals, zoos, and long distance heat tunnels will show you plenty of other "invaders".
I'm not even going to mention incest...
And i repeat, one clumsy visitor, one earthquake, one sneeze at the wrong time, and youll have a colony on the run. How long do you guys think will they wait to be noticed and cleaned up before moving the queen somewhere else?
Necturus

[1] [2] [3] [4]