kashmir79: Camponotus ligniperda (3. Okt 2007 19:59)

heya everyone

my new Camponotous ligniperda arrived today, all well, the queen is HUGE !!

now whats the best to feed them, ive tried a spider but they just stung it and then put it at the end of the testtube :S
ive tried Huny, but they wont touch it

any advice would be great

thanks alot ! :) :D

Purifier: (3. Okt 2007 20:06)

hmm...i believe its better when you lay the insects in front of the tube. When you put the insects inside the tube the ants may getting stressed.
Is it only a queen or with worker?

kashmir79: (3. Okt 2007 21:02)

queen + 8 workers

Purifier: (3. Okt 2007 21:08)

Maybe you should give them time. The long way from germany to you was hard and full of stress for them. Try to give them tomorrow again a spider or a fly.....

kashmir79: (3. Okt 2007 22:03)

shall do

Cheers :D

Flan: (3. Okt 2007 22:07)

Any eggs? Larvas?
Try water with honey.
Unfortunately, the colony may be preparing for hibernation.

:?: In English stung=injured by stings :?:

badman: (4. Okt 2007 08:47)

stung = past tense of sting

my ligniperda liked to eat honey and fish flakes, before they went into total inactivity

Flan: (4. Okt 2007 13:49)

stung = past tense of sting

But C.Ligniperda have no sting.

badman: (4. Okt 2007 14:52)

yeah I thought that too, but didn't want to say in case I was wrong. maybe he means they bit it.

kashmir79: (4. Okt 2007 15:39)

they do sting, they inject formic acid i think, i watched them jump on the spider and they brought their abdoman forward and did it stinging motion like a bee or wasp does, and i saw a little bubble of liquid too