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fab job mate... this is awesome... I think i might give these another shot..
I'm glad i bought 2 queens though as the other one must have eaten her eggs in transit. She has another clutch now but i wonder if her fat reserves will last a late first brood. I can see how nervous this species is when i open the cupboard to take a peek as they both rush around and try to bundle there eggs and brood together for protection. I have read that this fear in a young colony can lead to aggression so im thinking that i should place the test tubes in a small arena to minimise the risk of disturbance before there are workers.
Also ive been out collecting Taraxacum officinale seeds, dandylion, as its supposed to be sought after. Not much seeding yet but will be by next week i think.
Today 4.4.11 the first worker appeared, tiny little thing. :D
http://www.hawgs.co.uk/files1/ants/messor/firstworker.jpg
Brilliant stuff mate, i have to say your photos are quite good. What camera are you using?
These pics were taken on a Panasonic TZ10 but i normally use an olypus DSLR plus 105mm sigma macro but i need a new flash :(
Awesome.. I use an Oly myself.. i have an E-3 :) What are you shooting with pal ?
Mines an E-500 getting on a bit now :oops: like me :)
Very nice pictures. Keep up the good work! Do you already have an arena ready?
Ive decided just to let them establish themselves in the test tube for a while or at the most perhaps a smallish platic container. Today i put some dandylion seeds and fruit flies in the tube for them but the queen pushed them as far back from the wet end as she could and i havent seen the 2 workers showing any interest either. Perhaps to young yet.
I have lots of glass and acrylic tanks left over from my dart frog breeding days so i have plenty of ideas for them as arena's.
I'm also more optamistic for the second queen as her eggs have began to hatch. :D
In the first Week there is not much action, the queen got enough reserves and one, two or three Workers don't eat much too.
That changes with the weeks after the first worker.
But I would say, you should feed them first in the tube without arena until they have 15-20 workers, they seem so eat more, if you put the food in front their noases!
Working good seems to feed every day small maelwormparts and Heimchen (don't know the english word http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heimchen) better their "ripped" big legs - sounds strange, but I don't have the right words...
Seeds don't have to be given every day, but you should change them if they become bad...