ProXi: Myrmica rubra (12. Apr 2008 16:24)

Hello

I am also a proud owner of Myrmica rubra Colony since yesterday

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=c8LWfbnuVw8

They don't like the Ytong for the moment. I have no idea why

Most of them run away when they get close to the ytong.
Now they stick together in and in front of the tube to the ytong nest.
Very strange if you ask me

( hope my english isn't that bad :roll: )

mzfckr: (12. Apr 2008 17:27)

The Evil Y-Tong :D nice colony you have got there, hope it works out well with ytong.

badman: (12. Apr 2008 18:06)

how long have you had the colony and how large was it when you got it?

Myrmica rubra look like a fun species to keep. What are the large groups of ants actually doing there? is there some food under that mass?

mpir: (13. Apr 2008 07:02)

Is Ytong moist enough? It looks pretty dry to me. M rubra likes it damp. My Ytong was always in dish with water when I kept them. And they loved it there.

ProXi: (13. Apr 2008 12:32)

how long have you had the colony and how large was it when you got it?

Myrmica rubra look like a fun species to keep. What are the large groups of ants actually doing there? is there some food under that mass?

I have them 2 days now :P
Found them in the garden under a stone in the garden when I was removing a bush. The ants and the bush where ruening the stone terrace :P

I hope they are fun too :P
I don't know what they where doing. I think they tried to protect the brood and queens. There was no food there.

@ mpir
The Ytong was moist enough. I put it in the water before I let the ants in and also put water in a large hole in the ytong.

The have moved now into the Ytong
They still like the tube though :P

JimmyVe: (13. Apr 2008 13:32)

Very nice colony Proxi. Good luck with them.

ProXi: (20. Apr 2008 19:09)

Thank you :D

I have a new video.
So you guys can see how they are doing at the moment

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=l5G6sW0Eim8

ProXi: (12. Mai 2008 11:37)

I have some new video's

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=X9r0jM9FKhw
I just cleaned their outside world and they where very busy
exploring there new world :D

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=tDELPTFvH9w
Here you can also see them in the ytong
A lot of big larves :D :D

And I also have a sad video
Because I have some problems with my ants
The were killing each other. About 12 ants have been
killed last week. I don't know why
http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=3gwN68HJEeA