maxfly: Discussion to Maxfly Lasius niger colony (2. Sep 2006 09:40)

Any question, any suggest, any share experience are be welcome.
Edit: http://www.antstore.net/viewtopic.php?p=32004#32004

Maxfly

Martin S.: (2. Sep 2006 11:37)

Thanks for your experience post.
Can you show us some photos?

Greetings Martin :D

maxfly: (2. Sep 2006 12:15)

Thanks for edit I forgoten to cross link...actually i have broken the digital camera....i hope repair soon...and I post some photos....

Bye

Max

JimmyVe: (3. Sep 2006 19:04)

Good work maxfly ;)

maxfly: A photo and question, best mode to keep in tube.... (6. Sep 2006 11:42)

Post a photo of my basin....

[web]http://www.imagofly.it/colony.html[/web]

Now..., I have question, about better mode to keep queen or colony when are in a T-tube....
Actually as u can see in photo my T-tube it is darkening by some clay gemmas, that if i remove it for see if are all ok, the colony will be disturbed...
I know i made a mistake, I would have had to put the t-tube close to the glass in order to see the processes and larval stages.....and for see if all ok, but now the tube is it in means, could now to move it close to the glass is too much risky?

Thanks for any advice

Maxfly

JimmyVe: (6. Sep 2006 15:03)

You can move it Maxfly ! ;) if you are carful with it you don't disturb them much.

good luck

maxfly: moved... (6. Sep 2006 15:47)

Hi Jimmy u always timely ;) , I had impatience and in fact I have moved all with careful and with a red light I have controlled, seem all healthy Queen and workers, I have seen some larva and some crisalide ready to born...
now can wait and can control.....

one pic here:

[web]http://www.imagofly.it/colony2.html[/web]

Few minutes ago, one worker goes out the nest, it explore but dont be interested in food and honey-mix, it only explore area, and often it ?grooming?(see pic of this movement by mymercos), the ant slide forward legs on the antennas....

[web]http://www.myrmecos.net/formicinae/LasNig2.html[/web]
Someone can explain me the ?grooming? behavior, what the ants do when they doing this movement?

Groetjes :D
Max

JimmyVe: (7. Sep 2006 15:27)

Hi max,

I think they are just cleaning there antenna, but I'm not sure about it.

maxfly: (7. Sep 2006 15:38)

Thanks Jimmy actually every hour one worker goes out and explore Im try some food, mosquitos, piece of dry cricket from antstore, piece of cheese, it seems interested they touch it but then it does not eat nothing.... currently I do not know truly what to give it to eat.....

need a help....

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Max

maxfly: up!need help to understand! (11. Sep 2006 09:53)

up!

Help me please, :cry: actually I have see often, more than one time at day, a worker that goes out the nest, but im not understand what searching of, I have try every food, dead bugs as spider, dried cricket..., honey-mix in a drop, fruit, sugar,cooked eggs...dead aphids! I put this in a small dish near the nest. As u can see in previous posted pic. For the cronhicles I have never see worker drink water by dish-sponge. The approach to the food is this, the ant approached apparently seems interested touch it with antenass an after gone away nearly frightened. Apparently are very scared by every liquid.
I have seen that she only eat the dry sugar, the problem is that the sugar melted very hurry and when is melted is too much resistant for being eaten.
There are in the nest many matured workers, but not many pupa's, larvas and no one light young workers.

(In how much time light young worker begin mature black?)

Any advice are very very welcome.

Thanks

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Max

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