SteveUK28: Camponotus ligniperda (15. Dez 2007 16:04)

WooHoo
Today my C amponotus l igniperda Arrived.. and WOW was i shocked at how big she is :D
She arrived in a smallish tube with 5 workers and some brood :) She looks all well.
Ive connected another bigger tube with some water and over the next few days il hibernate them :D

Sorry about the crap pics.. only got my phone to take them with atm...

JimmyVe: (15. Dez 2007 17:53)

Nice steve, yes put them in hibernation soon, they need it. ;) They are in deed big (one of the biggest ants in Europe). Good luck.

Sphecomyrmex: (15. Dez 2007 21:06)

Yes, very nice Steve :)
C. ligniperda is the biggest ant in paleartic region, after C. Hercoleanus.

Wishes for your colony :)

SteveUK28: (16. Dez 2007 15:51)

Awesome.. she has moved into the bigger tube now :D all is good an il hibernate her early next week. Once i know she is fine from her long trip :D

Antlord: (16. Dez 2007 16:15)

Looks very nice Steve! I' ve got myself this species too
but no new workers hatched, so still only queen and 1 worker :(
hope she makes it through hibernation.

kashmir79: (16. Dez 2007 16:55)

i love Camponotus l igniperda

my 3 colonies are doing great

all hibernating though....zzzzzzzzzzz

Purifier: (16. Dez 2007 17:36)

Yeah, good luck with your Camponotus ligniperda! They are nice ants. But they need long time to grow (the colony), thats a pity.

JimmyVe: (16. Dez 2007 17:48)

in deed, they are slow developers. Give them a nice hibernation now and you can start in spring to make a great colony of them. ;)

SteveUK28: (18. Dez 2007 19:05)

Sound.. my new test tubes arrived today so i have connected one to the plastic tube she is in now... She has water both ends of the tubes plugged with cotton wool.. one has sugar water the other plain water.. and a small tablet of honey.. which i still dont think they have touched lol.. i did try a spider.. but nothing... saying that it was very hard.. as if they had sucked out its blood lol.. maybe they did :P
anyway she is doin great and tomorrow il stick her in a cold room to start her hibernation :D

Purifier: (18. Dez 2007 19:21)

They eat not much cause normally they are at the moment in hibernation. And Antstore keep em in hibernation before sending them....