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dying is when the curl up like the usual dead ant look when they are hibernating they just stand still occasionally moving there antennas, but when they are in hibernation its best not to disturb them.
Sithmaster676
In deed, if they are in hibernation they do not move much but you can see they are still alive. I know small colonies also do not move much so it is difficult to say. For most European ants hibernation start at end of October until March. Winter.
and what I have to do during this period??They need some particular food or nothing???and when hybernate is finished they need something???
I have lasius niger...
check out my care sheet, it wil explain all :) http://misztikal.com/ants/lasius_niger_caresheet.pdf
oh...I have another question...
I have bought 2 queen from antstore, only one with workers..the other one is still in the test tube with her eggs but I don't know if she will get in hybernate and when the workers will born..I've it at the 18 of september and when will I have to give her some food???
You can feed the second queen, but don't have to. You can hibernate her in the next year( L. niger in northern Africa can live without hibernation-correct me if I'm wrong ). You can hibernate her in february if you wish. It is risky to hibernate queen without workers.
im pretty sure that lasius niger can live without any hibernation but it drastically reduces the queen life and her egg laying abilities, but it is ok to hibernate a queen without workers as long as she is fed lots before hibernation period.
Sithmaster676
im pretty sure that lasius niger can live without any hibernation but it drastically reduces the queen life and her egg laying abilities
okay ... for me that sounds like you have to hibernate. I've read that some queens died after the first year without hibernation ... that's what i call "drastically reduces the queens life"
no they can survive without hibernation for 1 year thats fine but it is best not to do it anymore after that what i mean but reducing the queens life is that a lasius niger queen has lived for 19 years in a lab but without hibernation they last around 4-5 so it reduces her life but a lot
Sithmaster676
anyone know if C amponotus ligniperda or herculaneus require hibernation? This means disrupting my nests by moving them and I dont want to do it unless totally necessary.