miszt: (27. Nov 2007 17:25)

they where probly Formica rufa :)

http://www.potomitan.info/photo/formica_rufa.jpg

SteveUK28: (27. Nov 2007 17:34)

Tell ya what il pop up the forest tomorrow and get a pic or 2.. or 5.. and post them.. thats if there is still a few running about..

Just wondering Miszt... Can u actually buy a queen of this ant? and if so is it a good ant for me ?

miszt: (27. Nov 2007 17:47)

i doubt it at this time of year

f.rufa are endangered, so highly unlikly you will find someone selling them, if so, they shuldnt be

i recon the size of the nest is a good indication that theyr not very good for keeping lol

SteveUK28: (27. Nov 2007 17:53)

Saying this ive just been a lookin on ebay and there is still some ppl sellin L.Niger and Lasius Flavus.. Tis a bit late aint it ??

miszt: (27. Nov 2007 17:55)

allot of people dont hibernate the colonies they collect for sale :(

SteveUK28: (27. Nov 2007 17:59)

never good.. i was looking at the Lasius Flavus colony they had.. but it is gettin a little bit late to be buyin a new colony now.. But.. saying that if i did.. do u think i could still manage to hibernate them ?

ant dude: (27. Nov 2007 18:59)

Tell ya what il pop up the forest tomorrow and get a pic or 2.. or 5.. and post them.. thats if there is still a few running about..

wont the ants be hibernating now?

if u do manage to see some of the ants u mean, and manage to get some
pictures of them that would help a lot!!! but just in case u cant get anyway, do u know what colur they were at all? were did u hunt for them? maybe f.rufra (like miszt said) or f.sanguia maybe u agsaguated there acsual size. and were acsually f.fusca(much more common memeber of the wood ant family only smaller) etc. :D

or look around a couple of websites and try copy a pic from there onto here. but like miszt said probaly rufra or maybe sangina :grin:

u could get them, and always hibernate them next year it would'nt be the end of the world. i think u should probaly be able to hibernate them (i think!!!) as long as u steadily drop the temperture and not do it all at once if u know what i mean :grin:

thanks 4 da posts but i think we are starting to get a bit off-topic :( its ok as long we dont go a bit to much so :!:

tail__: (27. Nov 2007 19:13)

Of course, they don't need to hibernate exactly the same time they do in nature. Most species are flexible, e.g. Lasius niger live in Paris and in Petersburg, where hibernation time is very different. They can sleep a month or six months, they can also survive a few years without hibernation at all, though it is not recommended. (this can shorten the queen's lifespan) You can even send them to hibernation in summer, most ants don't have calendars and won't care.

ant dude: (27. Nov 2007 21:44)

thanks tail_ for confirming that about hibernation for me :) u see i did'nt want to say for certain cos i was just a little bit unsure about whever u could hibernate them at this time, thanks again anyway :grin:

anyway thanks everyone for voting so far, much appricated. and for giveing your first expirensises well done =D>

damondeionno: (28. Nov 2007 12:46)

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Antdude

It's true that at school, kids often struggle to look past conformity, but as people get older non-conformity becomes more respected.

There are lots of ways to earn respect. But you have to ask yourself how much people really respect you if you can't be honest about the things you are interested in.

This poem is worth a few readings and half an hour's thought - http://www.swarthmore.edu/~apreset1/docs/if.html

Lastly be careful about telling people you are 'hard'. There is always someone harder than you, and some people take assertions of hardness as a challenge. I got into a lot of fights when I was younger (18-25), I think partially because of the way I walked - chest out, head held high. I even got stabbed once. Yes, I can handle myself, but that kind of stuff is better avoided.

All just friendly advice.

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