ANTSTORE World of Ants

[sithmaster676]

at last today i looked under the tin foil around the test tube and i have 2 cocoons i have been waiting since before hibernation for my lasius niger colony to start increasing there size and finally it has happened and while i was looking inside the test tube i had chance to count the larva that is left and it came to a number that was bigger than expected i have about 45 larva and 10 eggs for a colony only 11 strong i thought that was amazing
Sithmaster676

[JimmyVe]

Once they start they don't stop.

Good job sith.
Do you have pictures to ?

[deadmeat30]

yeah great job sith, keep us informed on there progress

Alan

[Necturus]

Congrats
Necturus

[sithmaster676]

i will have pictures within the next week i am going to give them a bit more time i only like to uncover them at most once a week so ill wait a little while and i might have some more cocoons then and i will take a picture:)
i was wondering does the flash on a camera harm or bother them in any way
Sithmaster676

[JimmyVe]

In my experience the flash don't harm or bother them (of the species i have). That is good, don't disturb them to much. The queen like there rest.

[sithmaster676]

i took some photos today but only one of them has a picture worth using so i have added it but its not very clear as my camera is not very good
the white mass behind the queen is larva and quite a bit of them,
when my relative comes down to stay she has an incredible camera and i will ask to borrow hers and take some pictures then but i won't know when this is

[JimmyVe]

The pictures is not that bad, looks like she (and you) have done a great job.

[sithmaster676]

it was taken from a 3.5 pixel camera and soon i will take some with a 8 pixel the quality will be much better
Sithmaster676

[JimmyVe]

That is true, but if you want to take really good pictures you need to take them with a macro lens. (but that is expensive)
Looking forward to your other pictures.

[sithmaster676]

yeah macro lens are very expensive
i have a question i like to ask it doesn't concern my lasius niger colony but instead my formica fusca colony,
over the past 2 weeks i lost my first worker and i don't know why but before she died she showed symptoms of just sitting still and twitching her back legs
then the next day another worker showed the same symptoms realizing that it might be some kind of disease i killed her and sprayed hot water where the original ant died and the newest one, anyone have any ideas but since there has been no sign of more disease but i only have 4 workers left
Sithmaster676

[Skippy]

I have normal Olympus FE-115 for small cash ,5Mpx photos ,SuperMacro profil and you can see in forum - normall family photoaparate making nice photos. You don´t need cheap photoaparate with supermacro lens ,you must have a good light and you must trying to learn that

Skippy

[Sced]

It may not have been a good idea to kill the ant, as one of my ants has survived symptons another ant did not, but then again you ocould of saved it from a painful death. Just try and keep the nest as clean as possible, and the foraging palce clean too.

[sithmaster676]

thanks for the help i am trying to keep things as clean as possible but the test tube they are in is quite dirty and they don't seem to want to leave now is there anything i should do?
Sithmaster676

[JimmyVe]

In my opinion (and experience) they move if necessary.