ANTSTORE World of Ants

[JimmyVe]

That probably means she (they) are awake, yes i think it is better to take them in.

[ducatiman]

i have just done this as mine had a pile of eggs too,i dont thik it will affect them too much as they had 4 months hibernation (correct me if im wrong )

[ratgreen]

yer i supose so i bring them in yesterday and ate my protien honey so im waiting for some huge workers now

[JimmyVe]

4 Months is good (5 would be better ) but they are going to do just fine.

Good luck

[sianhilton]

Hi all

Noticed today 1 or 2 foraging Lasius niger in the garden but still no sign of any Myrmica rubra.

My recent Tetramorium caespitum aquisition managed at some point to make their way out of the test tube and I assume they are somewhere within the ant basin. I have not seen sight of them but this is not suprising as they shoud be hibernating.

Maybe should see something late March?

[JimmyVe]

It could be they are still in hibernation ore if it is a small colony they only come out at night. Don't worry, if they didn't escaped they are probably doing fine.

[KiamCameron]

I saw around 5 lasius niger ants today and yesterday going around in my garden I have taken some of my colonies out of hibernation as they had eggs before they started hibernating and there still there did they survive or are dead?

[JimmyVe]

It could be they survived, if the temperature stayed above +-2°c the eggs don't die. If they are dead the workers will take them out if they are awake. Don't worry the queen will lay news eggs soon.