ANTSTORE World of Ants

[sithmaster676]

dont worry guys im pretty sure u havn't missed the flights yet as they havn't occured in norfolk yet so they will happen when the nests are ready
sithmaster676

(by the way im typing this on my nintendo wii )

[jon2thefish]

why dont you use your fingers like everybody else lol

[miszt]

I recon they might be coming out in london, theres a nest on my wall which is now covered in queens n males...*fingers crossed*

[miszt]

yep, theyr out! collected 20 queens today

[jon2thefish]

you lucky thing, im gonna check outside me door now

[jon2thefish]

nope nought, very still and warm, but getting a litte dark now...maybe tomorrow

[miszt]

i'd have a wonder, coz none of the nests near my house had flown, but 10 mins down the road there where loads of queens about

[sithmaster676]

you all have to remember that the mating flights will happen at different places at different times, they could be a week different or a month. so don't worry they will happen, when they are ready.
sithmaster676

[Lowth01]

weather sucks don't think theres any chance of them flying where I live today. Is there any chance that the weather can be bad enough that they don't fly at all this year?

[miszt]

check your weather reports, if theres sun forecast for the whole day then chances are good its very unlikly you wont have a days worth of hot weather to get em out, stil plenty of time for summer to kick in, i'm beting things are gona get hot sumtime in the next few weeks

[R3dFox]

Nothing down in birmingham...But thats a good thing cause i wouldnt be ready for them at the moment lol and definatly dont want to miss this chance.

[jon2thefish]

Good news guys, this afternoon it got pretty sunny and warm, then is piss down with thunder and now its heating up again and theres tons of flying ants around. Ive just collected 17 wingless queens. I could of collected 100's more but i didnt want to get greedy lol. Whats the odds i'll have some fertilized queens amongst them? Have i been greedy with the amount ive collected, can I released the rest if i find i have too many. Do antstore buy. anybody wanna do swopies for other species?

[Sam]

Agreed weathers been rubbish recently, wouldn't be surprised if a few colonies have drowned.

[miszt]

Good news guys, this afternoon it got pretty sunny and warm, then is piss down with thunder and now its heating up again and theres tons of flying ants around. Ive just collected 17 wingless queens. I could of collected 100's more but i didnt want to get greedy lol. Whats the odds i'll have some fertilized queens amongst them? Have i been greedy with the amount ive collected, can I released the rest if i find i have too many. Do antstore buy. anybody wanna do swopies for other species?

all of them should be fertilized but not all may survive, however you've taken away allot of the elements that kill new queens by rearing them in captivity, i'd give em a few months before moving them on, let them get established and comfortable

[jon2thefish]

cheers miszt, tell me is it cruel to release the females i dont want. What say if most of them survive and they all start to produce eggs and then workers and i release them, do you think the females will die. i suppose i could just place the test tubes outside and allow them to move out when they want. Possibly not placing the tubes together.

Maybe i should try walking before running and see if i do get any colonies from these.