Cataglyphis velox, New Colony

Re: Cataglyphis velox, New Colony

Beitragvon McK » 17. Apr 2009 15:42

Something around 100 workers, they never seem to stop accepting food lol
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Re: Cataglyphis velox, New Colony

Beitragvon SteveUK28 » 17. Apr 2009 16:11

do you give it live? And what kind of things are you feeding them ?
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Re: Cataglyphis velox, New Colony

Beitragvon McK » 17. Apr 2009 17:39

The only thing I give them live are mealworm larvae because they can't defend themselves.
I give them cockroaches, fruitflies and mealworms.
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Re: Cataglyphis velox, New Colony

Beitragvon SteveUK28 » 1. Mai 2009 15:05

Ok new pics guys..

They are doing brilliant.. taking a lot of food.. and really like the sugar cube i gave them.. Its pretty mad how they rest the food they take into the nest on top of the larvae for the larvae to eat it themselves.. Its pretty kool :) :grin:

Anyways hope you like the pics.. light wasnt great but the pics aint to bad :)

@jimmy.. hope they aint too big mate.. if they are il make them a bit smaller next time :D
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Re: Cataglyphis velox, New Colony

Beitragvon AndyB » 1. Mai 2009 16:07

looking bloody good steve. do they hunt live food becuase i heared they scavinge
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Re: Cataglyphis velox, New Colony

Beitragvon SteveUK28 » 1. Mai 2009 17:27

The colony is still to small for me to say really.. but they will chase down a cricket.. so im guessin yeh they will hunt.. Probabily when they have larger numbers.
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Re: Cataglyphis velox, New Colony

Beitragvon McK » 1. Mai 2009 17:32

When they are in large numbers they'll chase just about anything that is eatable, even my finger ;)
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Re: Cataglyphis velox, New Colony

Beitragvon JimmyVe » 4. Mai 2009 12:20

LOL.

Nice pictures mate, no they are not to big. ;)
Its seems they are doing great, keep up the good work.
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Re: Cataglyphis velox, New Colony

Beitragvon AndyB » 22. Jun 2009 16:29

hows the colony doing now
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