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Purely for decoration

Beitragvon skurk » 14. Jan 2010 18:45

I want to have a different kind of foraging area for my (brand new, still in hibernation) Lasius niger colony.
I was thinking of making a tiny city, as seen in those miniature train setups.
However, I am not sure if the ants would be able to tolerate the glue and fake grass and stuff I would use.
Has anyone else attempted this? It would look awesome, as even the tiny L. niger ants would be as big as dogs.
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Re: Purely for decoration

Beitragvon JimmyVe » 18. Jan 2010 21:26

Don't think that anyone did this before. At least not that i know of.
If the glue is dry i don't think it will harm the ants, but i'm not sure of it. You can give it a try.
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Re: Purely for decoration

Beitragvon Zagone » 19. Jan 2010 19:33

As Jimmy says, as long as you let the glue dry properly it shouldn't be an issue.
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Re: Purely for decoration

Beitragvon matt-man123 » 22. Feb 2010 22:29

Are you going to try?


If so, have you started, some pics maybe??

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Re: Purely for decoration

Beitragvon SteveUK28 » 23. Feb 2010 14:30

Yeh so pics would be awesome :)
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Re: Purely for decoration

Beitragvon Creature » 23. Feb 2010 15:20

Hmmmm I still got my "Märklin H0" Modeltrain equipment.

I think i will give it a shot next year
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