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[phers]

well i've had my colony of lasius Niger a few weeks now, there still in the test tube but i've had them under constant survilance using my webcam.

i've cut a small selection of the recorded footage because it looks weird. One of the workers appears to have grabbed a bunch of eggs and pulled them outside the nest.. then takes them back in again...

anyone got any ideas? you can see it below

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[Kale^^]

That is normal. She is just trying to find a better place for the brood. Warmer, and maybe a bit more moist.

[phers]

ok cool. thanks..

im finding it quite difficult keeping the formicarium moist.

[JimmyVe]

how do you keep it moist phers ?

[phers]

i drop water in every couple of days using a dropper.

[JimmyVe]

you put a drop of water in to the tube ?

[phers]

no they are still in the test tube they arrived in.. its still got water in the end blocked by cotton wool. I have a small container with cotton wool and water in the arena that i replace every couple of days as there drinking supply.

the vertical part of the formicarium i drop some water in every couple of days to keep it moist. i'm not spraying the arena with anything to encorage them to move into the vertical section.

[JimmyVe]

Looks like you are doing it wright. So what is the problem with keeping it moist ? Is the nest to wet are to dry ? Are do you just find it to difficult to do ?

There are other ways to do it. You can put a bottle of water above the tank with a tube.... hold on, (not my picture)