ANTSTORE World of Ants

[Skippy]

I wanna to try make material like you 4mykids ,but I would to get to the mix some colours - when I will have , for example: Lasius flavus ,it can be nice in ,also for example: in black material ,or somethink like that. Everyone have white ytong ,but why? It is possible to get colors to your mixture? Because ,on white material is easy to see dirt ,on black it is maybe better. It can be good topic with experience of build formicariums. But now we must wait for some pictures of your material 4mykids ,if it is possible

Thanks

Skippy

[JimmyVe]

I tried to color one off my y-tongs. it was nice but it takes to much time. i colored it with a mix of loam and water. that way there is no harm done for the ants.

[4mykids]

I need eight days in a week to get anything done here -

I'll keep you in the loop and pics will come when I find the time - sorry.

[hypervelocity]

Hi all,

fascinating stuff going on here!!! i like the sounds of you coloring the nest things.
And 4mykids is is doing a very nice job... WELL DONE 4mykids!!!

[JimmyVe]

i understand what you are saying 4mykids, i would like more days in a week to.

[Skippy]

In USA everything is possible Jimmy

Skippy

[JimmyVe]

lol if that is true i'm going to move.

[JimmyVe]

My Camponotus vagus

[Skippy]

Nice pictures Jimmy!

These larvae looks good ,they are pretty big ,I think they will be cocoons sometimes this week (maybe at Monday )

Skippy

[JimmyVe]

i hope so. can't wait until the first workers come out.

[4mykids]

Hi JimmyV - Nice clean pics -

My eggs are a dark yellow now - about 10 to 12 eggs per Queen in the test tubes.

The test tube set up has the one end with water then cotton for moisture. You don't think they are drying out do you?

There is still a good amount of water in the test tube blocked with cotton. The Queens are always picking at it so I'm not sure it they are trying to get more moisture.

[nepenthes_ak]

4mykids, I've never had a problem with cotton except for occasional mold, Synthetic cotton takes care of that pretty well though, as long as theirs water in the water part of the test tube, they are good.

[Bob]

Lovely Queen. Ants are such a work of art.

[JimmyVe]

Most of the time the water don't dry out before workers arrive, if it dry's out than, you can give them a new tube and the workers will move the brood and queen to the new (wet) tube.

This queen has already 2 workers now (will post pictures soon.)

In deed Bob ants are one of the nice animals.