heeksy hat geschrieben:Since saturday iv lost about 40 to 50 workers. everyday its like a battle field, there everywhere. i pick them out of new large basin and the next day there are more dead.
I have the same problem with my Manica rubida colony. I keep them in ytong nest in aqarium. In the nest area everything is normal and peacefull. Ants going about their business as normal. But above in arena... it is like a war zone. 3 or 4 ants sometimes pick on one and they are pulling her and draging her around untill she is dead. For sure they are not doing this out of hunger. I give them plenty of crickets and honey water.
Another thing that surprised me is there is vast amount of workers in the arena at all times. For other colonies that I keep I could say that about 80% of ants are in the nest most of the time. But for M. rubida I could say that the ratio is 50:50.
I'm not sure what is happening but I sure am curious how will this colony end up.
