ANTSTORE World of Ants

[JimmyVe]

it is a small colony still, so they do not move much.

[sithmaster676]

i have found with my new small colony of lasius niger that the seem to all huddle on top of the queen and brood i hope this doesn't hurt her or the brood as i have never seen this behavior before.
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[Varban]

Yeah they do pretty much the same atm.

[miszt]

its entirly normal behaviour and theres no risk to the brood or the queen

[sithmaster676]

good as it looks kind of weird all being on top of each other
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[JimmyVe]

lol. In deed like Miszt said, it is normal behavior. hehe

[sithmaster676]

well as me i got impatient a little with this colony so i found myself a large colony of lasius flavus and so i have boosted the colony which we have spoken about with around 200 of there cocoons and hey have been accepted so hopefully i will have lots more ants
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[Varban]

lol cheater

[sithmaster676]

yeah i am a bit lol but in this case at least there will be a lot of them for hibernation which is getting a lot closer
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[JimmyVe]

i have a Lasius flavus colony from last year, it was a small colony, about 20 workers, now it is about 150-200 workers without boosting.

[sithmaster676]

see i dont have much luck really my colony from last November only has 20 extra workers than it did sll that time ago so colony growth for me is really slow.
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[JimmyVe]

luck, hmm, i don't think you need luck. Just a good queen, good food and a good home, most Lasius species grow quickly.

[sithmaster676]

yeah my new colonies of lasius niger have grown REALLY quick but my old one hasn't maybe it is because they are in my garden shed and we have had a really bad summer
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[JimmyVe]

That could be one of the reasons.