ANTSTORE World of Ants

[Skippy]

wait to springs , it hibernating now .... I´ll have some , Manica live near my home

[ant dude]

i know most species tend to hibernate in winter lol

your well lucky all i have is lasuis niger

[JimmyVe]

I think we all started off with only one colony.

In deed my Manica rubida is also in hibernation now. It is best to wait until spring to start with them.

[ant dude]

yeah i suppose its best, i mean i still have to sort there nest out for them. anyway so ill try and get some in spring from ant store im gonna make there nest well-good real proper, so im gonna take time over it lol


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[SteveUK28]

Skippy... Just read this forum now.. Will u be collecting Queens and selling them in spring?? IF so i am def interested.. Keep me posted please m8

[ant dude]

yes he told he told me he'll have some in spring.......and i am having some off him aswell lol......

[kashmir79]

i know most species tend to hibernate in winter lol

your well lucky all i have is lasuis niger

there is LOADS more than just lasius Niger, theres Formica, even some rare camponotus's in england too

[Phasmid]

Camponotus in England I don't think so

[ant dude]

i know there is round 50 ants in britian!!!

formica yes, camptnus no way apart from ones that ant keepers keep and sadly the few lone workers which i (dumbly) put in my backgarden there is quite a few species btw....

i ment round my local area i only have lasuis niger

[ant dude]

yes everyone....i'm so excited i have ordered me some manica rubida at last yesssssssss boy

cant wait to they arrive, they are really nice ants....1 of my fav's

oh an now there gonna have a dlight different set up, than before wot i planned

[JimmyVe]

Good for you ant dude, where are you going to keep them in ?

[ant dude]

hi jimmyve, i'm going to keep them in 2 30x20x20 basins with 27 mm holes, as with antstore ordering largest basin cost a lot more lol because of shipping.....i mean £80.00 more so i'm just gonna have 2 connetcting smaller basins which is bout £60.00 less lol. so 1 is gonna be the nesting area,and the otherone the foraging area:grin:

ohhhh i cannot wait lol........

[ant dude]

when my colony arrive of manica rubida i'll be getting loads of pics 4 u

thanks steve

[miszt]

i know there is round 50 ants in britian!!!

formica yes, camptnus no way apart from ones that ant keepers keep and sadly the few lone workers which i (dumbly) put in my backgarden there is quite a few species btw....

i ment round my local area i only have lasuis niger

we do have a few Camp species in the UK, however they are believed to have been introduced, rather than Native, also have a Ponerinae which I was suprised to discover, Ponera coarctata, we also have a fire ant native to the UK, Solenopsis fugax

[ant dude]

wow did'nt know this.......never seen or herd of them living in the uk before???........guess there just so rare not much people has herd of them lol.......my apolgies kashmir79......

hey um miszt, how did u hear that we have these 2 species in the uk then???