ANTSTORE World of Ants

[Skippy]

hehe , my ants , when did you catch this video on camera? I´ve not seen you ... , yes pitty there are not queens to see , probably I´ll must take same photos of them myself

[mpir]

@messorus

Just a tip for you future video: It is always great to see the big picture, you know, zoom out and show the whole thing. The whole nest and also the arena. I kinda miss this in your video.

[SteveUK28]

Kewl video tho.. Hope my messors grow to that size soon

[thomie]

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My colony have 30 workers at the moment, i think i found the good temperature etc.. .
I think i'm going to give them a outer world with light soon (at the moment the whole nest and outer world is in a heated box).
The colony don't have any majors yet , but i guess they'll find solution soon

[highered]

I check on my Messor barbarus colony every day and its fine. I do turn down the lights first thought so they don't get a load of bright light. My colony started with no workers and is now about 10 workers. They do grow fast.

[thomie]

My colony also gets verry stressed of direct light. They start running all directions and the queen even go out of the test tube, the same with heavy fibrations.

[Messorus]

@Mpir: This ytong was made by SKippy and it´s patneted technic of high quality. We can´t show more than just formicarium, because we don´t want to lose originality of Skippy´s idea, others coud make this special ytong for commercial use.... Sorry

[Messorus]

And guys.... My barbarus have about 55 workers- 40 minors and 10 mediums and they have about 20 puppaes there and about 20 larvaes... I have here a video when was colony younger...

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[JimmyVe]

I give my colony flies today, they are great hunters. It was very nice to see. Next time i will take pictures of it.
(for other pictures of my colony you can always check out the dutch section here at the forum)

[Skippy]

@Mpir: This ytong was made by SKippy and it´s patneted technic of high quality. We can´t show more than just formicarium, because we don´t want to lose originality of Skippy´s idea, others coud make this special ytong for commercial use.... Sorry

:D:D
this is not that type , picture of that ytong nest is on this forum ... , only formicarium which I am only making on is secret
-but it is true there is some quality , I have it for 2 months and it is not dirty yet , color is OK and ants like it

[thomie]

Do you give them living flies??

[JimmyVe]

Yes, if the colonies are large enough i give them some living flies, once in a while. Than they have something to do. (hunt for there food) Really nice to see.

[Skippy]

Living flyes? no ... possibly died , because my mother killing them a lot on window (they flying to our home sometimes) or in kitchen , and everytime she asking me if I want a dead fly , so my ants have fresh killed flies everyday

[thomie]

I gave my Myrmica rubra colony one time a large living fly. They grabed the leggs of the fly so it coudn't fly and they ate it allive.

Becouse of the slow death i think i won't give them again a living fly ..