ANTSTORE World of Ants

[SteveUK28]

Hey guys,
I was just wondering if anyone has any experience with these ants? More specificly how far they will scout? Only asking as this morning i found one of my workers in my kitchen, and i keep my ants in my room.. upstairs. So it travelled a fair old way... They are gettin plenty of food, and have fresh water and sugar/honey water.... Any reason why they would go that far away with such a small colony??

Anyway.. Enjoy the pics

[G4m813R]

Aehm why you dont have a escape protection?
They are just anxious to spread. Because they can move very quick, they can scout large areas with a low number of workers.

[The_Paranoid]

ehm ... check your calender ... 1st of April is in about half year ...

or do you really mean it and you have an open test tube lieing around in your room?

Any reason why they would go that far away with such a small colony??

Because they are looking for a better place to make their nest.
Get them an escape-prove Arena. Until then close the test tube!

[SteveUK28]

lol the test tube is normaly in an icecream container.. which does have PTFE around the sides..

[Skippy]

ptfe is not much effective when you got it on box badly ... better to get on it some glass - it also keep wet inside

[JimmyVe]

They can scout very far. Like most species do. I use PTFE and a lid to keep them inside. (these species and most of my other ants).

[SteveUK28]

lol i dont do lids that much.. but i think i may have to start now.. i'll order myself some more perspex and cut it up to size

[SteveUK28]

well i have found that PTFE does work for them.. just needed more than usual.. its working now tho..

Ive also made a new ytong for them.. once they move in il take some pics

@ Jimmy... i did start to take pics of the making.. but when i went back to it the next day i totaly forgot lol.. sorry mate! Next one i make i promise to do a how to

[JimmyVe]

Hehe, okay Steve. I keep you to it.

[SteveUK28]

OK i thought id give you some pic of my lovely substitutus.. and while i was taking them i noticed somat very nice.. Minors.. or maybe Majors.. Im not sure.. il let you lot decide.. anyway.. Enjoy the pics and PLEASE do comment

[Skippy]

damn I had not luck with this nice specie

[SteveUK28]

shame Skippy.. they really are lovely Perhaps you should try again

[JimmyVe]

On the 4the picture you can see the small major very well. Above the queen.
Looks like the are doing well Steve. Good job.

@ Skippy: sorry to hear that mate, they are in deed very nice species.

[SteveUK28]

Thats a small major... you mean they get bigger than that.. AWESOME!!! i actually fed them a live cricket.. medium to large size.. just to see if they could handle it.. And it was completly differnt to rubra.. where they just all charge an attack and bite it to death lol These girls just went back n forth meeting with each other warning or tellin them about it... an they never seemed to dirrectly attack.. but looked like they was spraying.. or at least stiging with the tail end.. didnt take long before it was on its back and just twitching.. and now its half gone lol

[JimmyVe]

If i'm not mistaken, yes they get a little bigger than that. (mine did )

I sometimes to feed them a small cricket (live). I find it a bit crewel for the cricket but it is nice to see them 'hunt' it and see them so active.
Yes they do sting (/spray) the prey and than take it to there nest.