Caption, vote, and/or doctor this screen capture (7/6/2008).

feeds@yuku.com (antdude) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:19:58 GMT

A cropped screen capture of a giant ant in Futurama - The Beast With A Billion Backs:

Notes:
1. Focus on the image, not the texts (if any). If it is a screen capture from a television/TV show, movie, game, etc., then make your own caption.
2. Use

Frozen crickets: a question

feeds@yuku.com (yliza) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:39:55 GMT

I actually went to a pet store and bought live crickets today. Smallest quantity I could get was a dozen, and they were all pretty big for a single ant queen, brood or no. That meant I was going to have to chop 'em up...and that I'd have enough to feed my queens for weeks.

I put them in the freezer. For one thing, I didn't have to deal with a squirming critter when I was cutting it into little pieces. I'm hoping the remaining crickets will keep for at least a few...

Tubes

feeds@yuku.com (nubioh) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:24:23 GMT

I've been wondering about how long will a Queen survive within a test tube that has a wet cotton ball? How do they get the air they need?

ID this unknown queen

feeds@yuku.com (ShawnLG) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:54:28 GMT

I have found this queen outside on the ground a week ago. She has not layed any eggs yet. Her length is 1/4 inch.

Tetramorium eggs not developing

feeds@yuku.com (The Darkwun) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:44:24 GMT

ok I have caught 18 queens around 6/1-6/3 I have them set up in test tubes. 3 TT with a single queen the rest 2-4 queens. They all have piles of eggs for almost 30 days now and none have developed. A few of the eggs are turning brown and drying up. What do you think the problem is? BTW I took 2 queens out, feed them and put them in a dirt setup( I'm thinking its the water) to see if the eggs will develop. Oh incase you're wondering they queens ARE mated and came from 3 different...

Queen ant??

feeds@yuku.com (KNG5) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:13:08 GMT

Can you guys help me on identifying this ant, and if it's a queen? If she is a queen, what are the chances of her being able to lay fertile eggs, since she still has wings? She's a big black ant, bigger than my Tetramorium queen. Her abdomen is huge. She has these weird hair looking things coming out of her mouth. I found her in my pool. Sorry for the bad picture quality, the pictures were taken with my video camera. I am in Kansas City, MO if that helps with the identification.
...

Accidential Bating (Many Pictures)

feeds@yuku.com (MrILoveTheAnts) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:48:28 GMT

Well as some of you know, I'm a beekeeper. Recently I harvested honey from the hives. Well all the wax shavings from the cells and bur comb (comb not built directly on the frame,) seemed to be doing nothing. So I started throwing them out in the compost pile before realizing the mess load of bees they would attract. Note that my compost pile is strictly for grass clippings and leaves. So the bees came and cleaned everything off, and they've since stopped. Well well what's left...

ID Request (300k of images)

feeds@yuku.com (yliza) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:26:34 GMT

I found this ant in my yard this afternoon (upstate South Carolina). It is by far the biggest ant I've seen, assuming it's an ant at all, at 5/8" long.

I was fairly certain she wasn't a queen (plus I have enough queens for the moment), so I released her outside. Unfortunately, my dog (Gojirro) ate her. Sure hope I was right!

Killing Colony Odor : List the Methods!

feeds@yuku.com (Anna) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:19:43 GMT

We all know that colony odor is the main barrier between us and many mega colonies at swarming time!

Here are the methods I have tried:

1. Chilling - NOT real good results, even with multiple chillings

2. A very weak solution of Febreze / water - Works at first very very well, then wears off - does NOT seem to hurt them at all

I know the C.O. is a result of the scent produced in the outer skin of the worker / queen -- what if there were a WAY to get...

My little pets - Messor Barbarus (Harvester Ants)

feeds@yuku.com (stellar) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:24:11 GMT

I have had the harvestor ants for about 6 months now, they appear to be healthy and run around, i would say there is about 50ish of them and the queen. I don't understand how they are functioning though... i keep them in a small tank.. made for ants (it had a large area for them to walk about on the surface but has the thinness of a normal antfarm to see the chambers)... I feed them grass seeds (which they go mental for) and other random seeds... water them etc... when i water them i...

in the meantime...

feeds@yuku.com (metallicmyrmecology) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:14:32 GMT

So I've read all about formicariums and building them, and I have what I think is a great idea, but it's just not coming together as smoothly as I had thought it would. Silicone needs like two days to dry, and each time the seal fails it's another two days wait just to see if it has worked THIS time.

Also, I've read about keeping new queens in a test tube, which has worked out well so far, however a few problems that have arisen are 1. the water in the bottom...

Success! Pheidole queen lays eggs! (142k image)

feeds@yuku.com (yliza) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:53:16 GMT

My Pheidole queen didn't care much for the test tube setup, so I put some reptile substrate into a former gel habitat and placed her in there. You can't see her in the photo, but you can see the setup. The tube on the left is the foraging area, which can be expanded later should it become necessary. The tube on the right is for adding water, the segment inside the...

Mystery Ant redux: ID requested (2 photos) (Forelius pruinosus)

feeds@yuku.com (yliza) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:17:41 GMT

This is one of the Mystery Ants that I have in my yard. We recently had some rain after a 2 week dry spell, and I noticed a lot of activity in this particular colony. I saw several male alates, and I spotted a female alate today. Not sure if this ant is a queen, but she has the bulbous yellow thorax that the alate queen had. My tape measure is MIA, so I can only guess her size at about 1/8". (UPDATE: tape measure found, she is about 3/16" long.) These ants have always appeared...

My experiment with Tapinoma sessile

feeds@yuku.com (Vendayn) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:40:24 GMT

I posted this in a thread. But, I thought it might make a good discussion for a thread.

I have a theory with Tapinoma sessile. Now I won't be able to test this right away, not until they expand more (could be until next year even, if they don't produce alates this year). Well, from what I read this is a non-aggressive ant. Although, I have seen them attacking a small Argentine ant nest where I released them. They would run into the hole, run out, then the Argentine ant would...

Caption and/or doctor this cartoon (6/28/2008).

feeds@yuku.com (antdude) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:04:31 GMT

A cartoon for Independence Day in United States on July 4th. From http://www.house2homeideas.com/Catalogue/Flag/holiday2.htm:

Notes:
1. Focus on the image, not the texts (if any).
2. Use

Caption and/or doctor this cartoon (6/28/2008).

feeds@yuku.com (antdude) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:04:31 GMT

A cartoon for Independence Day in United States on July 4th. From http://www.house2homeideas.com/Catalogue/Flag/holiday2.htm:

Notes:
1. Focus on the image, not the texts (if any).
2. Use

Aquarium Setup [A few questions]

feeds@yuku.com (Schleich) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:32:40 GMT

Okay, I plan on setting up a RECTANGLE aquarium to use for a colony.
I have mostly everything planned out but have a few questions.

What could I put in the middle that is solid and will force them to build on the edges? [Something im actually able to buy please]

If im using a mix of dirt and sand would I just need to spray the top with water everyday or so?

Would on top of the dirt be suitable for the...

Questions About Setups

feeds@yuku.com (dantrell) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:10:14 GMT

Hello all.

My first question is about this setup.

What happens when the water runs out? Is it connected to another tube where you can refill water as needed? I ask because this photo makes it seem like it's connected to to

The Ant Farm and Myrmecology Forum

Caption, vote, and/or doctor this screen capture (7/6/2008).

Frozen crickets: a question

Tubes

ID this unknown queen

Tetramorium eggs not developing

Queen ant??

Accidential Bating (Many Pictures)

ID Request (300k of images)

Killing Colony Odor : List the Methods!

My little pets - Messor Barbarus (Harvester Ants)

in the meantime...

Success! Pheidole queen lays eggs! (142k image)

Mystery Ant redux: ID requested (2 photos) (Forelius pruinosus)

My experiment with Tapinoma sessile

Caption and/or doctor this cartoon (6/28/2008).

Caption and/or doctor this cartoon (6/28/2008).

Aquarium Setup [A few questions]

Questions About Setups