http://antfarm.yuku.com/forums/2 en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:02:22 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://antfarm.yuku.com/forums/2 Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9194/t/Red-tinted-plastic-Plus-other-n00b-questions-.html I am new to starting an ant colony, but I've had a lifelong interest in ants.

I am planning on making an ant farm, based on Chuck's two-jar system. I was wondering, so that I don't need to expose my ants to light while viewing them in the nest, is it practical/safe to replace the foil/black material with a red-tinted adhesive vinyl / contact? If I was unable to find red, would a magenta work the same way, or is it on too different a wavelength to be... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (JaneDoe) http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9194 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:02:11 GMT http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9190/t/dorymyrmex-bicolor.html
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]]> feeds@yuku.com (azgrower15) http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9190 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:51:58 GMT http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9180/t/Lasius-Alienus-Info.html feeds@yuku.com (Max93) http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9180 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:52:42 GMT http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9179/t/Lasius-Alienus-Plaster-of-Paris-setup-.html feeds@yuku.com (Max93) http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9179 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:20:57 GMT http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9170/t/First-colony.html
My name is Renan and I`ve always been an ant enthusiast. Always wanted to craft an ant farm for myself but never had the know-how for it, thought it was really complex and all so ended up abandoning the idea, until I recently watched ALL the movies posted byAntsCanada on Youtube and got inspired by his Tetramorium colony on a pumice stone. So, I decided to do the same.

Now, the pool in my backyard has always been a trap for queens and males after mating... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (FoxRovina) http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9170 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:22:44 GMT http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9167/t/Best-dirt.html Which kind of dirt is best used, as to ensure very low collapsing risk? I find vast numbers of different dirt-types, and
do not know which would be best.
Also, could it be an idea to fill the bottom with a fine layer of granulate covered with a sheet of sorts, to allow excess
water to gather there (like you would do with plants)?
]]> feeds@yuku.com (Martin Thrane) http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9167 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:55:19 GMT http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9166/t/My-Iridomyrmex-Queen.html This is a photo of the biggest queen of the 9 so far. The rest still only have eggs.

Anyone know how long it takes for Iridomyrmex to go from egg to worker?

]]> feeds@yuku.com (deano) http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9166 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:58:53 GMT http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9164/t/Re-laying-Eggs.html ]]> feeds@yuku.com (sbx) http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9164 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:16:45 GMT http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9163/t/See-through-Perspex-Formicarium.html feeds@yuku.com (tomorrownight) http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9163 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:30:56 GMT http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9162/t/Second-try-with-Lasius-niger-huge-photographs-photos-.html
I have three new L. niger queens. Winter hasn't come to Northern Europe yet, and temperatures are not below zero - in fact they are some 2-7 Celsius.

Look forward to receiving them, and this time I'm prepared


... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Martin Thrane) http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9162 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:13:23 GMT http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9161/t/Wintering-my-ants-seems-to-be-working-.html feeds@yuku.com (Antimidation) http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9161 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:21:00 GMT http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9158/t/Glass-terrarium-questions.html 1. should i use a Glass terrarium?
2. if not, shall i make my own out of Plexiglas?
3. if i should use a glass terrarium how can i drill holes for teh tubes into it without it cracking? ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bentley) http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9158 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:24:01 GMT http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9159/t/Hey-.html
I just caught 6 lasius niger queens in 2 days. I know very little about keeping/breeding ants.. but am very interested in them.
Two of my queens have just laid their first eggs and I am very excited about watching these ants forge their world.

I also wanted to know, how long will it take on average for these very new eggs to grow into workers?

Thanks, im sure you guys will be hearing a lot more of me and my... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (sbx) http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9159 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:04:44 GMT http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9150/t/newbie.html Am real keen to establish antfarm.
Started with having some large offcuts of 10mm acrylic and ply and have built was I think should be great accommodation 2ft x 1ft sub-terrain shaft and 2gal forage box, some vents and no poss of escape(I think!). I'm thinking BIG - Oh, we got both kinds of ants, bull ants and BULL ANTS. I am doubly motivated by my misses' hysterical reaction - yesss, of course I'm gunna keep them in the house. I have six year old son who's... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (antpant) http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9150 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:03:53 GMT http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9137/t/Finding-Ants-in-Fall-Winter.html
I plan on building my first formicarium tomorrow, but I was hoping that I wouldn't have to wait until next spring/summer to stock it.

This is about on par with my discovery of a hobby (the exact wrong time of year).

... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (thekyle) http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9137 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:11:09 GMT http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9136/t/Camponotus-Ligniperda-Journal.html Start of journal:
I checked on my Campontus Ligniperda today and i found the queen wandering around with 4 workers running around crazily!
I thought they were dead for there nest had disappeared and they wasn't eating
I have them in a plastic tube that is more than big enough for them and i have fed them honey and a fruit fly. She is very fat but no eggs etc were found any-were.
I have no nests... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Ryan349) http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9136 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:59:08 GMT http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9132/t/why-is-there-a-fungus-garden-in-my-waste-tank-.html feeds@yuku.com (attaman) http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9132 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:49:18 GMT http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9131/t/How-to-Collect-an-Argentine-Ant-Queen.html I was wondering if anyone had suggestions for collecting an Argentine ant (Linepithima humile) queen. I know they reproduce by budding and so waiting for mating flights is out. I live in an urban area and they are all around, Im just not sure how to get a queen. I read somewhere flooding the nest might work but haven't tried it, any suggestions would be appreciated. Like I mentioned I live in an area already invaded so I'm not going to accidently introduce them. Also,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Cbrackett) http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9131 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:27:05 GMT http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9130/t/how-to-make-a-Gypsum-ant-nest.html ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Abz uk ants) http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9130 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:27:00 GMT http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9128/t/So-I-found-some-ants-today-.html feeds@yuku.com (MoAntz) http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/9128 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:43:41 GMT