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#1 Offline MaxGen - Posted August 22 2017 - 4:58 AM

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My colonies are just getting big enough that the workers have started leaving waste in their outworlds.  What are people using to clean the waste pile up with?

 

I'm finding the waste to be quite fine so using tweezers is a chore.  I checked Amazon for small keyboard vacuums but the reviews I read were pretty bad.  Not sure I should take a chance on one.

 

I made an aspirator to catch Lasius workers a while ago, perhaps that?

 

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#2 Offline Loops117 - Posted August 22 2017 - 6:22 AM

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I've always just used an aspirator to clean up the waste. You can even hook it up to your vacuum so you're not inhaling ant poops






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