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I froze an ant and it still hasn't woken up yet. Is it dead?

Started By Hightlyze , Mar 18 2019 11:21 PM

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#1 Offline Hightlyze - Posted March 18 2019 - 11:21 PM

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I froze it for like more than 5 minutes and it's been more than that since I took it out of the freezer.

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#2 Offline Zeiss - Posted March 18 2019 - 11:30 PM

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Give it a few more hours.  You are in the Philippines, so there is a good chance your ant could not tolerate freezing temperatures long.


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#3 Offline nurbs - Posted March 18 2019 - 11:54 PM

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Why did you freeze your ant?

 

 

I froze it for like more than 5 minutes and it's been more than that since I took it out of the freezer.


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#4 Offline Hightlyze - Posted March 19 2019 - 12:04 AM

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Why did you freeze your ant?
 
 

I froze it for like more than 5 minutes and it's been more than that since I took it out of the freezer.

So I could make it golden

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#5 Offline Leo - Posted March 19 2019 - 12:14 AM

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what now


#6 Offline Hightlyze - Posted March 19 2019 - 12:27 AM

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what now


What do you mean?

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#7 Offline Zeiss - Posted March 19 2019 - 12:40 AM

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what now


What do you mean?

 

I think he is confused by what you mean when you said, "So I could make it golden."


#8 Offline Hightlyze - Posted March 19 2019 - 12:54 AM

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what now


What do you mean?
I think he is confused by what you mean when you said, "So I could make it golden."
Color it gold with a marker

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#9 Offline FSTP - Posted March 19 2019 - 1:15 AM

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what the heck?


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#10 Offline Zeiss - Posted March 19 2019 - 1:18 AM

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Color it gold with a marker

What is the point of this?  You will most likely damage it by just coloring it with a maker.  If you aim to keep it alive, you will not keep something alive if you color it with marker.


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#11 Offline Hightlyze - Posted March 19 2019 - 1:45 AM

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Color it gold with a marker

What is the point of this? You will most likely damage it by just coloring it with a maker. If you aim to keep it alive, you will not keep something alive if you color it with marker.
For fun. Is fun still even a thing?

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#12 Offline Serafine - Posted March 19 2019 - 1:51 AM

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#13 Offline Zeiss - Posted March 19 2019 - 1:54 AM

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For fun. Is fun still even a thing?

If you want to color the ant as a specimen, spray paint would probably be much easier. 

 

Are you trying to do it to a living or dead ant?  If you are trying to do it while alive, the paint/marker will kill it anyways.


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#14 Offline dermy - Posted March 19 2019 - 2:14 AM

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I'm sorry but I'm pretty sure it's a dead ant now. Good news, you can still colour it golden.


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#15 Offline Leo - Posted March 19 2019 - 2:17 AM

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Color it gold with a marker

What is the point of this? You will most likely damage it by just coloring it with a maker. If you aim to keep it alive, you will not keep something alive if you color it with marker.
For fun. Is fun still even a thing?

 

Well... fun here is defined by KEEPING ants. Not freezing them and coloring them golden. Though I can't really criticize because I have done much worse to other insects


#16 Offline gcsnelling - Posted March 19 2019 - 2:24 AM

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Color it gold with a marker

What is the point of this? You will most likely damage it by just coloring it with a maker. If you aim to keep it alive, you will not keep something alive if you color it with marker.
For fun. Is fun still even a thing?

 

 

 

If this is your idea of fun, you can go someplace else where animal torture is an approve activity.


#17 Offline Hightlyze - Posted March 19 2019 - 2:26 AM

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What?

For fun. Is fun still even a thing?

If you want to color the ant as a specimen, spray paint would probably be much easier. 
 
Are you trying to do it to a living or dead ant?  If you are trying to do it while alive, the paint/marker will kill it anyways.
Spray paint? Isn't that worse?

I'm sorry but I'm pretty sure it's a dead ant now. Good news, you can still colour it golden.

I burried it and it disappeared later on."

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#18 Offline Hightlyze - Posted March 19 2019 - 2:27 AM

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Guys STFU don't make me mad I just don't want to start another fight. I got banned in r/pets cuz of a fight.

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#19 Offline Zeiss - Posted March 19 2019 - 2:30 AM

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You still have not answered my question, are you doing this on alive or dead ants? I'm assuming you wish to do it to living ones, which is stupid, in my opinion.

I attempted to suggest spray paint to you if you were to color a dead ant, as it would be easier than a marker.

Do you have any goals when doing this or just for your own enjoyment?

#20 Offline gcsnelling - Posted March 19 2019 - 2:31 AM

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Really? Don't make me mad?? How about behaving in a mature manner and not start fights like a child.


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