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#1 Offline OhNoNotAgain - Posted November 12 2020 - 9:28 PM

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Have you seen your fruit flies do this?

it was hilarious. I have never seen them do this in a culture bin, but I had taken these few out and put them in a container with paper towel and fruit.

Yeah and the loopy circle? They kept going. I edited it short because it was getting boring.

 

 

Yeah I just uploaded a ton of little bug videos.

 

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https://www.youtube....GXgrcNg7vtYK54I


Edited by OhNoNotAgain, November 12 2020 - 9:30 PM.

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#2 Offline M_Ants - Posted November 12 2020 - 9:36 PM

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That's hilarious. What media do you use for culturing them? 


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#3 Offline FSTP - Posted November 12 2020 - 11:22 PM

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yes I've seen my do it. Its funny typically its just 2-3 flys doing it but every once and a while there will be a large line of them like in your video. 


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#4 Offline OhNoNotAgain - Posted November 13 2020 - 7:23 AM

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That's hilarious. What media do you use for culturing them? 

 

I've been using this: https://bigfatphids....fly-culture-mix

with some yeast added to avoid mystery fungus.

But I understand you can make your own for very cheap.


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Camponotus fragilis; also separate journal: Camponotus sansabeanus, vicinus, quercicola

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Pogonomyrmex subnitidus and previously californicus

Tetramorium sp.

Termites: Zootermopsis angusticollis

 

Isopods: A. gestroi, granulatum, kluugi, maculatum, vulgare; C. murina; P. hoffmannseggi, P. haasi, P. ornatus; V. parvus

Spoods: Phidippus sp.


#5 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted November 13 2020 - 8:03 AM

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you know, i might have to try this sometime! the culture of fruit flies, that is. 


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#6 Offline Swirlysnowflake - Posted November 13 2020 - 8:54 AM

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you know, i might have to try this sometime! the culture of fruit flies, that is. 

me thinking you want to try doing a fruit fly conga line  :thinking:(before i read the last sentence lol) 


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#7 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted November 13 2020 - 8:57 AM

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you know, i might have to try this sometime! the culture of fruit flies, that is. 

me thinking you want to try doing a fruit fly conga line  :thinking:(before i read the last sentence lol) 

 

me trying to put my hands on a fruit fly!


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Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8

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