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Balcony Ants (Lasius niger)


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#81 Offline Ernteameise - Posted April 27 2024 - 1:05 AM

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Hello Ernteameise;

I’ll get some from my sister-in-law….she’s cat crazy!
RPT

I have a sister like that.... but with here, it is horses.... not much ant food to be had, there....


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#82 Offline Ernteameise - Posted May 1 2024 - 3:05 AM

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Oh wow- look at all these new eggs and larvae! Whole piles of them!

How do you make them stop????

 

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As for the "wild" colony on the balcony....

it literally takes just 5 minutes after I offered some food to have a whole massive swarm devouring the offering.

 

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#83 Offline Ernteameise - Posted May 2 2024 - 6:41 AM

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So while all my other pet ants are ignoring the fish food (Gel food Tetra Delica), the "wild" girls on my Balcony are going crazy for it.

 

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#84 Offline Ernteameise - Posted May 3 2024 - 9:56 AM

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Chicken is always a success

 

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#85 Offline Ernteameise - Posted Yesterday, 11:57 AM

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Many of those pupae I showed earlier have now become workers, so the colony is growing steadily.

And they continue to have a large pile of eggs.

They are also very hungry.

 

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