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Study: Will Camponotous Eat Protien Rich Liquids Other Than Ant Juice

Started By Da_NewAntOnTheBlock , Oct 26 2019 5:34 PM
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Poll: Stage 1 Poll- YOU ONLY HAVE UNTIL 7 PM CENTRAL TIME TO COMPLETE IT (8 member(s) have cast votes)

Would you feed your ant colony the liquids provided (they are non-toxic)

  1. Yes (4 votes [50.00%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 50.00%

  2. No, My colony is in diapause (4 votes [50.00%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 50.00%

If I were to tell you the liquids in the experiment, would you PM me if you're interested

  1. Yes, tell me! (6 votes [75.00%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 75.00%

  2. No (1 votes [12.50%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 12.50%

  3. I don't know (1 votes [12.50%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 12.50%

Are you're Camponotus colonies currently in hibernation

  1. Yes (3 votes [37.50%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 37.50%

  2. No (4 votes [50.00%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 50.00%

  3. They aren't accepting anymore protein ;( (1 votes [12.50%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 12.50%

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#21 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted October 27 2019 - 8:05 AM

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Yes. And Illinois.


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#22 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted October 27 2019 - 8:50 AM

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Thank you all for filling out the poll! If you haven't filled it out yet, but want to, the deadline is 8PM tonight (when I log off). After that, I will close the poll.

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#23 Offline Serafine - Posted October 27 2019 - 9:09 AM

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Protein isn't everything and nutritional values differ between different food items - there's no one single hyperfood that has it all.

There's also a too much of protein which can lead to a whole host of issues like pH imbalance and digestion problems.

Also studies indicate that ants will actually go for an imbalanced diet (= eating too much of something to a degree where it negatively affects their health) if they lack specific vitamins or minerals.


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#24 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted October 27 2019 - 9:17 AM

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Protein isn't everything and nutritional values differ between different food items - there's no one single hyperfood that has it all.
There's also a too much of protein which can lead to a whole host of issues like pH imbalance and digestion problems.
Also studies indicate that ants will actually go for an imbalanced diet (= eating too much of something to a degree where it negatively affects their health) if they lack specific vitamins or minerals.

That is a concept I am aware of, and why it is up to the ant keeper to give them an amount that isn't to much. The saying "less is more" applies to this situation

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