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How to preserve insects?

Started By Hightlyze , Jan 1 2020 9:32 AM

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#1 Offline Hightlyze - Posted January 1 2020 - 9:32 AM

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I haven't fed my ants in weeks because I was in vacation for Christmas and New year. Anyways it's been a while since I last appeared. I'm currently in a farm which I think more insects are showing up and I can't miss out on the opportunity to get insect buffet for my probably dead ants

i eat cars for breakfast everynight

#2 Offline DDD101DDD - Posted January 1 2020 - 10:34 AM

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You can freeze them.

He travels, he seeks the p a r m e s a n.

#3 Offline ponerinecat - Posted January 1 2020 - 10:55 AM

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freeze em.

#4 Offline Manitobant - Posted January 1 2020 - 12:49 PM

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Put them in the freezer

My journals:

Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
Lasius minutus: https://www.formicul...cs/#entry174811
Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449
General acanthomyops journal: https://www.formicul...yops-with-eggs/

#5 Offline TheMicroPlanet - Posted January 1 2020 - 2:16 PM

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freeze ray time

My ants

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#6 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted January 1 2020 - 4:38 PM

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You could bring them home alive in a container, if your parents allow.

And I almost forgot- I don't know if this has been mentioned, but you could definitely freeze them.

Edited by AntsDakota, January 1 2020 - 4:40 PM.

Pumpkin_Loves_Ants likes this

"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

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