Ants came in mail and test tube flooded. Workers drowning in cotton! What should I do?
Edited by M_Ants, June 22 2020 - 12:52 PM.
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Help! Test Tube Flooded
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Posted June 22 2020 - 12:51 PM
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Remove the drowned workers and place them in a container with a paper towel in the bottom. They may still be alive. As for the rest, move them to a new tube with a cotton swab and/or forceps.
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Posted June 22 2020 - 12:57 PM
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Sorry! I learned the hard way that this happens when air pressure changes rapidly if the package is shipped via airplane. Ants should never be mailed in standard water filled test tube.
Get the ants out and in a new set up. They should mostly recover.
Get the ants out and in a new set up. They should mostly recover.
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