Food was very popular today
Food was very popular today
Since several people in the German Facebook group have started to make their Lasius colonies ready for winter, I also decided to clean up the top of the mini hearth and put them on the balcony, so they get used to colder nights. Climate right now is autumn, wet and windy, and temperatures are 13-17 degrees centigrade during the day and 6-10 degrees centigrade at night.
I placed the two colonies that need a real hibernation, the Lasius and the Temnothorax, in their hibernation box on the balcony, so they adapt to outside temperatures and get ready for winter.
The Lasius still have some brood.
I would recommend waiting until all pupae eclose, as larvae are the only brood which can overwinter well. If all pupae eclose and the larvae stop developing, that is a good sign they are ready for hibernation.
"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:
Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea
Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra
Myrmica sp.
Lasius neoniger, brevicornis
Good point.
Will get them back in during the day, or put them up so they get some indirect sunlight (if the sun is out, that is).
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