How do I get my ants to move out of their test tube and into a mini hearth? I have already tried light.
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How do I get my ants to move out of their test tube and into a mini hearth? I have already tried light.
I keep:
(angry) Pogonomyrmex Rugosus,
(stubborn) Myrmecocystus Deplisis
Tetramorium Immigrans
Monomorium Minimum
And many Carnivorous plants such as:
Dionea (fly trap)
Sarracenia x 'Fiona' ( American Pitcher plant)
Nepenthese ventrata (Tropical Pitcher plant
Pinguicula agnata x emarginata (Butterwort)
You can try heat: if your ants like heat stop heating the test tube and then heat the mini hearth, or if they don't like heat you can start heating the test tube and don't heat the mini hearth, though note: do NOT heat the test tube too much or you can drown your ants by the water in the water section of the tube evaporating and then condensation happens in the part of the tube with the ants. You can try humidity: you can heat up the test tube so it dries out faster so they will move into the moister mini hearth for water, but this can be risky because of the same problem of heating the test tube so do NOT give the test tube too much heat. You can also just try using a brighter light to get them to move.
“You’ll survive” -wise man.
Currently keeping:
Brachymyrmex patagonicus
Solenopsis invicta
Crematogaster sp.
You can darken the mini heart and shine some light. It will take time but should work. as a last resort I would dump them in.
Currently keeping: 2 C.vicinus colonies.2 C.sansabeanus. 1 C.leavissimus. 2 C.Ca02. 1 V.pergandei. 4 T.immigrans.1 F.pacifica. 1 C.hyatti
1 M.ergatognya
Trying to get my hands on :C.modoc,A.vercicolor, and Any Honeypots
You can also tap on the test tube a little in addition to the methods already listed, vibrations always make ants feel uncomfortable.
"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
Formerly called AntsDakota, not to be confused with Ants_Dakota (hence the name change). You can still call me Adak.
Keeping:
Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. subsericea, unidentified fusca group sp.
Formica cf. ravida, cf. obscuriventris
Myrmica sp.
just now I almost baked my ants.Try direct sunlight on a day that is not too hot. Supervise carefully, so you don’t bake the ants.
“You’ll survive” -wise man.
Currently keeping:
Brachymyrmex patagonicus
Solenopsis invicta
Crematogaster sp.
lol
I keep:
(angry) Pogonomyrmex Rugosus,
(stubborn) Myrmecocystus Deplisis
Tetramorium Immigrans
Monomorium Minimum
And many Carnivorous plants such as:
Dionea (fly trap)
Sarracenia x 'Fiona' ( American Pitcher plant)
Nepenthese ventrata (Tropical Pitcher plant
Pinguicula agnata x emarginata (Butterwort)
Try direct sunlight on a day that is not too hot. Supervise carefully, so you don’t bake the ants.
This method also comes with the risk of flooding the test tube. Keep the water part in shade or underneath something.
"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
Formerly called AntsDakota, not to be confused with Ants_Dakota (hence the name change). You can still call me Adak.
Keeping:
Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. subsericea, unidentified fusca group sp.
Formica cf. ravida, cf. obscuriventris
Myrmica sp.
Yeah I've flooded my ants once before
I keep:
(angry) Pogonomyrmex Rugosus,
(stubborn) Myrmecocystus Deplisis
Tetramorium Immigrans
Monomorium Minimum
And many Carnivorous plants such as:
Dionea (fly trap)
Sarracenia x 'Fiona' ( American Pitcher plant)
Nepenthese ventrata (Tropical Pitcher plant
Pinguicula agnata x emarginata (Butterwort)
sadly
I keep:
(angry) Pogonomyrmex Rugosus,
(stubborn) Myrmecocystus Deplisis
Tetramorium Immigrans
Monomorium Minimum
And many Carnivorous plants such as:
Dionea (fly trap)
Sarracenia x 'Fiona' ( American Pitcher plant)
Nepenthese ventrata (Tropical Pitcher plant
Pinguicula agnata x emarginata (Butterwort)
sadly
Just use the edit button.
Currently keeping: 2 C.vicinus colonies.2 C.sansabeanus. 1 C.leavissimus. 2 C.Ca02. 1 V.pergandei. 4 T.immigrans.1 F.pacifica. 1 C.hyatti
1 M.ergatognya
Trying to get my hands on :C.modoc,A.vercicolor, and Any Honeypots
ok i just used a brush to take them out
I keep:
(angry) Pogonomyrmex Rugosus,
(stubborn) Myrmecocystus Deplisis
Tetramorium Immigrans
Monomorium Minimum
And many Carnivorous plants such as:
Dionea (fly trap)
Sarracenia x 'Fiona' ( American Pitcher plant)
Nepenthese ventrata (Tropical Pitcher plant
Pinguicula agnata x emarginata (Butterwort)
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