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Colored water ant picture - what kind of ants are these?

Started By Lieutenant Redundant , May 21 2014 12:28 PM

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#1 Offline Lieutenant Redundant - Posted May 21 2014 - 12:28 PM

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You have all probably seen these photos or article floating around.

http://www.thisiscol...olored-liquids/

Does anyone know what kinds of ants these are? They look an awful lot like the Forelius Pruinosus queen that I just caught. If so I'm TOTALLY going to feed her workers dyed water. TOTALLY.

#2 Offline dspdrew - Posted May 21 2014 - 12:42 PM

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Not sure, but I think most any ant that eats 'till its gaster expands to the point of exposing the membrane between the plates will show the color of the food they ate.

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