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[Senbonzakura]

So I have found a lot of tetramorium ants in my pool, but most of the time they don't look too well as if they are on their way to die. What i have been doing is setting the ants in a test tube with a q tip so that they have something to hold onto and pull the water off them so they can dry out then I put them in a proper test tube setup. I have noticed the ants still seem weak and appear to have trouble moving. Pretty much the complete opposite of my camponotus queens that appear to be full of life when i check on them. I have caught 6 tetramorium ants in my pool and no doubt I could get many more but one of them has already died. Is there a more appropriate way to dry out ants found in water? Thanks in advance.

[Antking117]

Nah, i just put them in a test tube setup like regular, they usually cling onto the cotton for the first day and by the next day are active with wings removed.

[noebl1]

Nah, i just put them in a test tube setup like regular, they usually cling onto the cotton for the first day and by the next day are active with wings removed.

 

This was my experience with them as well.  A coworker grabbed a dozen from his pool last summer for me, put them into a ziplock bag with water in it from the pool, sealed it, and then finally saw him 11 hours later.  100% survival rate on those queens months later.  Ended up giving a bunch away they were doing so well.

[Evanthomas89]

 

Nah, i just put them in a test tube setup like regular, they usually cling onto the cotton for the first day and by the next day are active with wings removed.

 

This was my experience with them as well.  A coworker grabbed a dozen from his pool last summer for me, put them into a ziplock bag with water in it from the pool, sealed it, and then finally saw him 11 hours later.  100% survival rate on those queens months later.  Ended up giving a bunch away they were doing so well.

 

 

WOW! I'll definitely be checking the pool filter at my aunt and uncle's when I visit this weekend! 

[FeedTheAnts]

Pools are where I find ALL of my queens! So I hope there isn't a problem with it!