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A Wave of Flies - Some type of Ant movie preview

Started By Loops117 , Apr 27 2017 8:47 AM

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#1 Offline Loops117 - Posted April 27 2017 - 8:47 AM

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Turn your sound on.

 

 

I've never done this before, what do you guys think?


Edited by Loops117, April 27 2017 - 9:39 AM.

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#2 Offline Civz - Posted April 27 2017 - 9:42 AM

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awesome video dude, keep making these!


#3 Offline Formicarius - Posted April 27 2017 - 11:29 AM

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Looks nice but why does the Colony have mites?


#4 Offline T.C. - Posted April 27 2017 - 11:38 AM

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Haha, when you had us watch it earlier did you ever say turn your volume on? Know that I did, I actually kind of enjoyed it. I want more! :D

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#5 Offline Spamdy - Posted April 27 2017 - 11:40 AM

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Haha, when you had us watch it earlier did you ever say turn your volume on? Know that I did, I actually kind of enjoyed it. I want more! :D

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All my colonies are dead. 

 

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#6 Offline Loops117 - Posted April 27 2017 - 1:53 PM

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Looks nice but why does the Colony have mites?

It looks like a mite, but its actually a springtail. There was a small culture in the nest and they babies would occasionally crawl across the queen, brood, etc

 

 

Haha, when you had us watch it earlier did you ever say turn your volume on? Know that I did, I actually kind of enjoyed it. I want more! :D

I believe i did =) And i will be. Been having fun doing this.

 

awesome video dude, keep making these!

Thank you. I will be making more


#7 Offline Formicarius - Posted April 27 2017 - 2:23 PM

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Looks nice but why does the Colony have mites?

It looks like a mite, but its actually a springtail. There was a small culture in the nest and they babies would occasionally crawl across the queen, brood, etc

 

 

 

 

http://imgur.com/a/Hb40h

 

Uh pretty sure those are mites everywhere. 

They're on the ants legs and usually sucking their blood from there.


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#8 Offline Miles - Posted April 27 2017 - 2:38 PM

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Yes, this colony has a very serious mite infestation.


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#9 Offline Loops117 - Posted April 27 2017 - 6:11 PM

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wooooow. Those are mites?


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#10 Offline Loops117 - Posted April 27 2017 - 6:16 PM

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xZero, I'm sorry i doubted you.

 

Thought you guys were talking about this springtail that ran across the queen during the video.

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#11 Offline ctantkeeper - Posted April 27 2017 - 6:24 PM

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Awesome video!!! Can't wait for my Crematogaster queens to start producing workers.


#12 Offline FSTP - Posted April 27 2017 - 7:14 PM

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I love it!

 

what's the difference between those flies and melanogaster?


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#13 Offline klawfran3 - Posted April 27 2017 - 8:50 PM

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I love it!

 

what's the difference between those flies and melanogaster?

D. Hydei are a bit larger than D. Melanogaster, other than that they're about the same

 

 

and yeah I agree, that is a nasty mite infection. Maybe put a little bit of tree resin in the outworld, I heard that has anti-mite properties. Their legs and antennae are covered in the little white dots.


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#14 Offline Connectimyrmex - Posted April 27 2017 - 10:01 PM

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RIP Flies...

 

Also, Crematogaster are awesome. I hope to catch a few when I move to Connecticut!


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#15 Offline Loops117 - Posted April 28 2017 - 5:23 AM

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I love it!

 

what's the difference between those flies and melanogaster?

D. Hydei are a bit larger than D. Melanogaster, other than that they're about the same

 

 

and yeah I agree, that is a nasty mite infection. Maybe put a little bit of tree resin in the outworld, I heard that has anti-mite properties. Their legs and antennae are covered in the little white dots.

 

 

Yah, thank you. I don't know why this is being pointed out now, a year after the video was shot and published to this site, and youtube. The entire time i was told about the mites, i always...ALWAYS..thought they were talking about the springtail in the video. I've seen mites before, and this problem should have been caught by me (i'm feeling extremely noobish due to this), just didn't realize what those were. This was my only Crematogaster colony at the time, so i assumed their leg shape was just their leg shape.

 

Time to buy a better lens


#16 Offline FSTP - Posted April 28 2017 - 6:17 AM

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at least you didn't post "OMG My colony has MITEs THEY"RE ALL GOING TO DIE!" (like, subscribe, and don't forget to hit that bell icon!)


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#17 Offline Alabama Anter - Posted April 28 2017 - 8:06 AM

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at least you didn't post "OMG My colony has MITEs THEY"RE ALL GOING TO DIE!" (like, subscribe, and don't forget to hit that bell icon!)

LMFAO! Na OMG MY FIRE ANTS ARE TRYING TO ESCAPE!


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"OH NO! I STARTED AN ANT WAR!" 


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#19 Offline Connectimyrmex - Posted May 4 2017 - 10:54 PM

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Funny but a bit offensive to a person

 

 

 

 

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#20 Offline Loops117 - Posted May 5 2017 - 5:37 AM

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Funny but a bit offensive to a person

 

 

 

 

"MY ANT TERRARIUM EVOLVED LIFE!"

 

offensive? How?


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