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[Foogoo]

Do they not see it at all and interpret it as still being dark? Or are they aware there is light but just aren't as bothered by red light?

[Gregory2455]

It is dark to them. 

[Crystals]

It is less bright as it is being filtered through red.  Some species seem unable to see past the clear red plastic, but other see through it with no issues at all.

 

I tried once with my colonies, but my Myrmica and Formica could see right through it.  I eventually just left it off and all of my colonies are now used to the light.  It makes moving them interesting, but it also makes observation so much better.

[dspdrew]

If I'm not mistaken, I think they see red light the same way we see infrared light... we don't. A piece of translucent red plastic would probably look the way a plastic infrared filter looks to us--black.

[Alza]

that's cool!