This is very odd. I have a couple of hydrostone nests that are at least eight months old. They have a few cracks, but nothing this dramatic.
Edited by Myrmicinae, March 1 2015 - 7:16 PM.
This is very odd. I have a couple of hydrostone nests that are at least eight months old. They have a few cracks, but nothing this dramatic.
Edited by Myrmicinae, March 1 2015 - 7:16 PM.
That erosion is caused by water constantly moving through that one spot. It dissolves it a lot faster.
Wicked. How do you add water?
Just pour it right onto the top of the water tank and it will flow down into the ports. They will all have small holes at the top of the water port tubes to allow for the air pressure to stabilize, allowing the water to continue pouring in until it is full. Also, these containers have a lip all around the edge to make them stackable, which also keeps the water from flowing off the sides.
Awesome design Drew! Fun to see how this has progressed.
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Thanks. Wait 'till you hear what happened after moving my Acromyrmex into it.
Oh no.
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Has anyone experimented with wick? The type used for reusable lighters and vaping. It basically looks like regular string, but sucks up water. I was thinking of how this could be used. Maybe line the circumference of the fungus chamber with a length of wick and have the end in a water reservoir? Maybe this would maintain constant humidity of the chamber in the same way as your reservoir/sponge but with no water-hydrostone contact.
Camponotus vicinus, Crematogaster 1, Crematogaster 2, Formica francoeuri, *, *, Myrmecocystus testaceus, Novomessor cockerelli, Pheidole hyatti, Pogonomyrmex californicus, Pogonomyrmex rugosus, Solenopsis invicta
I've thought about a wick, but didn't want something hanging from the bottoms of the containers. I like to keep things as simple and as simple looking as possible.
Edited by dspdrew, June 20 2020 - 10:03 PM.
Why do you always have civil wars breaking out in your Colonies!?
Also how are your Glowing ants, can you see them in the dark
Why do you always have civil wars breaking out in your Colonies!?
Also how are your Glowing ants, can you see them in the dark
I've only had one civil war, and the glowing ants are awesome! Of course I can see them in the dark!
What did you do to make glowing ants? Or is this a joke.
Those hole cuts are so clean! How?
I need your cutting process and I need your connectors and plugs ASAP. Take my money, please.
Very interesting.
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