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[Barristan]

In this thread I will share videos of my Camponotus nicobarensis colony with you.

 

The first one is a time-lapse of the colony drinking sugar water. You can easily see how the worker's gaster expands (that is called physogastry). The video runs 25x faster than real time.

 

Edited by Barristan, May 25 2018 - 4:30 AM.

[Barristan]

I made an interesting observation yesterday. They started building a nest inside a cooked potato (maybe I should patent this idea and build nests made out of potatoes).

 

[CoolColJ]

Would be even more fun with coloured sugar water

[Barristan]

More pollution as "dermy" would say:

 

[T.C.]

It's only pollution if nobody but yourself enjoys it. Nice video my friend. I wanna see some nest footage.

[Scrixx]

Awesome timelapse! It was a bit gross when they pulled out a chunk of gut. It was interesting to see what they would do to the inner parts of an insect. I was wondering if they would eat it there or take it to the nest. Turns out it was both! 

[Barristan]

These ants prefer dismantling insects at the place they found them. If you are so grossed out by a little bit of gut you shouldn't browse my other videos

Edited by Barristan, April 18 2018 - 10:22 AM.

[Scrixx]

These ants prefer dismantling insects at the place they found them. If you are so grossed out by a little bit of gut you shouldn't browse my other videos

 

Haha not a lot of things gross me out. I think gross was the wrong word, maybe gruesome or morbid would've been a better choice.

[nurbs]

Great videos! Subscribed!

[StayLoki]

Awesome videos!! Super cool 😎
Thanks for sharing!!

[Barristan]

Some workers of the colony decided to look for a new home and moved into a box made out of cardboard:



The cause of the escape was a gap in the escape barrier through which the ants were able to escape...

[StayLoki]

^^^Hahahahhaha, they're in ant heaven!! They love it!^^^

[Barristan]

Maybe they smelled that there was wine in it...

 

"In vino veritas"

Edited by Barristan, April 21 2018 - 9:21 AM.

[TennesseeAnts]

Some workers of the colony decided to look for a new home and moved into a box made out of cardboard:
The cause of the escape was a gap in the escape barrier through which the ants were able to escape...

Hope the queen didn't get out!

[Barristan]

Today I gave my ants a German specialty: Zwiebelmettwurst. The sausage is made out of raw pork mixed with salt, pepper and small pieces of onions.

 

The time-lapse runs at 125 times of the real-time speed.

 

 

 

You can find additional photos of the feast in the ant photography thread.

Edited by Barristan, May 4 2018 - 1:03 AM.

[GeorgeK]

I made an interesting observation yesterday. They started building a nest inside a cooked potato (maybe I should patent this idea and build nests made out of potatoes).

 

During late spring i find lots of different species of ants making satelite nests in fallen apples. They`re easy to dig in, its humid and food is right there, sort of reminds me of the idea of those antworks nests.

[Barristan]

yep, that seems to be the reason why they start to dig into fruits and vegetables.

[Barristan]

A lot of you wanted to see the inside of the nest so today I deliver :

 

[Jonathan21700]

Nice! How was this colony started?

[T.C.]

Nice! How was this colony started?

A queen probably.