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Test tube setups with cotton wool chamber walls

Started By CoolColJ , Apr 25 2018 2:21 PM

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#21 Offline CoolColJ - Posted June 19 2018 - 2:52 AM

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#22 Offline CoolColJ - Posted October 5 2018 - 3:31 AM

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Hey this is a better approach - a piece of vinyl tubing held in with dry cotton

#23 Offline Nare - Posted October 5 2018 - 11:15 AM

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Hey this is a better approach - a piece of vinyl tubing held in with dry cotton

I've been making the entrances to tubes smaller with this method, using straws instead of tubing. Straws are probably more common, and they make the entrance / exit even smaller, which is better for small species.

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#24 Offline CoolColJ - Posted October 5 2018 - 9:30 PM

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I've been making the entrances to tubes smaller with this method, using straws instead of tubing. Straws are probably more common, and they make the entrance / exit even smaller, which is better for small species.

Don't want it to be too small though, as some of my ants like to drag their food in for the larvae to feed on

Edited by CoolColJ, October 5 2018 - 9:30 PM.