Hello everybody, I hope you are all doing well despite the current situation we all currently find ourselves in. Well, it’s officially Spring in my eyes. Yes, I know the official date this year was 20 March, however, for me, it’s not officially Spring until the wild ants in my garden are awake and foraging. Yesterday I threw […]
It’s Officially Spring! – Colonies Update – 7 April 2020 Read More »
Ant larvae being attended to. Life in the brood chamber of my Lasius umbratus colony. Outside temperature: 6*C / Ant Room Temperature: 8.6*C Lasius umbratus Things are still very slow in this colony, despite being the most active colony of the three. I do see more of these ants out foraging and feeding than the
Ant Larvae in brood chamber – Colony Update Read More »
Welcome to another update on my captive ant colonies. In this update I talk about a wandering Myrmica rubra queen, and I discuss allowing my ants to hibernate. I had tried to prevent the ants going into full hibernation this year to try to encourage the Lasius umbratus to complete their new nest excavation. I have done
Captive Ant Colony Journals Update – 3 Dec 19 Read More »
Hello, and welcome to another update on my captive ant colony journals. I had not posted an update last week as there had not been much activity. Instead, I wrote an article about the evolution of ants. To be honest, there is not much activity still. However, here is an update on all three colonies. Lasius niger, Lasius umbratus,
Captive Ant Colony Journals Update – 18 Nov 19 Read More »