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Uploaded by on Aug 2, 2009

The second part of the video. The ants I have are Myrmica sp. They are carnivorous and they possess a sting (they have poison). I captured a few queens last year, and that's how I started my colony. I feed them with a mix of water/honey, fruits and lots of insects.

The song is The legend of Zelda (violin) (for all the geeks out there).

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  • what alternative should I use if I have no driller?

  • A scalpel maybe? Or a cutter

  • Wow that is awsome...

    Im trying that today...

    Tu parles Francais?

    Fais moi signe...

    Ill send you guys some pics of the result....

  • Oui, j'ai hâte de voir les photos.

    Merci

  • yeah i tried clay first, but that took along time to set and the plaster wasnt the right consistency, i like the OXO cube idea though. I assume you put your testube in the foraging area - how long did it take for them to adopt the nest as home? did you use anything to cover it (red plastic, or black paper etc.)?

  • 24h, and black paper

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  • nice ocarina of time music

  • @diegofores1 thats simple.(do not dig up a queen)

  • can you reupload the part 1 of this?? i can view it :(

  • how did you get a queen!?!?!?

  • what are u using to ventilate the ant farm? If there is no ventilation it'll mold and the air will become stale.

  • whit time ants can and will eat fro the tube that goes to teh hunting area...

  • @antboy888 as long as i could see them id be fine wether its from the side or not but hey what ever keeps them from escaping dont really see how it would be odd

  • @cmsmiley13 well you cant see the ants from the sides and it looks odd

  • @antboy888 to much or not him adding that much now he dosent have to worry about the ants climbing at all =-]

  • go to Walmart/target.. get a DREMEL 20-40 bucks for a Decent one.. use this to Carve ur tunnels AND DRILL holes..

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