Riccardo atta colony 2015 4/12/2015
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Re: Riccardo atta colony 2015 4/12/2015
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Yeah put I've got get bit of fungus to put in the new pods help start them off well today the day lol am thinking putting loads leafs in the tank so there busy on them so I can sort the pipes out and cut them to the sizes that I need
Yeah put I've got get bit of fungus to put in the new pods help start them off well today the day lol am thinking putting loads leafs in the tank so there busy on them so I can sort the pipes out and cut them to the sizes that I need
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Re: Riccardo atta colony 2015 4/12/2015
Well got the pods on to the others I had to the tubing smaller and wow they was like one worker found the pod open and boom loads came out and even pi**ed of soldiers came out as well but got them all back in tho now it's just waiting game now
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Re: Riccardo atta colony 2015 4/12/2015
Well I've got new set up I can't wait get my pods in it and just need pay the rest
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Re: Riccardo atta colony 2015 4/12/2015
Well today with my Heath getting better me and my wife clean out the tank were we feed them and put fresh leafs in and grapes they are going crazy on the leafs as the 4th pod has growing fungus now the queen still in the first pod I am wondering if she will ever move to other pods tho or she loves the first pod.
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Re: Riccardo atta colony 2015 4/12/2015
Well today with my Heath getting better me and my wife clean out the tank were we feed them and put fresh leafs in and grapes they are going crazy on the leafs as the 4th pod has growing fungus now the queen still in the first pod I am wondering if she will ever move to other pods tho or she loves the first pod.
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Re: Riccardo atta colony 2015 4/12/2015
Just checking your journal for the first time in ages. Always great to read an update on your colony, Ric, one of the originals!
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Re: Riccardo atta colony 2015 4/12/2015
Thank you Andrew and by the way I've just looked in my 2nd pod and looks like I have a 2nd queen in there as there tiny workers cleaning her and it's not a solider I've sent pics to some members in hear on messager if it is a 2nd queen were she come from she's not the same dark colour like my atta queen but she's acts like her she's got dark parts on her body etc. If it is should I take her out of main nest and bit of fungus
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Re: Riccardo atta colony 2015 4/12/2015
She won't be mated Ric, probably a reproductive alate, quite rare for atta I've heard.Atta solider wrote:Thank you Andrew and by the way I've just looked in my 2nd pod and looks like I have a 2nd queen in there as there tiny workers cleaning her and it's not a solider I've sent pics to some members in hear on messager if it is a 2nd queen were she come from she's not the same dark colour like my atta queen but she's acts like her she's got dark parts on her body etc. If it is should I take her out of main nest and bit of fungus
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Would very much like to see pics.
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Re: Riccardo atta colony 2015 4/12/2015
Andrew I've sent pics to you on FB messager see if you can make it out but I don't no we're it's come from etc only colony I have is that one I got from you so it's confused me and my
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