Britishants food recommendations.

What you feed, where you get it from, basically we will build up a comrehensive list of suitable plants to feed Leaf Cutters. Also in temperate countries, what do you feed them in the Winter?
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Post by Britishants.com » Tue Jan 12, 2016 11:12 pm

No Andrew, many promises but not delivered on it that promise yet! lol I was referring to payment lol :P :) :D

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Post by Acromyrmexbob » Tue Jan 12, 2016 11:24 pm

Cost would be £7.50 to send a package I think. I can send you it and let you know. Will send a mix. PM me your address again Sean.

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Post by Britishants.com » Tue Feb 16, 2016 8:52 am

Here's some Bergenia being destroyed, video is time lapse of about 25 minutes https://youtu.be/203K-66-uEI and features the QEII colony in action.

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Post by Deansie26 » Tue Feb 16, 2016 8:58 am

Nice video Sean, looks like there doing great. Any update videos of your colonys?

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Post by Britishants.com » Tue Feb 16, 2016 9:10 am

I'll do some today, it's been a while! :)

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Post by Britishants.com » Thu Mar 31, 2016 11:11 am

Rose shoots seem to be the new favourite after months of Aucuba! They collect a solid handful of these in a day!

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Post by Britishants.com » Thu Mar 31, 2016 11:13 am

Acro at back moving soil in the fungus pod and Atta on. Rose collecting mission! Image

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Post by Acromyrmexbob » Fri Apr 01, 2016 7:01 pm

Roses are a great food for them. I dont have any around me unless I go all SAS and raid the neighbours at night. Got shouted at the other day for taking privet from a hedge on a main road. I was about to explain what the leaves were for and then thought better of it.

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Post by Daubz1977 » Fri Apr 01, 2016 7:12 pm

Acromyrmexbob wrote:Roses are a great food for them. I dont have any around me unless I go all SAS and raid the neighbours at night. Got shouted at the other day for taking privet from a hedge on a main road. I was about to explain what the leaves were for and then thought better of it.
Lol ive wondered many a time what i would say in that situation and still dont have a anything definitive that i would say so i would probably just stammer and mumble and run away :oops:
ants i keep:-
Atta cephalotes
Polyrhachis dives
Camponotus cruentatus
Camponotus ligniperdus
Camponotus barbaricus
Formica cunicularia
Messor barbarus
Lasius niger

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Post by Acromyrmexbob » Fri Apr 01, 2016 7:30 pm

Asha, my fiance, was out collecting leaves from a spot last year and this angry woman, who lived across the street, came out and said " What are you doing". Asha was taken aback and said" I'm collecting privet. Our Leaf Cutting Ants eat them."
Then the woman said "I know perfectly well what Leaf Cutting Ants eat!"

What? No she didnt!! What a stupid thing to say. What do you say to someone who says that.

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