Try screen (Either aluminum or nylon as a material ants can't get through. Another thought, Use a 3 liter bottle (easily found at the grocery store with...
Rymel, I intend to capture a fertile queen shortly after a spring mating flight. The archives of the antcolonies Yahoo! group have a lot of information about...
...i did not know you could do that. i always thought they were deep enough to be hard to find, harder without tools. could you summarize it up in a new post...
... During spring or summer, ant colonies will send out hundreds of mating ants -- some queens and many drones (males). They mate while flying, and afterwards...
As I mentioned in a previous post, I had accidentally created a marine biosphere at the office by way of less than benign neglect. Unfortunately, as I also...
don't know about the damsel, but i can tell you how the tank died. your population got used to whatever the old parameters were, and probably died of shock if...
I just "terminated" my 10 gallon Aquarium (with a glass top, not sealed). Needed the space and will most likely need the tank for my son. It was growing a...
Your project sounds interesting. I was actually digging up an ant nest in my garden last week attempting to find the queen, but no luck. However what I did...
... Menno, Thanks, but I did already know that, and there is a local species of ant that "farms" aphids. Hopefully I will be able to get one of those queens....
I think, rather I know, you're right. It was a quite a toxic soup I had created and the shock of freshly made up saltwater was just too much for the critters....
i think the plant and thus the sphere will have to be considerably bigger than the colony needs, since i don't think a small sized plant could provide fast...
Hi there =) I was wondering if there is a way to moderate who can join to the Homemade Biosphere Yahoo Group. It seems I've been getting a lot of spam comming...
the problem with that is the owner and moderator no longer posts here as far as i can tell...so i think we're stuck with it. hey kepler! come back! we miss...
Hi everyone, this is my first post to this group! I purchased one of those commercially-made ecospheres for $150 a while back. A bit overpriced now that I...
check the archives man, most of these issues have been discussed more than once so you should get your answers there. it's a short archive though, so it makes...
... No, because they have such a high rate of metabolism. ... No, for the same reason. ... "easily" if money is no object. The shrimps come from Hawaii very ...
... Well, I have a "semi closed" jar with brine shrimp. It's a 5 gallon glass milk/pickle jar (had the wire handle with the wood dowel to keep the wire from...
Hi Frank, Welcome to the group! Your plan sounds really good. My experience with brine shrimp is limited, but as far as I know, they need strong water...
... dude, what are you talking about? they survive by sheer numbers, of course they can be kept for decent lengths of time. i didn't even take real care of...
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ISECCo Begins Closure III! I moved into Mars Base Zero on August 26, 2005 to begin Closure III, the third semi-closed operation of the facility. I plan to be...
Today is my fourth day closed inside Mars Base Zero. I would like to share with you my thoughts about life inside so far. I have been managing to stay busy and...
My friend had a Bio-Sphere that he purchased from Paragon. Here is a description: http://www.beachworld.co.uk/biosphere.htm I would like to recreate this in a...
... the ... I use to have a paragon biosphere, it only lasted for about 8 months, despite the fact that I followed all the rules to keep it going. After that I...
I took some sediment from the bottom of the lake, I grabbed about a quart full, then found a single large flat stone and placed it in the middle, this is where...
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