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YES !!! Lasius Niger arrived !!

 YESSS !
This morning the package with Ant supllies and the Lasius Niger starter colony have arrived.
1 Gyne (Queen) and I counted 12 nanitic workers.

I have connected the delivery tube to a T-slitter, and connected a feeding tube and the larger nest, see 1st post of this blog.

I din't take the time to make pictures because these girls have been in the mail on the road for 3 days.
Upon arrival I immediately put together this setup with the tiniest smear of honey to rebuild their strength.
Perhaps tonight Ill add some protein gell.

1 Lasius Niger ant exploring the feeding tube.
The Setup as it is now, on top of their future outworld...

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