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macro junkie
23rd of December 2007 (Sun), 00:40
my 1st hatching :D how cool hey.

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AirBrontosaurus
23rd of December 2007 (Sun), 00:41
Awesome! I'm glad to hear that MJ. Now let's see some 5x mag shots of the little guys ;).
macro junkie
23rd of December 2007 (Sun), 02:29
heres what they will look like after about 2 months in good conditions.

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racketman
23rd of December 2007 (Sun), 04:44
I wonder how many get mistaken for ants and are crushed underfoot.
LordV
23rd of December 2007 (Sun), 05:20
Excellent Scott- congrats on being a dad :)- what on earth do you feed those on ?... Springtails ? :)
Brian V.
macro junkie
23rd of December 2007 (Sun), 07:09
Excellent Scott- congrats on being a dad :)- what on earth do you feed those on ?... Springtails ? :)
Brian V.
fruit flys:D they will feed on frute flys untill there about L5 thats months away.i just hope my culture has enough to feed them all..lol
Bill Pham
23rd of December 2007 (Sun), 08:13
congrats on being a new daddy :D. glad they hatch for you. looks like tiny ants.

Bill
Jay Lowery
23rd of December 2007 (Sun), 12:04
f'n awesome, they look like little ants man that is so cool.
Waleed
23rd of December 2007 (Sun), 12:28
Congratulations, macro junkie..
What's the plan after they grow, will you release them in a forest or large park?
:)
PhotoFranz
23rd of December 2007 (Sun), 12:57
This may be an uninformed question, but why do you raise them? Is it just for fun, like fish? Do you use them in gardening?
Dalantech
23rd of December 2007 (Sun), 13:07
Congrats MJ!
sandpiper
23rd of December 2007 (Sun), 13:13
heres what they will look like after about 2 months in good conditions.


AAWWWW!!

He is SO cute.
macro junkie
23rd of December 2007 (Sun), 13:26
I wonder how many get mistaken for ants and are crushed underfoot.
none
macro junkie
23rd of December 2007 (Sun), 13:28
Congratulations, macro junkie..
What's the plan after they grow, will you release them in a forest or large park?
:)
no il sale them for 5£ each..and grow a few up and sale them as sub adults for 15£ each..i plan on keeping about 5 females and breeding them all..each female can lay up to 8 ooths and each ooth sales for 30£ :D im doing it for 2 resons.
1. - using them as subjects for photography
2 - making money - belive it or not there well sort after