Essentially, I want to grab a couple of fertile queens, but I can’t tell who’s male or female or who’s even found a partner yet. There is at least 50 to 100 of them all running around right now. Do I just grab a bunch and see how it goes?
*feeder insects
I was just wondering if they are any good for the price. i wanted to start some more colonies (im a fairly new ant keeper in the usa)
Not my first DIY nest, but it is my first DIY nest that isn't absolutely atrocious, what are your thoughts on this nest?
My daughter caught a queen, we put it in a test tube etc. Are these eggs?
I normally freeze them, but I am thinking about alternate methods. What do you think? The main other method I have heard of is the boiling water method.
Looking for any ideas for more efficient feeding - these guys clear out the raw honey I give them overnight.
Anyone could share their feeding setups? Especially for leaving large colonies unattended when traveling etc.
What is a species of ant that is common and cheap where you live but very expensive where its non native. And how much does the ant cost where you live and abroad.
I ordered these guys from stateside ants 1 day shipping and they arrived drowned I put them on a paper towel to help dry them and back in there test tube that I dried as well what's the likelihood of them coming back to life
Can I ask if you think my Lasius Niger colony is starting to dig in my little formicarium?
The colony is 3 years old and have several test tubes for them to expand. Have noticed this this morning when cleaning the outside and I've never seen it before. The way the sand looks on top appears to be as if they've been chucking it over there.
I hope they're not digging and about to move Andie as once it came to hibernation I was going to put them in a seperate box and "renovate" to formicarium with ytong.
Found late july in south eastern Pennsylvania. Also any tips on how to start a colony with this queen is appreciated.
Haven't observed any ants eating eggs or larva but don't know what's going on
I believe the first pic is m. Navajo based on her size, and im assuming the other one is Mexicanus since shes larger. Found the Navajo first, Mexicanus just a couple days ago. After a few weeks, the first queen already has cocoons and a nice larvae pile. Any advice for the next steps is welcome, I'm eventually going to move them into a mini hearth.
They are lasius Niger. They don’t seem to care too much about light? Im not bothering them too much, but it’s just something I’ve noticed. They don’t seem to care. I’m aware the set up is too big for their size, but they needed to be moved due to mould in the set up, it was a spice jar as that was all I had when I caught her. There’s two fruit flies in there I gave to them, and they’ve taken them into the nests with them?
high im a beginner and I was wondering what species of ants I should/can keep in Pennsylvania I was mainly interested in the eastern leaf cutter ant but people say its not beginner friendly
A few minutes ago I caught 5 of these ladies in a nuptial flight, they were already on the ground, still winged but not trying to fly, I can't find any guides on them anywhere and I would appreciate any help I can get, I've found an article saying that they hibernate at 15°c but the rest of the tips were for myrmica, since I'm in the UK I'd assume they hibernate like lasius niger and other UK species?
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No, I do not plan on buying this nest, but the concept of it is interesting: outworld, nest, nest hydration, and water tower. China nests have stepped up their game.