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gotta say im not a fan of the colors. who chose the puke green background? Also why is there a color gradient in the top part? Also it dosent stretch for widescreens. And if you need to explain an icon to people.. you need a better icon.


just my 2 cents.

i use an omni nest for my Campo Nove species

I water 1 side just until the sponge is fully moist and the other side i water the sponge until i can push down and water will come out. that way they have a full moisture gradient. I also water the nest roughly every 3-5 days

Hello everyone, on Jan. 22nd i found a colony of Camponotus nearcticus. The colony consists of 3 majors, ~20 workers ~50 eggs(now most are larvae) and a queen. I've been raising them in the same setup as my Campo Penn and Campo Nove queens. The colony is by far the most aggressive of any Campo i own...

2/4/17 Hello everyone!! First let me start by saying for almost daily updates on my colonies (including random live streams of the ants in action) be sure to like http://www.Facebook.com/MichiganAnts Omni Nove: Tons of progress has happened with these girls. They are by far my all stars. The colony ...

for anyone wondering. i post almost daily pics and do live streams showing off my ants at http://www.Facebook.com/MichiganAnts

Update 1/13/17 General: all colonies are taking to cut up superworms nicely. i also give them a test tube of pure water and a feeder of sugar/honey water mix. All colonies have brood growing at different paces. Omni Nove: Has about 30 larvae and about 15 cocoons! The queen also laid a batch of about...

Welcome to the new journal of all my lovely ladies. For starters I'm going to list off the queens and how many eggs/workers they have and the nickname ill be referring them by. Queen #1 Species: camponotus pennsylvanicus Location: Found in a log next to my swamp behind my house on 10/11/2016 Nicknam...

how much water do you put in your omni nest? i was doing 3 pipits 1 side, 6 on the other but im not sure how much to really put. this is an Omni Nest Large

most people say to hibernate between 40-50F yet i have my campos at 36F and they are just fine