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Hey all, I loved watching the new video and it gave me lots of inspiration for when I get to set up my own outworld! But it occurred to me - is there anything to watch out for when picking dollar store products to use this way? Can any of them be toxic to the ants? Thanks in advance!

Thanks for letting me know! I'll rally my patience for a bit longer

Hey, one more thought about this; any chance you could set it up so people can preorder the hybrid nests, and they'll just ship whenever they're ready? Not that I'm impatient or anything

Ooh, excited to hear that! My camponotus queen will be ready to go into a formicarium in another few months and I've been hoping that the new hybrid would be ready in time

Hi there! The mention of the holiday special on the new hybrid nest in today's video is tempting me :-D However, the Camponotus colony I have is brand new - I'd be ordering the nest early because the earliest I can see it having enough workers to need a formicarium is next summer - and I'm not sure ...

Ah, too bad. I'll let her go back in the area I caught her, then. Thanks!

Hi all, I caught this lady tonight (August 22) in Quispamsis, New Brunswick, Canada. I think she's a queen but I don't have a lot of experience at identification, so I'd appreciate both verification and a species ID if possible! She's about 10 mm long. She's speedy so these were the best pictures I ...

Thanks for the suggestion! I wasn't sure if that would work for the very initial stage.

Well, to my delight my Formica queen has her first worker by her side! I have a test tube portal on its way, and I know there's no rush, so when that arrives I'll use that as a place to feed them. Our local pet store doesn't carry feeder flies, just crickets, and I figure those are probably too big ...

Now that I've had some help from the folks in the species ID forum, I know for sure the first colony going in will be a Formica species - Batspiderfish thought probably podzolica. I also have a Camponotus novaeboracensis queen but I think when she needs a formicarium I might get the hybrid nest for ...