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Hello!

I'm thinking about building an ant farm. I have checked some AntsCanada videos and they were very useful, but don't I like the baby powder technique to keep them in the formicarium. What do you think about a moat in their open area? A ring of water I think would stop their breaking instincts, because as I know, ants can't swim. Here is a simple blueprint about my idea:

ants dont necessarily swim, but they can float, and can't drown. You would probably get escapees that fall in and then float over to the other side.

Interesting topic

Would make an interesting outworld concept. Obviously some ant species can circumvent the moat such as fire ants etc. Would be interesting to see whether other species have learnt this technique.

I know you don't want to try babypowder, but have you looked into Fluon?