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Wait, are you giving them distilled water to drink? I guess it's not good to them, because the ants will not be able to get some minerals, developing a deficiency on these substances.

85 queens!? Good job and I wish you luck on it .

Isn't the third one a male?

Congratulations

Hello friend. It's important to have more people moving into our hobby/work, this way we can share more information about ants

It would be awesome share with us the results if you do it.

Hey Medeiros, I live in Brazil too, São Paulo (interior). I don't know too much about Acromyrmex, but they're easy to find in our country. These ants could be Ectatomma species too, I have one Ectatomma sp. queen and they are similar. Google photos about this genre and tell us what you think.

I raise my ants in a section of transparent hose (about 10cm). I just put something in one of the points to don't let water escape (you can use little plastic pieces or something like clay or silicone to do it). After locking one hole, put some water and add a cotton, put the queen and lock with ano...

Very strange places to keep your ants , luckily I don't have these problems in Brazil.

Good luck with your colony friend, they seem very healthy. Merry Christmas!

Thank you friends, I did what you said. Results: The Ectatomma sp. queen received a Camponotus rufipes male still alive. In few seconds she killed him and today, when I saw her test tube, the male was without his head, and the dead corpse was transported next to her eggs :D . The three Pachycondyla ...