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Thank you. That did help a lot.

No, I wanted to have a place for the colony first. I know of at least 7 nests nearby, including 2 right next to my 7 year old's school. I've also seen nuptial flights in the past from those nests, so I know when I can catch them too.

So, I'm looking at building a setup for bull ants (genus Myrmecia). If you aren't familiar, they are huge, up to 40mm long. It's either these or some micro ant that are also everywhere around here, for some reason. And I already tried to keep a few micro ants for a few days to watch, but couldn't ke...