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Alright, thanks for the reply!

Hello! I was wondering if I can put my Messor wasmanni colony at 8 degrees celsius or if I must keep them at higher temperatures, they originate from Split

Hello! I've been looking for Formica fusca queens for a month and a half now, I'm sure they exist in my area since I've caught a queen last year (that died unfortunately) and there are some colonies around here, however I can't seem to find any this year, I've been looking mostly from 13:00 to midni...

Yeah I heard AC nests aren't that great but since I've got one I thought might as well use it, tar heel ants looks promising, I'll try to save up to get a nest from there thank you!

Hey there! I was wondering when I can move my Camponotus vagus colony into the AC hybrid nest mini? How many workers they should have and if there are any preferable alternatives to ACs nest?

Anything I can do to help in identifying? I can ask for a better picture

My friend sent me these for ID but I'm not sure whether they are C. fallax, C. piceus or C. aethiops I don't know when they were caught. My guess would be C. piceus since they are near the more humid part but other than that I have no idea. https://imgur.com/a/dAP3bGt (I know they are in a too big o...

Hello, my fridge broke it seems, it can't support temperatures above 1 degree celsius anymore, it worked fine until now, my ants have been hibernating since start of November, would it be better to wake them up a week early or leave them at 1 celsius? The genuses in question are Lasius, Camponotus a...

Thanks for the replies guys, took you long enough :lol: From what I remember that queen was either a Camponotus vagus or a Lasius brunneus, I don't remember the size, it was during the night so I guess I should've had caught her but I released her in fear that she didn't have the chance to mate. A s...

Thanks for the tip, I tend to check up on her once a week, every wednsday or thursday