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Newly mated queens have a slim chance of survival, both in the wild and in captivity

I'm very new to ant-keeping, and I decided that I want to catch some carpenter ant queens and hopefully get my first colony going with one of them. There's an abundance of these big black carpenter ants at my grandparents' house, and they can be seen scurrying around on the driveway at any time of ...

Just don't do it as it will stress her up making her eat her eggs or just die

Hi!!! So today i caught an alate pseudomyrmex! Idk the species yet, but she's definitely not a gracillis.. Anyway, i was reading about how to take care of them, and they're semi-claustral, which complicates a bit due to me not having proper outworlds :P But, i have an idea. Ill take a small contain...

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Sat May 21, 2022 12:45 pm

Now they are eating the dead worker! Why are they doing this

You sure? Or maybe, just maybe cannibals

C. Pennsylvanicus for sure

Any update so far on the ants?

I need help on taking care of these termite pair I have them in a normal test tube ant setup iand left them between some towels is that ok I don't think the normal ant test tube setup works as the termites will eventually dig through the cotton, get flooded and die. I would say using a termite test...

This is an unorganized list of FAQ for ants. Q: How do I hibernate my ants? A: Wait for them to prepare getting cocoons or first instar larvae, then put them outside in the test tube or in a winter cooler at 55ish F Q: Why won’t my Camponotus move using light? A: In experience, Camponotus will not ...

Queen update I am back! Apologies for the very late update ;) Queens #2, #3, and #4 are doing well. All have a nice pile of eggs around 6 to 7 each. Notably they have been spreading their brood piles out as in, placing each of the eggs separate from each other a small distance apart. They are all s...