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Oh the memories, my times as a new ant keeper

I got some dried bird grubs for super cheap and I was wondering if it was possible to use them to feed ants. They don't seem to have any additional ingredients. I think its these ones. https://www.petsmart.ca/bird/food-and-treats/wild-bird-food/armstrong-bird-grubs-black-soldier-fly-larvae---500g-5...

I doupt they would eat it, ants don't usually like dried up insects. I much prefer keeping a culture of feeder insects, much like livestock. If you don't want to do that, then you can give them protein jelly or protein liquid.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/Teq4JF2L2PFFssZB9 Okay i physically can't get better photos than this now. (The macro ones aren't good but i still added them cuz some of them showed clear photos or jaws and stuff so maybe that could help id) I think tetramorium cuz she has those little "spikes" on her th...

Maybe, but better images would help a lot. I think i might just wait till the nanitics arrive and id her then because i don't think i would get any better picture and i don't want to stress her too much Sounds good. I think you could assume Tetramorium . How do Tetramorium look over there? Because ...

Antloverhuman wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 10, 2023 12:20 am

antperson24 wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 09, 2023 1:02 pm

I don't think she is Crematogaster.

So is she tetramorium? Was my initial guess correct

She looks like Pheidole to me, could you get some more angles perhaps? She does not look like any Tetramorium I've ever seen.

May 31, 2023 Checked on her a little and she has eggs! Gave her a slapped mosquito and will give her a wet cotton day after tomorrow https://photos.app.goo.gl/qicbvMTvKtkKiUuT7 Here are some crappy photos. From estimate she's around 6-7 mm long (don't even have a scale here bruh) Almost looks like ...

NolanGiesbrecht wrote: ↑

Tue May 16, 2023 12:33 am

Like no part of your camponotus colony is dark

Well now I put a sheild on their nest because I moved their locations. At a certain time of the day, the sun shines right on them, so it is neccessary to sheild them from that. But they are already used to the light anyway.

Hello.I have a Camponotus ocreatus queen. I'm a beginner antkeeper and things are happening that I have no clue how to deal with. I got her from a antkeeper near me and she arrived with 5 nanitics. Everything was fine for about 3 weeks then 2 died a week a part.I put them in hibernation for 3 month...

JaydenScheepers wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 27, 2022 8:43 pm

https://imgur.com/gallery/lt1alnW

I found this big insect wing, I estimate it at about 4-5 cm in length. Might it be the evidence of a wandering Dinomyrmex dealate?

Damm this is old. Yeah, likely just a left over from a dragon fly.