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Pineapple wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 26, 2017 9:53 am

It had a cool watering system though, I don't know how I could make it

If you can explain it/show pictures I might can help designing it. You can also look for my formicarium creations from ytong in this forum http://forum.AntsCanada.com/viewforum.php?f=39

Pineapple wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 26, 2017 8:28 am

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/luxiVKjNoco/hqdefault.jpg

You can make this from 10$ at your home in 2 days with waiting to dry included
Photo frame with glass, plaster and clay is all you need

Another feeding day for my girls Lasius Niger colony 20 ish workers + brood + queen http://i.imgur.com/nEUJaHA.jpg The scout already found the goods! http://i.imgur.com/zfYW4qr.jpg She just loves the raspberry syrup http://i.imgur.com/5fzwNKM.png The dish of my other queen (only queen and a few egg,...

Phoenix wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 25, 2017 8:27 am

Must be difficult to guess this gal huh?
Side note: She has finally shed both of her wings now. (Still no eggs though)

I think it's rather that the pictures are horrible if you forgive me :/

I found a really big ant.. and i supposed this one is a male? I do not know what type of ant is this Color: light brown i guess (black wing) Length: 2cm (2,2mm) Time Captured: 11:15 PM (Friday) Location Found: Flew into my house Location: West Java, Bandung (Indonesia) Other Features: Oval shaped h...

Hey guys, as I've mentioned in this http://forum.AntsCanada.com/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=2631 topic I made a second formicarium from ytong and a matching acrylic outworld during last week and I've made a video about it, I did some entry level cutting on the clips and uploaded it to youtube. You can see ...

Well ants fight each other constantly and the bodies are just sources of protein for them.
"young red ant" can stand for termites for me as well which most ant species love to hunt for

It's possible, if you can't find any for a longer period you might wanna try with a black light torch, it is said to attract them

I just wanted to have a topic where people can share their pictures/thoughts about feeding ants in general, hopefully there will be a discussion going on. Here is a picture of a meal of few days for my lasius colony of 20-30 workers and 10-20 egg and the queen (not sure of exact numbers because thei...

Try using a water droplet on the lens of your camera for zoom, or try making a micro lens using one of the DIY tutorials on google