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Here is a breakdown of what has been found out so far. Anyone have any other ideas, or are any of the below definitely wrong? Any more pictures needed? 1) Formica Sp 2) Formica Sp OR Prenolepis Imparis 3) Myrmica Sp 4) Formica Sp 5) Formica Sp 6) Myrmica Sp. Dead - didn't know it was semi-claustral!...

If you have a test tube portal, just use that. Both of my colonies with workers right now like to carry the protein (super worm parts) back to their nest next to their eggs. Because of this I hooked a clean test tube onto the portal as well, so as soon as their current one gets too moldy they can ju...

I'm surprised she laid any! Its still early and they may still be in "hibernation" even if you have it warmer. I wouldn't expect much out of them until mid to late March (atleast thats true in WA, not sure about the weather in Romania!). As long as you have it warm and have fed them honey and protei...

Here is a list of species that can commonly have multiple queens. Wont always work through. And this is definitely not a full list. However I have never heard of a multi-queen carpenter ant colony. Brachymyrmex spp. Carebara affinis Carebara diversus Formica cinerea Formica balcanina Formica lugubri...

Generally smaller ant colonies grow faster. Carpenter ants are the slowest by far, formica are quite a bit quicker. If you want quick colonies, move to Florida or something and get some crazy ants/fire ants. Sadly you wont get anything nearly that fast in non-tropical areas due to hibernation/heat/h...

Going to use this as a tracker for ant queens seen in Western Washington. Still freezing up here, but looks like it will be hitting 60 in the next few weeks! Im ready for these ants!!! Post here if any one else from Washington sees any queens!

You're giving her protein as well right?

lol. Definitely a nice thought man, but ants dont take baths. Not good for them! Good thing the season is just starting, and youll find a bunch more!!

I had that happen to one of mine, however mind was further stuck and it ended up dying a few days after I removed it. Something was wrong with the environment, think it was too dry causing it not to form properly. Ethically tho? You ARE the ant god. Do what you will, as long as its in the effort of ...

Dont put too much in the outworld, as they will bring dirt back into their nest. However if you are fine with that, awesome. You will just need to get another nest so they can move back and forth when one gets old/moldy. Best way to keep them from moving into the outworld is to have bright light alw...