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I have heard of ant pheromones making glass/plastic cloudy over time. Maybe this is what happened?

Nice point. I am talking about the ability to think and make decisions. Which of these ranks does an ant colony fit best?

Welcome to the forum and to ant keeping. Good luck with your first colony!

Provide them with water and air, so they do not die. Some queens need to eat while founding a colony, so it may be best to provide them with a drop of honey. On this forum, there are people who can identify species of ants, you just need to send the country and month the queens were caught, their si...

Wow, I learned something new. So the queen can shed her wings without mating.

I would like to house a polygenic colony, and I live in the UK. Which species are polygynous?
I know about fire ants and wood ants, but are there any other types?

If she has dropped her wings off, then she is mated. Otherwise, it is harder to identify, maybe wait and see if she lays eggs.

I have not got any numbers here, but the test tube setup should last a few weeks minimum. It needs to be changed when it runs out of water or when food that you may have put into it rots or causes fungus to grow. To change the setup, prepare another one and cover it with something that will make it ...

Thank you for replying, now I see why the old ant-keeping method is no longer in use.

I have heard of wood ants milking aphids. These ants seem to live in Canada.