Free-roaming ant colony?

[SYUTEO]

I wonder if anyone can make it so that the colony's workers could venture out of the test tube to find food and not let the colony escape. (other than Mikey) If someone has managed to do that then what are the pros and cons of this setup other than the colony escaping.

[Antloverhuman]

I haven't tried it but you can make the nest exit small enough so the workers can go but the queen can't.

[SolenopsisKeeper]

I haven't tried it but you can make the nest exit small enough so the workers can go but the queen can't.

I am understanding correctly in the sort that you place them in the wild, or in a outworld? Also, it would need to be pretty dang small, as I had a Camponotus queen get through the Ac connector small entrance.

[Antloverhuman]

I think you would be able to do it with pheidoli because the workers are way too small compared to the queen

[AM1C39]

I think you would be able to do it with pheidoli because the workers are way too small compared to the queen

Yes but then the supermajors would not be able to leave.
I believe in an old topic similar to this one, they where saying the same thing but for bees.

[SYUTEO]

I think you would be able to do it with pheidoli because the workers are way too small compared to the queen

Yes but then the supermajors would not be able to leave.
I believe in an old topic similar to this one, they where saying the same thing but for bees.

So this kind of setup is only possible for monomorphic species, I guess that's one of the cons.

I haven't tried it but you can make the nest exit small enough so the workers can go but the queen can't.

I am understanding correctly in the sort that you place them in the wild, or in a outworld? Also, it would need to be pretty dang small, as I had a Camponotus queen get through the Ac connector small entrance.

I was saying to put the test tube somewhere in your ant room without an outworld.

Anyways you can just make the hole smaller than the queen's head but the workers might not fit so that's another con since it would be hard to find the perfect sized hole for some species.

[SolenopsisKeeper]

I think you would be able to do it with pheidoli because the workers are way too small compared to the queen

Yes but then the supermajors would not be able to leave.
I believe in an old topic similar to this one, they where saying the same thing but for bees.

So this kind of setup is only possible for monomorphic species, I guess that's one of the cons.

I haven't tried it but you can make the nest exit small enough so the workers can go but the queen can't.

I am understanding correctly in the sort that you place them in the wild, or in a outworld? Also, it would need to be pretty dang small, as I had a Camponotus queen get through the Ac connector small entrance.

I was saying to put the test tube somewhere in your ant room without an outworld.

Anyways you can just make the hole smaller than the queen's head but the workers might not fit so that's another con since it would be hard to find the perfect sized hole for some species.

Yep, it would need to be custom, and some polymorphic species would work. People say that Camponotus planatus is polymorphic, but I have never seen a major.