What is that stuff?

[Alaydia]

I recently adopted an ant colony. Included with the ants was this test tube of what I thought at first was dark-colored honey. But it's not honey. I have no idea what it is. Meanwhile, I have a C. Penn colony, Zena and her Warrior Princesses, of VERY picky eaters. These girls won't even take live insects! So on a lark, I gave them some of the gunk in the tube. And they LOVE it!! Go figure. Any idea what this stuff might be? It's a dark golden brown syrup, almost like maple, but it's not that. Doesn't smell sweet. I didn't have the guts to try tasting it and don't intend to.

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it could be sap from another tree

[RuinedDrone]

Or could have been some insect jelly that you buy in pet store. when it dries out a bit it goes very thick and gooy

https://www.reptilecentre.com/images/wmfixed/Reptile/prorep-jelly-pot-black-sugar-v1-495-495.jpg?v=2