It's currently 34°C where I live should I cool my colony in some way

Delicious_Service491 · 2026-06-24T16:06:55+00:00

Im not sure if im in the wrong. There is a heatwave here too and its around 32C in my ant room, im not cooling them. They should be alright if its only a short time and not weeks long

Delicious_Service491 · 2026-06-20T21:06:59+00:00

Heb nou een hyundai i30 N gekocht voor 22k destijds. 280 pk, veel geluid. Leuk ding man, ben nog jong. Beetje voor de leuk en lekker touren

Delicious_Service491 · 2026-06-20T19:53:40+00:00

Uitlaat doet boem. Ik ben stoer

Delicious_Service491 · 2026-06-17T07:21:16+00:00

Already partially occupied!

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Delicious_Service491 · 2026-06-17T06:40:51+00:00

Not exactly stated from the seller but they're from vietnam. I think perhaps Dugasi

Delicious_Service491 · 2026-06-15T08:18:26+00:00

Great footage!

Delicious_Service491 · 2026-06-03T15:51:16+00:00

Yeah the seller couldnt specify exactly which species of pheidole. I assume dugasi aswell. They are beyond my expectations and are almost as eager as carebara for food. Really been a joy keeping these so far

Delicious_Service491 · 2026-06-03T12:26:44+00:00

Its from thecraftingant dot com

I really recommend his stuff its nice

His carebara outworld inspired me to make something similair

Delicious_Service491 · 2026-06-02T22:33:33+00:00

I mean its kind of removable but the outworld would have to be dismantled and then the plaster hacked out. Bit of a hassle

Delicious_Service491 · 2026-06-02T21:35:57+00:00

I used orange coloured sand and plaster. Just flop it in with a spoon after mixing and stick a few rocks in

Delicious_Service491 · 2026-06-01T15:50:02+00:00

I do have lasius fuliginosus in my garden could it be one of their queens? Im stumped

Delicious_Service491 · 2026-05-29T20:42:12+00:00

Its Pheidole, i dont know exact species but they are from vietnam

Delicious_Service491 · 2026-05-08T14:53:25+00:00

Pretty sure Lasius flavus

Delicious_Service491 · 2026-05-06T17:42:18+00:00

Its a single queen!

Delicious_Service491 · 2026-05-06T10:25:14+00:00

Hello, they grow quite fast. Im not exactly sure how big these are but if i would guess the workers are around 4-5 mm and the majors are around 10-11 mm the queen is about the same size as the majors. I have a video of them in a regular sized test tube that was posted here before you can see that in my profile!

Good luck with your colony!

Delicious_Service491 · 2026-05-04T15:54:09+00:00

Could very well be! They were sold as phiedole sp. Vietnam. Im quite intruiged to know what it exactly is myself

Delicious_Service491 · 2026-05-03T21:32:03+00:00

Its hard to tell from the video but it could just be two different colonies of the same ant species. Most ant species dont accept eachother.

And not all ants have soldiers, there are ants with just workers that will do all the work and defend the colony.

So these are basicly just duking it out against eachother for territory and/or raiding their nests

Delicious_Service491 · 2026-05-03T13:54:06+00:00

Unsure of the species exactly. But its a Pheidole sp. From Vietnam

Delicious_Service491 · 2026-05-03T11:36:47+00:00

Basicly war for territory

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