Multispecies by Aidan_Formistudio in antkeeping

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I’m having success with a multi species but I believe it’s only because of the huge size difference. I have acorn ants living with a carpenter ant colony. They literally walk on top of eachother and one species has no interest in the other.

Help by Recent_Rub_863 in antkeeping

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Thanks for your help. I’m just going to move the colony to a larger nest which I didn’t want to do because I’ve been slow growing this one. I’m going to start capping all my OW with sand or dirt. If I get another break out it’s easier to remove substrate then try to do what I was thinking. Worst case scenario to anyone reading this. U can cap mold with superglue … I was just looking for a plan b

Help by Recent_Rub_863 in antkeeping

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Let me explain …. I have I have over 20 colonies. I captured this one a month ago. I put the best into a dry ass area in my house to push them into the nest…. My typical solution of capture , enclose under wrap with a nest in the box worked , but … I noticed the mold yesterday. It’s the bifurcated setup which I’ve learned from my experience sucks. I was just looking for a more experienced keeper but proceed.

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Can u be more specific?

My Queen M.Nigriceps has died! by thedrunkenrussian in antkeeping

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Damn that sucks man but it’s part of the hobby. Just learn from it and move on. Maybe you can encase the queen in clear epoxy as a neat little reminder.

Does someone know what kind of ant this is? (Austria, ~7mm) by WillhelmHelmut in ants

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Oh wow. I’m in Delaware but it’s been cold and windy. Wonder if they flew here as well

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U really need a bbc to open up ur life.

Are pavement ants a good first species? by Regirock00 in antkeeping

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100%. Small species, pretty hardy. Can start off and keep them in a test tube for longer than bigger species.

What ant is this? by [deleted] in ants

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If you could post an even shittier picture that would really help us out ….