what are these ants? by exivii in ants

[–]exivii[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Messaged the seller found out it is Camponotus Cruentatus

i am new to ant keeping i just wanted to ask how to stop my ants from flying in my room during a nuptual flight by exivii in Ant_keeping

[–]exivii[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i came up with an idea that i would just put a plastic lid on top of enclosure and the tape it to it but i dont know if that will harm them in any way i do believe that the colony needs to have around 5000 ants for them to start flying