There's no "correct" way. I just put a teaspoon of sugar in a glass and pour hot water in to dissolve the sugar, that's it. As long as you aren't concentrating the sugar water so it becomes gloopy, you'll be fine.

Personally I haven't read any real evidence for ants not being able to "see red".

Contact AntKit directly and they'll be able to help you out quicker that way. Send them an email or call them.

The wing scars indicate she is a Queen.

Might be time for a different plant species. Any pesticide free citrus plant will be okay.

i truly have 0 knowledge on this species (i dont know what species it even is) *waits patiently for @leafcutter * but her gaster looks really small so maybe shes an alate that never got to mate so just shed her wings and became a normal worker? unsure I reckon it is a Queen of Neoponera spp. Looks ...

Hi,

Unfortunately winged male ants do not live for very long at all, maximum a few days after mating and since they cannot reproduce themselves it wouldn't be worth even trying to keep the male ants.

You can always buy a Queen ant from the ant stores online.

Daily watering of the Pachira plant should help in giving the leaves a longer life. Alternatively I can find some other plants which you could use, although they won't be as hardy as the Pachira.

Simply place the food inside the test tube and then remove it when necessary. That's what I do anyway. Some keep the ant test tube open in an out world so they can forage, when the colony gets too big to feed in a test tube.

Yari wrote:Did they give you a track and trace code?

Beautiful. These ants are stunning and they do grow very fast indeed :).

Myrmecia pavida - Large ants with beautiful colours and overall an easy species to keep.
Camponotus fulvopilosus - Some great character to ants from this species and just fantastic looking!

Lasius niger

The Latin function on the forum should still be working. You can hear the Latin names pronounced properly.

Looking to get started in beekeeping myself next year, when the season comes.

I've always imagined them as being kept in a Ytong nest but that nest looks fine.

Antdealer have Myrmecocystus in stock.

So World of Ants is your next best bet. Maybe you could email him and make an offer?

I read your journal and was thoroughly disappointed to see it end. I was thinking of having a moat purely for aesthetic reasons but if it's a risk to the ants then I won't bother. Just wanted to put some ideas out there. I've been pointed in the direction of a colony of 1000 workers for £350 but im...

Hi Viktor, Camponotus fulvopilosus are really hard to find for sale right now, but send World of Ants a message as Steffen might have some colonies for sale. Be warned that it will be over £500 though haha. Having kept this species myself for a good while, they really don't need a moat at all. Have ...

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hey guys really thanks to you all for the help and tips! about food for the ants, i dont want to give wild insects that i found because they can have pesticides, and here in my country brazil, petshops dont sell insect foods :( , what can food i can give to them that is good? , im giving only sugar...

Can solonopsis fungax be kept at 30c? You can find several Solenopsis fugax care sheets on ant shops such as Antstore. Here is a link to the care sheet, just scroll down: Here . Personally I think 30C is too high for almost any species, they will most likely be more comfortable in the mid 20's regi...

Snaked wrote:http://i.imgur.com/71gSCns.jpg is that in her mouth a egg?? can someone confirm?

Snaked wrote:http://i.imgur.com/71gSCns.jpg is that in her mouth a egg?? can someone confirm?

Lovely! I haven't seen the Queen at all since they started a nest in leaves. I am very glad she's finally made an appearance :).

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OTHER wrote:Beautiful! Can you show us a overview of setup you have them in at this moment?

It's just the Pachira aquatica plant sat in the tank which is surrounded by a moat.

Lovely!
Can we see the moat as well?

veektooru wrote:What sugar do you use? I'm going to get some maple syrup later.

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Just normal sugar that I use in my coffee. Okay, I was thinking from a perspective of other chemicals being in it that may have caused those dead ants but anyway, are there any more dead ants this morning? I've not seen the ants vibrate their gaster like that when I had them. Their sluggish behavio...

The ants should be active trying to build a new nest in the next few days but from experience they won't start weaving a nest for until they are settled.

What sugar are you using to prepare the sugar water?

Viktor is now the proud owner of this colony so will be taking the updates from here.