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Those are test tube setups! Queens need 95%~ humidity and a small space to found a colony, test tube setups are a cheap and elegant solution to the problem.

Cuz the hobby is so niche, a lot of the hobby is DIY - tons of innovations happen around the community, slowly we're improving things to keep our ants better. Here's something a friend made, made from gypsum mixed with portland cement, cast in a rock mold and painted by hand. Opposite side...

You're actually right, I just checked with a few people and they agreed. I actually know a few people who keep them, but definitely uncommon.

Depends on the colony, some mate in the nest and have effectively immortal colonies. Others will accept new queens, and some are gamergates that will replace the queen every few years. But yes, most species have one queen that can live between 8 and 30 years. If you're a talented keeper, after...

Aphaenogaster tennesseensis! Great color on these.

Wood frame with glass is a viable nest. It's hard to do well, and some species are more likely to pile dirt up on the glass anyway than others. You have to get the width between the panes JUST right and even if they cooperate, it'll still be dirty. There's 3 general methods: 1) Square box with...

Exotic ant laws are pretty lax in the UK. There are a number of ant stores you can buy from, such as antsrus.. please join the discord and ask around for more stores. Importing is illegal without a rather expensive permit in the US.

As SalmonSaladSandwich said, Atta queens are huge! Atta texana queens are massive, for ants. They are difficult to keep though, and they can have upwards of 30 million workers. MOST colonies do not get anywhere near that size. Atta queen! They're also polygynous (can have more than one queen in...

Hey everybody! Ant keeping is getting more and more popular lately and I thought I'd reach out to the community here on Arachnoboards! Ask me anything about ant keeping and I'll do my best to answer. Some pics! A great clip of what a colony can look like...