From what I have learned visiting the Ant Farm and Mymrecology Forum ( http://antfarm.yuku.com/ ), grout is the primo material to use for casting formicariums. I, too, have carpenter ant queens (camponotus vicinus). I was fortunate one night to walk outside at the right time...the queens had...
I have kept the vietnamese type many times aned found them hard to kill. The native sticks on the other hand I couldn't keep alive. Grasses? Hmm, didn't know about that. I'll have to check it out.
When I raise any critter, I do my best to recreate its natural habitat. Observe how they become accustomed to light in the wild and you may get some interesting ideas.
I, too, find the egg and hatchinling tending quite fascinating, something rarely seen in insedts.
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Ahhh a Queen Ant!
I am dabbling in the fine ants myself.
I found a website, The Antfarm and Myrmecology Forum...Basically ANTS!
http://antfarm.yuku.com/directory
If you go there, be prepared for some rules most sites don't bother with, such as grammar and spelling...
Proper use and...
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