I know that its probably impossible. But I really really like ants. I would love to know if you can keep them indoors? Like a glass aquarium.
I got a few question:
-I know they hate light getting in their nests so would I have to cover the tank where they nest?
-Is it actually possible to keep th em? including with queens?(Iam thinking about the little black ants since they are not very aggressive and somewhat active)
-If you can actually keep them in a tank... How do you prevent them from getting out? Is there a safe way to keep them uninterested from climbing out?(ants can climb glass)
you know without killing them?
-What would you feed them?(asides from sugar and water droplets) Can you feed them meat(ham, pork, etc?) Can you feed them other insects(live crickets, worms)?
-Is it even reasonable to keep them?(like if its a stupid thing to do)
If you guys can answer these questions and help me out thatd be great. Iam trying to figure this out. Because I just ran accross a site th at says you can keep them(including queen) but Iam trying to figure out the reality of this.
Ps. Can they eat away the thing that holds the tank together--glue?
I just like ants because of this:
a) they work in the perfect unision(better than society of humans).
b)They are c onstantly active(as half of them sleep the other are awake)
c)They like to constantly work on their colony.
d)So far ants may not be highly intelligent. But they are more evolved than we are in some ways. Like the fact they have "super" strength. They are the highest form of society. They even build like a town(sorta) nest kind of thing. They have food chambers(in our society it would be fast food). Egg chambers(nurseries). The coridors are like passageways.
In some ant hills they keep fungus(purposely) to keep the thing warm?
they can identify who is part of their colony and who isnt.
where I live ants are hard to find(anthills and queens) so where can I acquire a queen? Please and thank you.
Ps. I may have more questions later but I decided to keep it this short for now.
I got a few question:
-I know they hate light getting in their nests so would I have to cover the tank where they nest?
-Is it actually possible to keep th em? including with queens?(Iam thinking about the little black ants since they are not very aggressive and somewhat active)
-If you can actually keep them in a tank... How do you prevent them from getting out? Is there a safe way to keep them uninterested from climbing out?(ants can climb glass)
you know without killing them?
-What would you feed them?(asides from sugar and water droplets) Can you feed them meat(ham, pork, etc?) Can you feed them other insects(live crickets, worms)?
-Is it even reasonable to keep them?(like if its a stupid thing to do)
If you guys can answer these questions and help me out thatd be great. Iam trying to figure this out. Because I just ran accross a site th at says you can keep them(including queen) but Iam trying to figure out the reality of this.
Ps. Can they eat away the thing that holds the tank together--glue?
I just like ants because of this:
a) they work in the perfect unision(better than society of humans).
b)They are c onstantly active(as half of them sleep the other are awake)
c)They like to constantly work on their colony.
d)So far ants may not be highly intelligent. But they are more evolved than we are in some ways. Like the fact they have "super" strength. They are the highest form of society. They even build like a town(sorta) nest kind of thing. They have food chambers(in our society it would be fast food). Egg chambers(nurseries). The coridors are like passageways.
In some ant hills they keep fungus(purposely) to keep the thing warm?
they can identify who is part of their colony and who isnt.
where I live ants are hard to find(anthills and queens) so where can I acquire a queen? Please and thank you.
Ps. I may have more questions later but I decided to keep it this short for now.