I currently have 11 colonies of my own at the moment, all of which, other than 1, are kept in tanks in the "Ant Shed". To read more about each colony, including regularly updated journals, select the relevant button below.
I also have available the journal of my original Lasius niger colony (Lasius niger 1) which I started off in 2001 with a single lone queen from the mating flights of that year. She went on to produce such a large colony that in 2006 they had to move out into the garden and live freely in the soil there, where they still thrive today.