Thursday 20 February 2025 Last week, when checking up on my one remaining captive ant colony, I noticed that the Myrmica rubra had removed so much sand from their nesting box, that there seemed to be more space than sand. This is very typical of this species; they like to create very large chambers. The […]
One of the most common questions I get asked by new ant keepers, and even some of the more experienced ones, is that of how to add more water to the soil of your ant farm, when the ants are already resident within. Then there is the question of how much water to add, and
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Currently, my 11-year-old Lasius umbratus colony nest in two nesting boxes linked together by a short length of plastic tubing. The colony used to be quite a bit more populous than it is now. It is possible that the queen is ageing and, therefore, unable to produce as many eggs as she once was. Alternatively, she just did
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Welcome to another Myrm’s Ant Colonies Journal update. In my previous journal update, I informed you that my four-year-old “Magenta” Colony of Lasius niger suddenly died out, during the night. It was a complete mystery to me then, and it remains so now. Well, I had another, similar, scare a few days ago. Myrmica rubra I
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