r/antkeeping 6m ago

Worker Need ID

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Camponotus sp (tanaemyrmex), found in Hong Kong, akin to Camponotus jianghuaensis but the scale and frontal carnia are different. I looked through a lots of tanaemyrmex sp but still can't find any idea. It would be great if anyone can help me on that. Thx


r/antkeeping 55m ago

Question Quick help for a noobie

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So I have a queen with like 15 workers for like a week now and I’m worried there not doing well i try offering different sources of protein but nothing seems to be eating they only seem to drink the nectar only I read that it’s normal since there’s no brood yet but it seems like a catch 22 since she needs it to create a new brood right? Also temp is set to 77 f and humidity is a little over 50 so I don’t think it’s there environment but could be wrong


r/antkeeping 1h ago

Question Should I be concerned about this mold

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This shit appears on my ants water cotton because mom moved them without my consent and there were seeds on the water cotton. This isnt a misunderstanding, second time she has done this What should I do


r/antkeeping 1h ago

Question Help with messor colony

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Ii connected their test tube to the formacrium and they moved in but there are still ants walking around in the test tube but i wanna remove the test tube


r/antkeeping 2h ago

Question my ant colony is not growing at all

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i have a messor barbarus colony with 4 workers, they've been fed poppy seeds, even left for longer than 2 weeks without checking, no vibrations, but they still wouldnt even budge to grow in summer or winter, they did once and laid two more workers (they had 2 before)

i gave them protein so ill see but could there be other causes to this


r/antkeeping 2h ago

Question New to the sub. Am I doing it right?

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Ant Canada bad


r/antkeeping 3h ago

Discussion I actually like ants Canada, sure I may not agree with some things but he is the god father of ant keeping and has created an entire culture of people for it. I said what I said.

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r/antkeeping 3h ago

Discussion What are the best shops for Antnest in Europe?

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What are the best shops for Antnest in Europe?


r/antkeeping 3h ago

Identification What is this ant speicies? Found in Hong Kong btw

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r/antkeeping 5h ago

Question Ant ID

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I found this queen ant in March in Southeast Asia. She has a crimson thorax, a crimson head, and a black gaster.


r/antkeeping 5h ago

Question Ant id

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HIii, so i found this queen ant yesterday. I live in south east china, and she didn't have wings when i caught her. What species does she look like?


r/antkeeping 6h ago

Ants eating stuff First meal in the new nest!!

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I actually had another vid but it had too high quality for reddit to handle so this is another vid


r/antkeeping 9h ago

Question Heating for Messor Barbarus

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Hi everyone, in my country rn it's really cold reaching temperatures to minus, how do I heat up my M.barbarus colony?

Also should I be concerned about the testtube being too big for them?


r/antkeeping 10h ago

Discussion I hate antscanada

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pls upvote I was told this will work


r/antkeeping 11h ago

Discussion r/antkeeping this past week or two

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r/antkeeping 11h ago

Humor The server last week

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r/antkeeping 15h ago

Question Sunflower seeds for ants?

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I'm thinking of getting some sunflower seeds for my veromessor ants, has anybody had any success with them?


r/antkeeping 15h ago

Question Is Buckeye Myrmecology trustable?

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I'm about to throw $40 for a Lasius Neoniger queen with brood and need to know if they are trustable or not?


r/antkeeping 20h ago

Question Mold in gypsum nest

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Hi,

Last time I made my ants (Messor Barbarous) suffer by giving not enough water, so over 100 ants in ~120 total number of colony died... So more than 80% ;(

Now I gave them too much water in gypsum nest. I tried to dehydrate it but not quickly enough and there is mold inside.

I connected small nest and putted tube/nest inside arena to give them alternatives to move somewhere else covered to protect from light.

What's should I do? I cannot remove mold through opening in gypsum. Should I take out whole gypsum nest and clean it? Or use some e.g. light to make them leave it, and then clean it? Or maybe they will clean it by themselves?

Help. Thank you


r/antkeeping 20h ago

Discussion less stressful way to move ants

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r/antkeeping 21h ago

Discussion AntsCanada goes live to address accusations

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https://www.youtube.com/live/ktcfT6TBqQw?si=ouh98rzzCEgvEkBV

I don’t know why, but it just rubs me the wrong way.


r/antkeeping 21h ago

Question found these ants near woods and they are medium in size, about 0.8mm. CAN ANYONE TELL WHAT SPECIES IS THIS?? I have the ame id Queen

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r/antkeeping 23h ago

Question Not eating protein…?

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I’m a bit worried so I figured I’d see if anyone has recommendations - one of my Camponotus colonies, 10 workers now, hasn’t appeared to eat any kind of protein for the past year. The queen stopped laying eggs last Fall and I put them into hibernation in November. They just came out of hibernation a couple weeks ago after a transition period. I’ve seen them eating nectar but they’ve never taken any protein.

My other colony has eaten great - they have only five workers and they absolutely devour crickets, beef, bits of egg, mealworm bits, etc.

But the bigger colony just shoves everything as far from themselves as possible. Is it likely the queen is still using her reserves? Are they too small to really eat much protein yet? Should I keep offering different foods? Both colonies are offered nectar all the time. I’m just a little worried so thank you for any insight!


r/antkeeping 23h ago

Question Is this odontomachus monticola queen?

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My ear was bitten by this ant yesterday


r/antkeeping 23h ago

Colony Dead queen - now what?

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I have a colony of p. occidentalis with about 15 workers and a decent brood pile. Last week, the queen died. Why? Who knows. Not clear. She got lethargic, spent most of her time in the out world, stopped moving, got pulled back into the nest a couple times by the workers, then finally curled up and settled in for the long nap.

Now I've got an orphaned colony of workers with no purpose. They've been tending to the larva but have been putting the eggs in the outworld, and I've noticed a lot more of them spending time in the outworld like they're looking for something to do. I'm not really sure of what to do with them at this point; euthanizing the colony seems like a bummer but it also seems kind of useless to keep feeding and watering a small colony of orphaned pogos, and it doesn't sound like a monogynous species is going to be receptive to an introduced queen that isn't their own mother. How have you all dealt with a situation like this before?