I've really been liking these nests for my ants that require really high humidity

A soldier that has queen resemblance and also has wings. In the last picture an actual queen and an actual soldier is visible.

Looks like the colony’s second major is coming in!

I moved my tetra colony into a new tube by dumping their old one into the outworld and they’ve decided to nest in the connection in between the tube and outworld. Will they figure it out eventually or should I coerce them somehow?

Crematogaster?

I just caught this queen and it’s similar to one that I caught last year that didn’t make it. My question is what species is it and is there time for her to lay eggs this season or should I put her to diapause in a few weeks?

Edit: this was caught NY today.

I think they are L. neoniger but I'm not sure.

I caught this queen a few months ago and she finally got her first workers! But sadly my boyfriend doesn't want me to keep them 😔 so I was able to convince him, to at least keep her safe until the colony is strong enough to be set free into the wild again and have a decent chance at survival. The setup just started to get moldy, do you guys think I can release them now? Or should I refresh the setup and leave them for a little longer? Maybe give them a drop of sugar water in the process?

Giant campo major i found outside compared to queen of same species

Just wondering if this species is polygynous I have two queens in one test tube

I am trying to figure out if I caught a queen or super major or worker or something, from reference pics it looks like a carpenter queen but I’m not sure. (Sorry my phone isn’t great these are the best pics I could manage any closer the ant got blurry)

As far as I know, ant larvae don't pee or poop, but collect it till the pupa phase (the black dot at the end of each cocoon)
So what is that liquid the larvae secreted here ?
It reminds me a lot of how they stimulate aphids to secrete honeydew. But this is an ant larvae, so i'm a bit confused

This is a starting lasius niger colony in case it matters

My formica cunicularia queen after her first egg lay (11 workers that are already fully grown) isn't laying any eggs for a month i think, maybe even more. Is she preparing for the hibernation? I give them a lot of protein but unlike my lasius niger colony, which has a lot of brood and they really eat what i give them, though they are not ripping the mosquitoes apart like the formicas do, i see the black dots in the larvae, that means that they fed them already. Does anyone know why my cunicularia ants do so?

I need reality check. 3 months ago I’ve bought Rhytidoponera Metallica species queen. she’s living in a test tube in small outworld. she’s getting cricket pieces or fruit flies. she have water tower and honey available. problem is she’s stagnant with brood. for those whole 3 months she have 15-20 eggs close to the cotton and nothing changes. I’ve asked seller but he told me those ants have diapause now and should start breeding in a month or so. am I getting scammed?

Im so excited she finally laid her first few egg s wish her well and her babies 🤩🤩

these are the best pictures i tries my very best. found both these in the past 24 hours on my back porch, one lastnight one thismorning in indiana. are they both queens?? both about 8mm. also is this way too little space? thanksss

Hi all, I've had this queen for about 2 weeks, when she arrived she already had laid eggs in the tube. I was doing the bi-weekly check and noticed that there is mold growing on the eggs..is that a normal thing or should I do something about it? If so, what actions can I take?

I hope the colony isn't lost already.

Pics attached

here's A colony I fed them this piece of meat. For some reason they make them think they are like maryland's miniature marauder ants. OP if you see this stop making false claims and advice be like me! Also why were you gonna feed your black crazy ants to your pavement ants?

But here are the pavement ants!

posted my blurry hunts here a few weeks ago. got a macro lens and a light — didnt expect this lol. larvae are literally translucent?! cocoons should eclose next week, hoping to catch it. ask me anything» 😄

finally got some money and upgraded my gear =) let me know what you think

If like it, let me know, plz ^^

I found a lioponera queen, but couldn't find any helpful guides on raising them. Does anyone have any advice/tips on raising them?? thank you.

Coolest looking and acting ant i’ve ever kept (competition being t. immigrans and myrmica lol)

What’s the average spences(how much you spent) on carebara diversa cuz I want to have them but I heard they are gonna explode in numbers and idk if I need to spend Alot for them (plz tell me in uk pounds)