Many of you may have difficulties feeding your colonies in a test tube setup, worrying that there may be escapees ( i know although we keeps ants, not many of us actually dare touch one ) while feeding them .
How i usually feed my colonies is that i place the test tube setup housing the colony in a container coated with baby powder , and drop the food in a bottle cap for the workers to forage .
Here is an example of what i did-
When i was a beginner, identifying the species of smaller queen ants was tough for me. These are some of the common small species of queen ants that are found in Singapore ( its good to invest in a macro lens )-
Nylanderia
Pheidole
Crematogaster
Last but not least , many new hobbyist always ask if carebara males are queens due to their size .
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| This is a carebara queen |
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| These are carebara males |
I hope you find this helpful and all the best in ant-keeping.
Cheers!
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