When I am acting as the “Consult-Ant” and answering questions about ant farms, people are generally interested in finding out more about ant queens.
When an ant colony is ready to branch out, the current queen lays eggs that develop into males or new queens instead of workers. Adult male ants are winged, and have small [...]
I have an ant question! We just got an ant farm and I think they are soldier ants and they just sit on the surface of the sand all day. What should I feed them and water them? Will they ever tunnel?
Thank you,
Heather
If you got a standard commercial ant farm, the ants you have are [...]
(Note: As I mentioned previously, I have been the “Consult-Ant” on the Leaping from the Box website. I answer questions about ants and ant farms. From now on I will post the answers here, and when Karen has time she will also post the answers on her site.)
Question: Hi, I am a [...]
(Note: As I mentioned previously, I have been the “Consult-Ant” on the Leaping from the Box website. I answer questions about ants and ant farms. Karen has been graciously putting the answers on her website for some time, but now I felt it was time to relieve that burden from her. From now on [...]