Ants at Home – Beginner Guide to Ant Keeping
The first thirty days with a new colony are the most anxious for any new keeper. You watch the test tube. The ants do no...
How to Choose a Formicarium – Complete Beginner Guide
The formicarium is the biggest single decision in your first year of ant keeping. It determines what you can observe, ho...
How to Identify a Queen Ant
Every spring, someone messages us a photo of an ant they found on a sidewalk and asks: "is this a queen?"
The answer is...
Why Ant Colonies Develop Poorly or Die
A colony that is acutely dying, workers piling up, queen visibly distressed, mould spreading, is a problem you can usual...
How to Move Ants to a New Nest Properly
Moving a colony is one of the few keeper-initiated events that can genuinely set your ants back by weeks. Done well, the...
How to Prepare for Ant Keeping – Beginner Ant Farm Guide
The colony is two weeks from your door. This is the most important two weeks of your first year, and it has nothing to d...
How to Hibernate Ant Colonies Properly (Complete Guide)
Hibernation is the single most misunderstood part of European ant keeping. Skip it for a species that needs it and the c...
50 Amazing Facts About Ants You Probably Didn’t Know
Lists of "amazing facts about ants" usually repeat the same ten data points. This is the longer version, fifty facts org...
Leaving for Vacation? How to Care for Your Ant Colony
Ants are one of the easiest pets to leave alone, and one of the easiest to over-prepare for. Both errors are common. The...
Why Are My Ants Dying? Common Ant Keeping Mistakes
If you are reading this, something is wrong and you need an answer fast. This is the triage guide, the symptom-to-cause ...