My Living Ant World Best Ants UK Blog! Live queen ants care guide.

Myrmecocystus kennedyi care from founding queen to a thriving colony: desert warmth, careful watering, plenty of honey for the repletes, PTFE and winter.

Crematogaster lineolata care: the lined acrobat ant from a founding queen to a busy colony, with the 50-worker rule, feeding, watering, PTFE and winter.

Veromessor andrei care from a hungry founding queen to a thriving colony: seeds, careful watering, gentle heating, PTFE and the winter rest.

Myrmecocystus placodops care from a founding queen to a colony full of repletes: warmth, careful watering, honey and protein, PTFE and winter.

Myrmecocystus semirufus care from a founding queen to a colony with repletes: warmth, careful watering, plenty of honey and protein, PTFE and winter.

Pheidole rhea care from founding queen to a colony of thousands: heating, watering, seeds, feeding the supermajors, PTFE and winter.

Crematogaster cerasi care from founding queen to a colony of thousands: warmth, watering, feeding, PTFE and winter rest for the common acrobat ant.

Pheidole morrisii care from founding queen to a colony of thousands: warmth, watering, feeding, PTFE and winter for Morris's big-headed ant.

Pheidole dentata care from founding queen to a colony of thousands: warmth, watering, feeding the majors and minors, PTFE and winter.

Camponotus subbarbatus care from founding queen to calm colony: warmth, watering, feeding, PTFE and a safe winter rest for the striped carpenter ant.

Camponotus americanus care from founding queen to strong colony: warmth, watering, feeding, PTFE and a safe winter rest for the American carpenter ant.

Myrmecocystus navajo care from a single queen to a glowing colony: real heat, careful watering, plenty of honey for the repletes, PTFE and winter.

Myrmecocystus mimicus care from founding queen to a thriving colony: desert warmth, careful watering, plenty of honey for the repletes, PTFE and winter.

Novomessor cockerelli care from founding queen to busy colony: desert warmth, careful watering, protein and seeds, PTFE and winter.

Novomessor albisetosus care from founding queen to busy colony: desert warmth, careful watering, seeds and protein, PTFE and winter.

Camponotus chromaiodes care from founding queen to busy colony: warmth, watering, feeding, PTFE and a safe winter rest for the red carpenter ant.

Formica perpilosa care from a founding queen to a busy colony: warmth, watering, feeding, PTFE and winter for the Desert Formica.

Myrmecocystus mexicanus care from arrival to a thriving colony: warmth, careful watering, plenty of honey for the repletes, PTFE and winter.

Crematogaster scutellaris care: the acrobat ant from arrival to a fast-growing colony, with nest choice, feeding, watering, PTFE and winter.

Pheidole sinica care from arrival to a busy colony: year-round heating, watering, feeding the giant soldiers, PTFE and winter.