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.

Aphaenogaster picea care from founding queen to a thriving colony: warmth, watering, protein-rich feeding, PTFE and the yearly winter rest for this woodland winnow ant.

Camponotus discolor care from founding queen to busy colony: warmth, watering, feeding, PTFE and a gentle winter rest for this two-coloured carpenter ant.

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.

Acromyrmex versicolor care for experienced keepers: the desert leafcutter, its fungus garden, leaves and petals, high humidity, gentle warmth and escapes.

Trachymyrmex septentrionalis care for experienced keepers: the northern fungus-gardening ant, what to feed its fungus, high humidity, gentle warmth and winter rest.

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

Lasius americanus care from a single queen to a colony of thousands: warmth, watering, feeding, PTFE and winter for the woodland Lasius ant.

Formica pallidefulva care from a founding queen to a thriving colony: warmth, watering, feeding, PTFE and winter for the pale field ant.

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 socius care from founding queen to thriving colony: warmth, watering, feeding, PTFE and a gentle winter rest for the sandhill carpenter ant.

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

Camponotus nearcticus care from founding queen to busy colony: warmth, a small nest, watering, feeding, PTFE and winter rest for the Nearctic 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.

Camponotus fragilis care from founding queen to busy colony: warmth, watering, feeding, PTFE and a gentle winter rest for this desert carpenter ant.