It’s that time of year again where we no longer have to sit inside in the cold . Summertime is a wonderful time for life including, unsurprisingly, ants. Those of you familiar with YouTube channels such as AntsCanada probably know that people do keep ants as pets. Those of you that are not aware ofContinue reading “Keeping ants”
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Species Profile: Lasius niger
Common Name: Black Garden Ant Scientific Name: Lasius niger Family: Formicidae Subfamily: Formicinae General Information Native Range: Europe, parts of Asia, and introduced to North America Habitat: Urban areas, grasslands, forests, gardens Colony Size: Large (100,000+ workers) Colony Type: Monogynous (single queen) Physical Description Worker Size: 3-5 mm Queen Size: 6-9 mm Coloration: Dark brownContinue reading “Species Profile: Lasius niger”
Flying ant day is almost here!
Recently on my lunch break at work I did what I usually spend my time doing, flipping logs and seeing what is living under them. What I found are the telling signs that flying ant day is on its way. Below I will show you the signs. If you want to know what flying antContinue reading “Flying ant day is almost here!”
Ant colony founding: Part 2
As the title suggests, this post is a direct continuation from Ant colony founding. I strongly recommend reading that post before this one as I will be using terms and phrases explained in that post. It’s also a good read and seeing my view counter tick up makes me happy so please have a readContinue reading “Ant colony founding: Part 2”
Ant colony founding
Ant colonies. They all start somewhere. With the thousands upon thousands of species there are so many different ways that these colonies start off. I will be upfront, this will probably have a second part. I will probably get carried away and make a post several thousand words long. And nobody wants that. So letContinue reading “Ant colony founding”
Colony life cycle Part 1: The basics
Before we start, I am just going to say that this will cover the general lifecycle of an ant colony. There are so many different colony cycles that I cannot cover them all in 1 post. So, stay tuned for some more posts about more unusual species. But for now, enjoy. In a hole inContinue reading “Colony life cycle Part 1: The basics”
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