Found a malformed pupae in the rubbish pile of my M.Nigriceps colony8mo ⋅ thedrunkenrussian ⋅ r/antkeeping
Get into DIY. Never have to worry about buying another nest. My Tutorials and guides are publicly available.2yr ⋅ kiedeerk ⋅ r/antkeeping
TIL about the Ant Cricket, possibly the world's cutest cricket who lives with ants in their nests like fat little roommates1yr ⋅ Case_9 ⋅ r/antkeeping
Hey guys I found this queen in my back yard. I think its a camponotus. I’m new to ant keeping any tips? 😊4yr ⋅ Bubbbaj ⋅ r/antkeeping
A termite road (above) and an ants road (below) both protected by a row of their soldiers in a confrontation without fighting4yr ⋅ Astilaroth ⋅ r/antkeeping
Some of y’all didn’t like my drawings if so just block my account :/ anyways here is my drawing of a bull ant (Myrmecia pyriformis)2mo ⋅ tarvrak ⋅ r/antkeeping
Ants dissect a cicada and take out the wasp larvae that caused its death1yr ⋅ themustache6 ⋅ r/antkeeping
My termite colony that I started from just workers is about to get a queen! In a lot of species, the workers can molt into secondary reproductives3yr ⋅ Brief_Astronaut_6361 ⋅ r/antkeeping
My wife... got me an amazing fanny pack for anting for Valentine’s Day. That is true love. 💝3yr ⋅ antmman ⋅ r/antkeeping
I've had a wifi security cam on my ants for a few weeks now and my Queens don't seem to mind it. Just had to adjust the focus point to super close. But it works great and I don't need to disturb them to check on them. Anyone try this yet?4yr ⋅ Native_Immigrant ⋅ r/antkeeping
as anyone tried to make a maze formicarium? it could be interesting no?1yr ⋅ Baron_alias ⋅ r/antkeeping
I just found this gem in my photo library, idk who originally posted it (if OP sees this, I’ll try to credit them)2yr ⋅ Foppop21 ⋅ r/antkeeping
What do people find interesting about ant farming? please share with me1yr ⋅ natsuki211 ⋅ r/antkeeping
Honeypots will forever be my favorite 😍 Feel free to ask any care questions!3yr ⋅ Nelumbifolia ⋅ r/antkeeping
A colony of harvester ants (Messor minor) has produced a pink new virgin queen. Isn't amazing ?5yr ⋅ ants853 ⋅ r/antkeeping
A tiny male ant sits next to his sister, a worker [Crematogaster minutissima]3yr ⋅ Aaron696 ⋅ r/antkeeping
Pro tip: If you don't have a test tube you can just use your .50 BMG casing10mo ⋅ Automatic_Ad_4020 ⋅ r/antkeeping
My camponotus herculeanus queen caught in june 2023. Hope someone likes it.6mo ⋅ tyranidlord3 ⋅ r/antkeeping
I felt something crawling on my head and instinctively lightly swatted it away, TURNS OUT I WAS PICKED BY A QUEEN!2yr ⋅ Lady-Lilithh ⋅ r/antkeeping
You guys liked my formicarium yesterday so i got inspired to make another.7mo ⋅ FlowerMountain2 ⋅ r/antkeeping
Acanthotermes acanthothorax's royal chamber - see oldest comment to read more about them!1yr ⋅ Termitico ⋅ r/antkeeping
My boyfriend bought me a macro lens for Christmas, and a fossilised ant! Looking forward to IDing my ants once they're out of hibernation :)3yr ⋅ Miss_Musket ⋅ r/antkeeping
Proof of concept model for a test tube style formicarium. Curious what people think, and if there are any noticeable issues or design improvements that can be made4yr ⋅ perrinnaybarra ⋅ r/antkeeping
Happy Friday! Here’s the first replete from a Myrmecocystus mexicanus colony3yr ⋅ Nelumbifolia ⋅ r/antkeeping
Several months ago I threw some acorns into one of my terrianium... and learned that some ants live in acorns... that was the start of my ant journey3yr ⋅ IsItInyet-idk ⋅ r/antkeeping
So uh, what am I supposed to do with 56 fire ant queens? (Yes, Queens)10mo ⋅ TheVisage ⋅ r/antkeeping
My Tetramorium did something strange! I put a worker in the wrong colony (accidentally) and I was sure they would kill her...2yr ⋅ eyeoft ⋅ r/antkeeping
Here’s my finished ant nests inspired by AntsVieannas Nest he made. What are your thoughts? I tried to keep a lot of the edges rough because to me it looks more natural.4yr ⋅ TheSeagull7 ⋅ r/antkeeping
A year ago, over my wife's objections, I put a Western Harvester colony on my desk. Today she left me a note I am starting to not mind them as much. They are even a little cute sometimes. I think she is coming around!4yr ⋅ DingoTerror ⋅ r/antkeeping
Working on a standing Ytong formicarium that's at an angle. Do you think this would work well? Do you like this style?7mo ⋅ FlowerMountain2 ⋅ r/antkeeping
I found this hibernating colony while fixing our 1964 camper, I’m going to try to collect them and put them in a suitable container for the rest of the winter.3yr ⋅ SlightlySlicedPapya ⋅ r/antkeeping
Hey r/aww! Here's a queen tending to her first worker :) don't be shy and please ask anything you'd like6yr ⋅ synapticimpact ⋅ r/antkeeping
Just want to show off my Campinotus floridanus colony, I circled the Queen!3yr ⋅ KidCryptoAndFriends ⋅ r/antkeeping
Happy hatch date to the first biological worker in my Myrmecocystus placodops colony (to the right of queen)3yr ⋅ UrbanOrganisms ⋅ r/antkeeping
Almost finished my nectarine on my lunch break today and the pit broke open while I was taking a bite, revealing an ant colony, eggs and all.4yr ⋅ canelupo ⋅ r/antkeeping
An update on my 7-queens colony of Lasius Niger - the first workers appeared. So far, everything seems normal, no aggression. Now they have around 15 workers.1yr ⋅ CatDog671 ⋅ r/antkeeping
Anyone have tips to care for Dinomyrmex Gigas Queen? Found her at the doorsteps 2 weeks back and she laid eggs last week.2yr ⋅ gigaskeeper ⋅ r/antkeeping
