Ant keeping blog
Guides, species spotlights and tips from Ant Farms Calgary. Learn how to keep a happy, healthy ant colony.
Leafcutter anthills
Many keepers dream of Atta – the largest, most organized and developed leaf-cutters (there is an opinion that they are the most advanced of all ants). Representatives of this genus are really very interesting,…
Read articleAmerican Reapers Veromessor
American harvester ants Veromessor pergandei remain faithful only to a strong queen. During the flight, workers do not interfere with the return…
BlogFormica ants and seeds
Which ants feed on seeds? First of all, these are, of course, Messor harvesters – an ideal genus for beginner antkeepers. Messors…
BlogBlue Australian Ant
Meat ants Iridomyrmex inhabit the barren deserts of Australia, green gardens and busy cities, feeding on anything (from garbage from landfills and…
BlogAnt sounds
Ants learn about the world around them mainly through smells. They also rely more on various chemical signals when communicating. They also…
BlogMyrmecomorphs
Myrmecomorphy is the ability of various organisms to copy the appearance of ants. Which arthropods cannot imitate ants? Myrmecomorphy is very popular…
BlogTrophallaxis
Trophallaxis is the transfer of food and glandular secretions from one individual to another. The ant burps a drop of liquid from…
BlogBlack Tetraponera
Tetraponera nigra is an unusual poneromorph species from Southeast Asia. These glossy black ants nest in dry wood, choosing passages originally made…
BlogLittle nomads Aenictus
Aenictus – small Asian (and not only) nomadic ants. All individuals are monomorphic, reaching a maximum length of 4 mm. Aenictus lack…
BlogAztec Fighting Ants
It is not for nothing that the ants of the Azteca genus are named after the warlike Indians – they have more…
BlogLasius arizonicus – desert cattle herder
Lasius arizonicus is like our flavus, only arizonicus. American, then. All lasiuses are lovers of drinking sweet secretions of aphids, it is…
BlogCalyptomyrmex – Strawberry ant
The funny little ants of the genus Calyptomyrmex are among the least studied, and scientists know them from single specimens carefully preserved…
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