Ant Care Guides

How to Feed Sugar Water to Your Ant Colony: A Step-by-Step Guide
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August 06, 2026
How to Feed Sugar Water to Your Ant Colony: A Step-by-Step Guide

A step-by-step guide to feeding sugar water to your ant colony, covering feeding dishes,...

Why You Shouldn't Keep Fire Ants: A Practical Guide for US Ant Keepers
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July 29, 2026
Why You Shouldn't Keep Fire Ants: A Practical Guide for US Ant Keepers

Thinking about keeping fire ants? Here's why Solenopsis invicta and S. geminiata are off-limits...

Winter Ant Care Guide: How to Keep Prenolepis imparis
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July 29, 2026
Winter Ant Care Guide: How to Keep Prenolepis imparis

Prenolepis imparis, the Winter Ant, is a cold-active US species with a unique inverted...

Atta texana vs. Acromyrmex versicolor: Which Leafcutter Ant Is Right for You?
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July 29, 2026
Atta texana vs. Acromyrmex versicolor: Which Leafcutter Ant Is Right for You?

Both Atta texana and Acromyrmex versicolor are available to US hobbyists, but they are...

Why Ants Make Great Pets: 8 Reasons to Start an Ant Colony
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June 04, 2026
Why Ants Make Great Pets: 8 Reasons to Start an Ant Colony

Think ants are not real pets? Think again. Here are 8 compelling reasons why...

Black Garden Ant Care Guide: How to Keep Lasius niger in the United States
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June 04, 2026
Black Garden Ant Care Guide: How to Keep Lasius niger in the United States

Lasius niger, the black garden ant, is one of the best beginner species available...

Pogonomyrmex barbatus Care Guide: How to Keep Red Harvester Ants
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June 04, 2026
Pogonomyrmex barbatus Care Guide: How to Keep Red Harvester Ants

A complete care guide for Pogonomyrmex barbatus (Red Harvester Ant): housing, feeding, founding, hibernation,...

Pavement Ant Care Guide: How to Keep Tetramorium caespitum
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June 04, 2026
Pavement Ant Care Guide: How to Keep Tetramorium caespitum

Pavement ants (Tetramorium caespitum) are one of the best beginner species in the US....

Leafcutter Ants in the United States: Where to Find Them and What to Know
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June 03, 2026
Leafcutter Ants in the United States: Where to Find Them and What to Know

The US is home to three leafcutter ant species. Here's where to find them,...

Why Your Leafcutter Ant Fungus Garden Crashed (And How to Prevent It)
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June 03, 2026
Why Your Leafcutter Ant Fungus Garden Crashed (And How to Prevent It)

Fungus loss is the number one killer of captive leafcutter colonies. Here is how...

The Leafcutter Ant Colony Life Cycle: From Founding Queen to Supercolony
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June 03, 2026
The Leafcutter Ant Colony Life Cycle: From Founding Queen to Supercolony

A stage-by-stage keeper's guide to the Atta texana colony life cycle, from founding queen...

How to Set Up a Leafcutter Ant Colony: From Queen to Thriving Fungus Garden
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June 02, 2026
How to Set Up a Leafcutter Ant Colony: From Queen to Thriving Fungus Garden

A step-by-step setup guide for Atta texana leafcutter ants — from receiving your founding...