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Prenolepis imparis (Winter ants/False Honeypot Ants) Care Sheet - Canada Ant Colony

Prenolepis imparis (Winter ants/False Honeypot ...

Zachary Liu

Prenolepis imparis, or "winter ants," are calm North American ants active in cold weather. A challenge for intermediate antkeepers, they require knowledge of their unique lifestyle, including summer estivation and...

Prenolepis imparis (Winter ants/False Honeypot ...

Zachary Liu

Prenolepis imparis, or "winter ants," are calm North American ants active in cold weather. A challenge for intermediate antkeepers, they...

Ant keeping "Shopping List"

Zachary Liu

This here is a brief breakdown of what you might need/want to buy for your ants Kits  Of course, if you don't have the time to go through everything, we...

Ant keeping "Shopping List"

Zachary Liu

This here is a brief breakdown of what you might need/want to buy for your ants Kits  Of course, if...

Why keep ants?

Zachary Liu

Why keep ants? Ants are very cool.   But anyways, the gist of why you would keep ants is that they're interesting, low-maintenance, and (usually) very easy. I personally keep...

Why keep ants?

Zachary Liu

Why keep ants? Ants are very cool.   But anyways, the gist of why you would keep ants is that...

How does Modern Ant-Keeping Work?

Zachary Liu

We get a lot of questions everyday from people looking to get into ant keeping! Here's a brief guide on how ant-keeping works. How does an ant colony start? Ant...

How does Modern Ant-Keeping Work?

Zachary Liu

We get a lot of questions everyday from people looking to get into ant keeping! Here's a brief guide on...

Guide to Ant Housing and Ant Containment - Canada Ant Colony

Guide to Ant Housing and Ant Containment

Zachary Liu

The biggest concern for most beginning ant-keepers, especially parents, is 'Will these ants escape and enter my home?' Usually the answer is no, and most ant species will perish in...

Guide to Ant Housing and Ant Containment

Zachary Liu

The biggest concern for most beginning ant-keepers, especially parents, is 'Will these ants escape and enter my home?' Usually the...

Founding of Temporary Parasitic and Slave-maker Ants - Canada Ant Colony

Founding of Temporary Parasitic and Slave-maker...

Zachary Liu

What are Temporary Parasite Ants? Social Parasitism within ants are queens of the parasitic species which require workers from a host species in order to found colonies. For the sake...

Founding of Temporary Parasitic and Slave-maker...

Zachary Liu

What are Temporary Parasite Ants? Social Parasitism within ants are queens of the parasitic species which require workers from a...

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