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[Hightlyze]

I found an ant eating a smaller ant (I think it was an ant) the ant just took the tiny ant using their mouth and probably chewed the small ant.

I used the ants to destroy the ants

Edited by Hightlyze, September 4 2019 - 12:48 AM.

[MrPurpleB]

I guess you can feed ants to your ants, but I don't think that worker ants are very nutritional compared to crickets and mealworms. Feeding only ants wouldn't be optimal or provide a healthy supply of nutrition.

[rbarreto]

I feed queens and larvae to my ants all the time. Not workers though.

[Canadian anter]

My Stigmatomma love drinking the hemolymph of Tetramorium brood. Wouldn't recommend feeding workers though

[Hightlyze]

Why not?

[Canadian anter]

They aren't very nutritious, I doubt the ants will be receptive, and if the ant you're feeding is alive then it may well kill your colony.

[Hightlyze]

Are there any nutritious human food I can feed them? Insects dislike existing

[Hightlyze]

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ONE QUEEN ESCAPED

[MrPurpleB]

I tend to find my ants a small slice of ham or chicken. Very small.

[FormiCanada]

During the times of nuptial flights I often find dead or dying male alates along with queens. They're a great boost of protein, energy and vitamins to a growing colony's larvae. Whenever a queen dies, I recycle it in one of my other colonies. For example, there are times where Lasius nearcticus and Lasius neoniger queens are internally parasitized by a tachinid fly larva and both larva/queen are excellent source of food. I usually boost other queens of the same genus with the orphaned brood. I have a soft spot for the helpless brood.