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[Ants101]

I have hand built this nest out of hydrostone which was a long and pricey effort to do but I enjoyed it.

 

This is a THA inspired nest!  (A respectful bow). 

 

 

Here is the nest in a little acrylic container. Very small for the small acorn ants.

 

 

I never put ants in hydrostone before so I put a few acorn ants inside for a day or so to see if they will be ok.

 

 

After a day or so, the ants appear well so I decided to move the entire acorn ant colony out of their old nest and into the new (on Jan. 15, 2022).

 

 

I put them in the new DIY formicarium and hoped for the best.

 

 

They eventually moved into the new nest and are now, so far, are doing well.

 

 

Thanks!

 

 

 

 

[Antkeeper01]

wow that's a really good nest! I'm sure the ants love it!!

[T.C.]

Good job getting them moved. Not alot of people get it right.

[antgallery]

Beautiful nest!

[ANTdrew]

Beautiful nest!

I agree! How did you mold the round nest?

[AleeGuy]

Damn, sexy setup!

[Ants101]

Beautiful nest!

I agree! How did you mold the round nest?

I found a silicone mold (white in color) at the Michaels store. It had a round cup and square cup mold meant for resin stuff.

Here is a picture of it. It was modified (trimmed and drilled) for the nest build.

[ANTdrew]

That’s genius!

[Ants101]

Here is a quick video on their progress. Hydrostone appears safe for them.

 

https://drive.google...iew?usp=sharing

Edited by Ants101, January 23 2022 - 2:08 PM.

[AntBoi3030]

Nice video! Too bad my queen died . The workers are laying eggs which is really weird.

Edited by AntBoi3030, January 23 2022 - 2:29 PM.

[Ants101]

Nice video! Too bad my queen died . The workers are laying eggs which is really weird.

Sorry to hear that. I have heard about workers being able to lay eggs before. 

That is rare find.