I want to start an ant farm for my boyfriend help?

Question

First of all, how do I go about getting the ants and when I dig them up, how do I know if I've found a queen ant? What does she look like? Does she have wings? I'm talking about he tiny little black ants. I live in Michigan.

Also, what do ants eat and how do I keep them alive? Do they need water?

Answer 1

ants needs water and dirt, a queen ant is easy to notice because she is bigger, not necersarily able to fly. ants eat anything from dead insects to leftover sweets. i would put some water drops on a leaf and a dead insect or even a piece of bread

Answer 2

hello there

ant farms are very hard to keep for.it is highly unusual to start one.but if you insist,all you have to do is to have a lot of patience.

first of all,find a very large terrarium.in aquarium sizes,you need to have about 50 gallons tank.places soil on it that is high enough for the ants to have a long enough dig.

the queen ant is your biggest problem.most queen ants die when you pick them out of the colony.yes,some queen ants have wings.they are highly distinct from other ants as they are usually very large than other ants and they are paler in color.

for food,this is highly obvious,they need sugar,bread and scraps of food.they will forage for food,of course.hide the food on the sides of the tank so they will have a bit of time finding it just like a natural colony.for water,just keep the tank a bit moist.spray water on the tank and they can drink from that.

again,this is very hard work.please reconsider this act.

go to this site if you want more help:

http://www.planet-pets.com/ants.htm

good luck!

♦MCG♦

Answer 3

ewe. Tell mark to go play in the dirt outside, opposed to starting an infestation in the house.

On a more serious note you can by an ant farm from the discovery channel store.

Queen ants have huge budunk adunk if you know what i mean(thorax), and they are found very deep in the ground.

The ants with wings are referred to as princess ants flying away to start a new colony.

Generally ants eat nutrients in the soil.

Answer 4

they eat seed s and stuff like that.

You need a big glass tank and then you fill it with soil.

Then catch about a dozen ants, put them in it and close the lid.

They will dig and set uo their little farm themselves. They will have a queen and she will grow really big but make sur eoyu never let them out because they will all swarm out and bite you and get in your bed etc.

lol, have fun :S