Found this cool video of weaver ants

They’re always sneaking in thru the section of window I show. The fan is replaceable fortunately but the window… it’s been warmer so they come in but it’s annoying asf because I can’t go a day without seeing one in my stuff. There’s nothing scenty next to the window, my desk is 3” away from the window. They were inside my fan. Idk why, there’s nothing scenty about the thing. Any help would be nice

I’ve contacted maintenance here on campus about it, they haven’t shown a second time yet

I've kept ants for a while and got tired of tracking feedings in notes apps, so I built ANTS (ants.arcosants.com), a web app made for ant keepers.

What it does (all free):

• Colony journal: colonies, care logs and photos, with no colony limit
• One-tap Feed, plus "Fed 3 days ago" right on each colony
• Care guides for 16 genera, with real photos and cited sources
• A nuptial flight map where you can see and report flights by area. Locations are kept coarse, so nobody's address shows up
• Export of all your data to CSV or JSON. It's your data

It runs in your phone's browser, so there's nothing to install. You can also try a sample account without signing up.

It's early, and I'm one person building it, so I'd really value honest feedback: what's missing, what's annoying, and what would make you switch from what you use now. Flight reports from this season would help the map a lot too.

Thanks, and happy keeping 🐜

Razor-Jaw Ants

Houston, Texas, USA

Video recorded on Samsung Galaxy s25 Ultra

Hello found this queen ant in the Central Valley of California and was wondering if anybody could help me identify the species. I presume it is a field ant of some kind. I have 3 queens and presume one is a fire ant (as it did bite and sting. Another an acrobat ant. Finally this one which again I presume is a field ant of the formica species. Sorry for picture quality in advance.

Different species have their own characteristics, and I want the mechanics to reflect actual biology as closely as possible while still making it engaging to play.

I'm still actively developing the game, refining its systems, and expanding its educational depth.

Here's a look at how it's coming along. I'd love to hear what other ant enthusiasts, nature lovers, and simulation fans think.

I have loved ants for so long. i am somewhat educated about the. i live in costa rica, and have recently began to be able to identify the species i see around my property and trees. i have some identifying porblems though. First i identified some atta cephalotes carrying plumaria petal across my lawn, then, some twig ants, and even identified some trapjaws, and pheidoles here and there. Yesterday i saved two little princesses/queens from my pool. i believe one of them had wings attached when i saved her. i put them in a water container to let them dry off. they have been in there for 12 hrs now. now niether have wings. i am not sure if they are princesses, or queens. or if they are firtile or not. i also have noticed some huge mounds at the bases of my trees home to some aggressove little guys that swarm and stuff. bout a mill per colony. i will post a image later trying to identify them. i am not sure if these two little ladies are of the same species, maybe from a nuptial flight that took place in my yard amongst the 5 or so of those huge mounds. i will attatch a picture of the two girlies. thanks for reading! hope you can help identify them. bye

I found an unopened pack of liquid Terro Ant Killer bait in the pantry. It looks and has the color and consistency of dark rum. I’ve used this product many times and it’s usually light colored and sticky like honey. Will this still work ?

I’ve been keeping a Myrmecia nigriscapa colony, but things have gone terribly wrong.

I originally had three workers, but they all died one by one. The queen had around 10 eggs, but eventually, all of them disappeared as well.

Someone kindly gave me three larvae to help save the colony, but unfortunately, those larvae also gradually died.

As for food, I mainly provided three things:

• Honey water
• Sugar water
• Mealworms

I was keeping the enclosure at 30°C using an automatic temperature controller, but someone told me that might be too hot, so I’ve now lowered it to 25°C.

My little bull ant colony, which had managed to establish a small group of workers, has ended up failing.

I’m honestly desperate at this point. I really want to save this colony if there’s still a chance.

What could be causing these deaths, and what should I change to prevent this from happening again?

Could it be the temperature, diet, humidity, or something else entirely?

Any advice from experienced Myrmecia nigriscapa keepers would mean a lot to me. Please help me figure out what I’m doing wrong. I really don’t want to lose this colony completely.

I've been interested in antkeeping for awhile now and decided to try my hand in it. I've got my first bull ant queen and I've done my research on it a lot but I just need opinions and guides from people apart from just reading and watching videos on it.

We have an infestation of ants in our apartment and are wondering what type they are. Will Terro bait work by itself or should we set something else out? Location is in Northern CA