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Outer worlds

External worlds are crucial for any ant colony. You can easily connect external worlds to the ant nest or test tube. Read all about the important external worlds offered here, which are essential for keeping your colony in top condition.

Test tube is suitable for a colony of up to about 30 ants

Just to be clear, if you decide to keep your own ant colony, you can easily keep a small one in a test tube. This applies to a colony of up to about 30 ants. A test tube consists of one part water, a cotton ball, and the ants themselves. Ants thrive in a test tube, provided the colony is small. However, keeping ants in a formicarium is more fun. This way, you can monitor the ants' activities much more closely, which is precisely what makes keeping ants so fascinating.

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You can easily connect an outside world to a nest or a test tube

If you have a Formicarum, several things are important. Keeping it dark inside can cause stress for the ants. Furthermore, having outdoor areas is very important. Ants can dig tunnels in the nest itself, or tunnels can be already present. Food is provided in the outdoor areas, and the ants also dispose of their waste in the outdoor areas. As mentioned, you can easily connect the outdoor areas to the nest itself, or even to a test tube if you decide to keep a very small colony.

In the outside worlds, the ants gather food and deliver their own waste

It's wonderful to see the colony in the outer worlds come to collect the food offered. It's also where they bring waste. They do this because the waste in the nest can become moldy. Ants dispose of their own waste, preferably as far away from their own nest as possible. This is because the mold that could otherwise develop can be dangerous to the colony's survival.

Can't figure it out? Then choose the advice of a specialist

So, here's the importance of the external worlds. And there's quite a bit to consider if you want to start your own ant colony. Besides a good nest, external worlds are simply indispensable. Still struggling? Then get advice from knowledgeable people. Because that's just how important the external worlds are.

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