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Outside worlds

Outside worlds are very important for any ant colony. You can easily connect outside worlds to the ant nest or to the test tube. Read here all about the important outdoor worlds that are offered and that are indispensable if you want to keep your colony in the best condition.

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

For clarity; If you decide to keep your own ant colony, you can easily keep a small colony in a test tube. This applies to a colony of up to about 30 ants. A test tube consists of a portion of water, a cotton ball and the ants themselves. Ants do well in a test tube, provided the colony is small. However, keeping ants in a formicarium is more fun. This way you can keep a much better eye on the activities of the ants and that 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, a number of things are important. This way you keep it dark on the inside. This is because otherwise stress could arise for the ants. Furthermore, having outside worlds is very important. In the nest itself, the ants can dig tunnels or there are existing tunnels. In the outer worlds food is offered to the ants. Moreover, the ants in the outer worlds deliver their waste. As stated, you can easily connect the outside worlds 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 collect food and deliver their own waste

It is nice to see that the colony in the outside worlds comes to get the food offered. It is also the place where they take waste. They do this because the waste in the nest can become moldy. Ants dispose of their own waste. They prefer to do this as far away from their own nest as possible. This is because the fungi that can otherwise arise can be dangerous to the survival of a colony.

Are you stuck? Then opt for the advice of a specialist

So see here the importance of the outside worlds. And there are quite a few things to consider if you want to keep your own ant colony. Besides a good nest, outside worlds are simply indispensable. Are you stuck? Then let yourself be informed by knowledgeable people. Because the outside world is that important.

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