Hello Bugsy , yeah ive read those threads already im still not convinced they actually managed to breed them in captivity. It would be a great oppertunity to be able to succesfully mate leaf cutter ants in captivity , Imagine your colonys mature with thousands and thousands of workers , it would be extremly impressive , then the queen dies and thats it your colony dies to nothing , what a great loss but with mating in captivity you could of had two queens in the colony , your queens daughters all mated and there to take over should anythink tragic happen.
You could in fact have a ever lasting colony in theory.