ANTSTORE World of Ants

[TheSecretSquirrel]

First of all, are Myrmica rubra fire ants?

If so, then....

Do they have more than one queen per colony? I've always liked the idea of that
Also can anyone give me tips on keeping these ants, would love to get a colony of them soon
Any extra info would be nice too, like, how long they take to develop .ext

-Squirrel

[Catman1976]

My colony of M. rubra has 4 queens. I could be wrong, but I dont think Fire ants are in the Uk, yet lol.

I can supply M. rubra with more than one queen, if you struggle to source them. They are well easy to keep.

[TheSecretSquirrel]

Awesome! Thanks

How fast does the colony grow? And what would I need to feed them? Same as Lasius niger?

-Squirrel

[Catman1976]

Hmmm fairly fast I suppose. I feed mine of sugar-water and honey. The larvae get cockroaches, spiders, flies, mealworms and crickets (not all at the same time, mind you).

[joshjw]

I would feed them water, insects, sugar water and some vitamin jelly. it really helps them.