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[TheMicroPlanet]

So there are a lot of places around here (mostly gas stations) that sell Nightcrawlers for fishing. Would they be good ant food?

[Manitobant]

I don't think so unless you're keeping something like solenopsis invicta as worms are extremely durable.

[TheMicroPlanet]

I don't think so unless you're keeping something like solenopsis invicta as worms are extremely durable.

Would it help to slice them up?

[AntsDakota]

Around here, you can watch dozens of Lasius workers viciously biting worms to death...... They seem to love them. 

[TheMicroPlanet]

Around here, you can watch dozens of Lasius workers viciously biting worms to death...... They seem to love them. 

Good to know!

[ANTdrew]

I gave a big earthworm to my Tetramorium mega-colony once and they made short work of it. That was pretty crazy to watch.

[ponerinecat]

Small generalsits love worms. Tetras especially.

[OhNoNotAgain]

Everywhere I’ve seen ants they seem to like squashed worms, or the ones that come out after a rain and don’t make it back to the dirt in time afterward.

[FSTP]

I've given those large night crawlers to large colonies of Pogonomyrmex sp. in the wild and they were very receptive to them. However I've never given those large night crawlers to my captive colonies.

[TheMicroPlanet]

I don't often see worms requested as feeders on other sites... is that for a reason?

[ANTdrew]

Earthworms are mentioned here: https://www.formicul...ts-and-feeders/

I can think of no compelling reason they couldn’t be used as a feeder if you have a species that likes them.