Hi there.
I am new to ant keeping and i am starting a colony with a queen camponotus vittatus that i caught on my back yard. I keep her in a jar with some soil and a sotne where she and 3 or 4 workers are hiding.
Since i have to be away from home for about a week i decided to try one experiment. I got a piece of wet cat food and put on a piece of leave. inthe beguining they smeled but got away. i left it overnight and this morning they had covered the nest entrance. Was it because of the cat food? I also noticed a dead worker drowned in the sugar water.
Workers esting egg:
Edited by Pmvvenancio, June 6 2020 - 10:21 AM.