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[Peng]

Hi, this colony is so beautiful, do you know the name of it? I like its bright red color.

 

 

 

Here's a 5x7 formicarium made for a growing Camponotus castaneus colony. It features 6 undefined chambers with three deeper sections, two water towers, and two tubing ports. I've housed large Camponotus colonies in these types of white sand formicariums and they look very nice, especially with some lighting and macro shots.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I found that by making water towers with wax paper on a stove, I can get a much more even melt than a soldering iron. I can usually get very strong mesh fits with an iron, but the stove methods uniformity does look nice.

 

 

 

 

 

A colony I once had the joy of keeping in a similar, albeit smaller formicarium - 

 

 

[Peng]

Here's a 5x7 formicarium made for a growing Camponotus castaneus colony. It features 6 undefined chambers with three deeper sections, two water towers, and two tubing ports. I've housed large Camponotus colonies in these types of white sand formicariums and they look very nice, especially with some lighting and macro shots.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I found that by making water towers with wax paper on a stove, I can get a much more even melt than a soldering iron. I can usually get very strong mesh fits with an iron, but the stove methods uniformity does look nice.

 

 

 

 

 

A colony I once had the joy of keeping in a similar, albeit smaller formicarium - 

 

 

 

Sorry, I just found the quote didn't show the original images in my previous post. Can you please tell me the name of your beautiful colony? Here is your photo:

 

 

[ANTdrew]

He has left the forum to our great loss. Look up in his journals and you’ll find the colony.

[Peng]

He has left the forum to our great loss. Look up in his journals and you’ll find the colony.

 

Thanks a lot for your reply and suggestion!