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[electrodynamix]

i recently got into antkeeping, and I'm trying to make a nest without having to buy much new things (basically by just using plastic containers) As of now, the few queens i have are founding, but i figured i would have a nest ready

This is the plan i have as of now; am posting here as to make sure there are no problems and oversightings on my part



i understand my handwriting isn't the most legible. Please ask if you can't understand anything

[ANTdrew]

I’ve made a nest exactly like this in the past. If you dig in a few pages of my Formica journal, you’ll see the process:
https://www.formicul...rm-setup/page-7

[electrodynamix]

Its actually the exact same! Great minds think alike
I read through your journal (thanks for sharing) and it seems like the formica farm worked pretty well. I'm planning to do the same, and i may upload pictures once I'm done. Thanks again!

[Stubyvast]

Great Formicarium! 

I have the perfect container, maybe I'll give this a try for my founding ​Lasius americanus. Thanks for the inspiration!