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[Canadian anter]

Ok,  so I know that gel farms are generally regarded as terrible for antkeeping.  But I was thinking of a design of an outworld for the aphid rearing species such as the Parasitic Lasius or more specialize species such as Acropyga. I was thinking if we could grow plants  in the gels used for growing plants. Would  it be possible to either create caverns inside this growing gel  to rear these mealybug/root aphid specializing species? Keep  in mind this will not be gel that the ANTS eat, but the gel the PLANTS  eat.

[Ants4fun]

I was thinking of this idea too. Just growing plants in agar and letting the ants farm aphids.

[T.C.]

And how do you intend on keeping the ants from digging in the gel? If they had a natural nest they may not dig, since it's just not natural to them.

[Canadian anter]

The  ants would be able to dig in the gel in the case I'm thinking of.  However, it might be possible to use a layer of non-toxic latex  or  something of the sort.