Finding and Raising a Camponotus Queen
You've probably spent a good chunk of your afternoon staring at the sidewalk after a warm summer rain, hoping to spot a camponotus queen scurrying toward a dark crevice. There's something undeniably exciting about catching one of these giants. They aren't just any ants; they are the architects of some of the most impressive colonies in the North American and European insect worlds. If you've ever seen a massive, shiny black ant patrolling your deck, you've met a Carpenter ant. But keeping a colony of your own starts with that single, majestic queen. ...