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How to Find a Banded Sugar Ant Queen in Canberra After a Nuptial Flight
Banded sugar ant queens fly in Canberra from December to March near sunset. Learn when and where to look, spot a fertile queen and collect ethically.
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Banded Sugar Ant (Camponotus consobrinus) Care Guide: Founding Queen to Thriving Colony
Care guide for the banded sugar ant (Camponotus consobrinus): founding queen, first workers, temperature, feeding, moving to a nest and common problems.
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How to Set Up a Test Tube for a Founding Ant Queen (Step by Step)
Set up a test tube for a founding ant queen in ten minutes: water reservoir, cotton plugs, darkness, how often to check, mould fixes and when to move her.
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Is It Legal to Keep Ants in Australia? Pet Ants, Posting and Invasive Species
Can you keep ants in Australia? What official sources say on importing ants, WA and Tasmania entry rules, fire ants, collecting and posting live ants.
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What to Feed Pet Ants in Australia: Sugars, Proteins and Safe Feeder Insects
What to feed pet ants in Australia: sugar water, protein, safe feeder insects, how often to feed and what to avoid, with sources and Tasmania notes.
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Choosing Your First Formicarium: Test Tubes, Plaster, Acrylic or Naturalistic?
Test tubes, plaster, acrylic or soil? Honest pros and cons of each formicarium type for beginners, plus how to pick a nest size and stop escapes.
Canberra Colony
Ant keeping information for Australia
