by Angela Hayes (Author)
Your step-by-step guide to keeping and raising ants. Discover how to maintain a thriving ant colony containing thousands of worker ants starting from just one queen ant. Keeping ants can be one of the most rewarding experiences. Observe their incredible industriousness up close. See how they build structures, search for food, defend their societies and manage waste. All this achieved without an overall center of control - mesmerizing. This handbook has been carefully designed for ant keepers. It provides a thorough insight into the fascinating world of ants. With this in-depth understanding of ants, you will be able to appreciate the complexity of their world and provide them with a stimulating environment. This is an easy to understand yet detailed step by step guide, full of practical tips. It will get you started in ant keeping and will serve as a valuable point of reference. Including;Ants under the MicroscopeExploration of Ant BehaviorWays to Source AntsSetting up your First FormicariumCaring for a Fledgling ColonyEstablishing and Maintaining a Thriving ColonyAchieving Optimum ConditionsDifferent Species and what to chooseAnd plenty more.