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  • How to Find Queen Ants in Australia
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  • The Perfect Test Tube Setup for Queen Ants
  • How to Move a Queen Ant to a New Test Tube
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  • The Ultimate Ant Feeding Guide
  • How to Keep Your Ants Safe from Mites and Pests
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  • Golden-Tailed Bull Ant (Myrmecia piliventris)
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  • Green-Headed Ant (Rhytidoponera metallica)
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  • Black House Ant (Ochetellus glaber)
  • Big-Headed Ant (Pheidole antipodum)
  • Jumping Jack Ant (Myrmecia pilosula)
  • Golden Spiny Ant (Polyrhachis dives)

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Queen ant in a founding test tube setup with cotton and water – what to do with a queen ant after capture

Moving a Queen Ant to a New Test Tube

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How to move a queen ant or small colony safely when a founding tube dries, floods, moulds or becomes unsafe.

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A queen ant inside a test tube setup with workers tending to eggs and brood.

Test Tube Setup for Queen Ants

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Step-by-step queen ant test tube setup guide covering water, cotton, darkness, temperature, stress reduction and founding mistakes to avoid.

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Winged queen ant resting on a white surface during nuptial flight season.

What to Do with a Queen Ant After Capture

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A calm first-24-hours guide for newly caught queen ants covering ID, test tube setup, feeding decisions, darkness, records, warning signs and what not to do.

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Winged queen ant resting on a white surface during nuptial flight season.

How to Find Queen Ants in Australia

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A practical Australian guide to queen ant season, nuptial flight triggers, where to look, how to identify queens, how to catch them safely, and what to do after capture.

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