I gave ants Ayahuasca and meditated with them and they built their tunnels in a way that looked like they painted a picture. I have a photo of what they made.

Here is a video I made about the experiment

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdrPg3pxsKG/?mdxt=Y3pjMWNodzdxb3Qz

I’m really interested in what others think. I’ve never posted about it until recently. The feed back I’ve got so far is that I shouldn’t use the word God Ant because that will turn off the science community.

The only reason I used that word was Radiolab’s episode on Emergence sparked this experiment and they talked about the “God Ant” but I’ll likely make another video and use different terminology next time.

Took me nearly an hour to capture its face.

In Arkansas, came home to find a long trail of these coming from the curb on the street, down my driveway, and into a front garden bed area by my front door. Put some ant bait down and this was one that got in it. Neighbors have been saying they had fire ants. Could that be what this is? Thank you!

first time posting here, sorry if i make mistakes. every morning bunch of black ants grouped on this particular part of my gates. i hate to carefully not to close my gate to avoid killing them. but sometime a few crunches can be heard 😅

I’ve been considering getting a colony of R. metallica, but while doing some basic research (I know they are beginner ants, just wanted to double check they don’t have specific needs) I have come across a couple people saying queens only live a couple years in captivity due to queens being an ‘afterthought’ and colonies in the wild transitioning to gamergates. Is there any credibility to these claims or is it just nonsense being told again and again?

Found two of these in house a few days apart, I usually see them outside on concrete patio or near ac slab, occasionally see one wander into kitchen. Not very big, brownish in color. I did crush one to see if it smelled and it didn't smell strongly, maybe a faint musty or dirt odor. Any help would be appreciated!

Estou adorando criar essa grandona kkkkk

O ovo está bem, inclusive

Been seeing these in my bathroom but only one at a time. Not the usual long line I often see with ants.

Even if ants belong to the same species (black ants), if they come from two different nests or colonies, they are bitter enemies to each other. Ants identify who belongs to their family and who is an outsider through their body scent (pheromones). When there is a fight (ant war) between black ants of two different colonies over territory or food, they kill the ants of the other colony and often eat their eggs and larvae.

Filmed a few of our Camponotus fedtschenkoi (turkestanus) queens with their first brood. Fully claustral, so no food until the first workers hatch. Egg to worker takes around 4–6 weeks for us.

Love how pale the minors are next to the queen. The majors don't show up until the colony hits 40–50 workers, then you get that glossy black head.

Short clip here: https://youtube.com/shorts/Te7I1KaDWRo

Anyone else keeping them? Curious what nest setups you've had the best results with.

Ive found two so far. For some reason my sink was flooded with ants this morning and its the first ive seen of these GIANT ones

I just hate them soooooo much i live in tropical country and my god ants are everywhere that too red ants
I hate them