Lasius emarginatus
A two-tone garden ant with a reddish-orange thorax. Tough, forgiving of mistakes and good for beginners.
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Species at a glance
- Origin: central and southern Europe, from the Iberian Peninsula to the Caucasus
- Size: queen 9–11 mm; workers 3–5 mm with a dark head and gaster and a reddish-orange thorax
- Colony: a single queen; up to 15,000 ants
- Difficulty: suitable for beginners
Care conditions
- Temperature: 20–28 °C
- Humidity: 40–60%
- Food: small insects and sugars (honey, syrup, sugar water); 2–3 times a week for a mature colony, weekly for a young one
Hibernation
Essential: 3–5 months at 5–10 °C, usually November to March.
Farm and colony growth
The queen founds the colony alone and needs no food until the first workers appear; a young colony lives in a test tube until it gets crowded.