Ant Farms for Beginners: Basic Knowledge for Keeping Happy Ants in Your Formicarium

Small but mighty! Ants may be tiny animals - but they are nevertheless fascinating creatures that exhibit extremely interesting social structures and characteristics. This is why people have been interested in ants for a long time. However, for the longest time observations mainly took place in the wild or in research.

Slowly, ants are establishing themselves as extremely popular pets - both for adults and children. Of course, they are not "cuddly animals" like dogs and cats, but observation animals. When the ants are busy, some people spend quite a lot of time in front of the formicarium, because when observing them, one tends to forget the time and ignores their traditional TV.

But even though ants are extremely small, they are important creatures that need to be respected and treated well. Therefore, it is essential to learn about the needs of these industrious creatures before purchasing them to ensure that you can offer them a nice and species-appropriate home.

Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Family, genera and species
3. Which ant species should I choose?
4. Getting the ants
5. Anatomy
6. The different roles in the colony
7. The formicarium
8. The diet
9. Examples of typical behaviour
10. Hibernation
11. Diseases and dangers