ANTS HQ

ANTS HQ Ants HQ - specialist supplier for all things concerning ants. Live ants, formicariums, accessories & more!
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17/08/2026

What kind of home would you like to see next? 🐜❤️

Ants: Myrmica rubra
Nest: Astrolite (s)

14/08/2026

What do you think we should feed them next? 🐜

12/08/2026

Creating an outworld for your ants doesn’t have to be complicated. In fact, keeping it natural and practical is often the best approach.

The outworld is where the colony can really explore. It’s the space where workers leave the nest to forage, discover food, navigate their surroundings and interact with their environment.

Rather than leaving it completely bare, we can introduce suitable additions that give the ants more to explore. Rocks, plants, natural textures and other carefully chosen features can create a more interesting environment while encouraging natural behaviours.

The goal isn’t to fill every inch of space, but to create a small world that feels varied and gives the colony opportunities to explore as it grows.

And because these systems are modular, the setup can grow with the colony. As the empire expands, we can adapt and add to their world.

Outworld: eXplorer II outworld (medium)
Ants: Myrmica rubra

11/08/2026

Did you know ants have burial sites for their fallen ones? 🥺

This is called Necrophoresis.

09/08/2026

Making a home for 1,000 red ants doesn’t have to be complicated. In fact, keeping things simple is often the best approach.

A formicarium has two main parts: the nest, where the colony lives and raises its brood, and the outworld, where the workers leave the nest to explore, forage and find food.

It’s come a long way from the old toy ant farms. Modern formicariums are designed around what the colony actually needs, somewhere secure to live, a suitable environment, and enough space to grow.

For a colony of around 1,000 ants, there’s no need to overbuild it. A simple, practical setup can give them everything they need while still making it easy to observe their behaviour.

These are modular systems so when the empire grows, you can add another nest as they build.

07/08/2026

Have you seen ants eating before? 🐜🍯

04/08/2026

It’s not just birds that regurgitate food 🤮👀

03/08/2026

There’s a whole quiet, beautiful world right under us, we just have to see it.

That’s the magic of ant keeping. It’s a relaxing, endlessly fascinating hobby that somehow speaks to everyone. Kids as young as 6 can sit for hours mesmerised by a tiny colony building its world, while 50 year old senior directors are out there dedicating entire sheds to intricate setups and thriving formicariums (ant farms)

No matter your age, there’s something grounding about slowing down and watching a hidden civilisation unfold.

29/07/2026

The world’s best friends 🐜🥹 what should we call this empire? 👇

23/07/2026

A formicarium (ant farm) has two parts: 1) the nesting area where they live and 2) their feeding area (outworld) where they explore and find food.

Today we’re building the Quadra outworld 🔧🔩

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