
I'll give a little intro. Feel free to skip it

Mid-Summer of last year I decided to set my mind to something a little odd. I decided I wanted to own a colony of ants. Why? When my classmates ask me that question, part of me is dumbfounded. "Have you ever looked at what they do?" I ask them. "They are amazing!" I say, but I never know where to begin relaying what epic feats the ants do in their day-to-day survival. The first masters of organization, gathering, construction, farming, war, slavery; all these proficiencies, and yet to the everyday person they go almost unrecognized. People look in the night skies for new life to communicate with and hopefully learn from, but sometimes we don't simply look at the daily undertakings beneath our feet. (P.s. no hate to the astronomers, astrophysicists and such, love you guys, keep up the good work

Anyway, that's my rant, and it can stay right there for now.
Last Year
This previous June I caught two Camponotus queens that both gave rise to colonies of about 8 members each before dieing of suspected contamination. I know, not exactly a success story, but that can happen if you are inexperienced. Their story can be found in the "Ant Graveyard". http://forum.AntsCanada.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=169
What I have now
The same season, towards the end of August, I also caught three Lasius Neoniger and one unidentified queen. All but one L. Neoniger queen survived hibernation

Quick brief
I woke my ants from hibernation January 10th. I fed them January 13th or so, with a healthy and well-balanced meal of chicken and gatorade

Queen #1: L. Neoniger - Winged

Queen #2: L.Neoniger - Normal

Queen #3 Unidentified

These are my starting three! I will keep updates when new news hits!
P.s. Feel free to take your shot at IDing queen 3#, I'd greatly appreciate it!