Starter Colony of the Common Black Garden Ant (Lasius niger)

This is an ideal species for beginners and is very easy to keep in any sand or soil based habitats (no colonies are suitable for use in gel habitats).

You will receive a mated Queen with workers (approx 4-15).

Lasius niger Species Details:

Queen: 9 mm black
Workers: 3 - 5 mm black, small
Nests: Nests often in the ground, commom under stones, but also in rotten deadwood
Nutrition: Honeywater, small insects e.g. crickets and flour worms
Temperature: Room temperature

A basic care sheet will be included with the queen which can also be downloaded from here, it is adviseable to do further research on keeping ants or obtain a book on the subject as this caresheet is only intended to cover the basic principals of ant care. 

The price includes UK delivery.

Live Arrival Guarantee:

We guarantee live arrival on all livestock (applies to Queens only for colonies, not workers). A replacement will be sent should livestock fail to survive the journey.

Once you have received your livestock Edu-Sci will offer a replacement should livestock perish within 24 hours of arrival. After this period we are unable to replace any insects which may die, due to us having no control over the environmental conditions in with the insects are being kept. It is the responsibility of the purchaser to ensure they have undertaken enough research to be able to look after the insects and provide them with the correct conditions.