World War Ant

fuck off

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>>2436318
Get lots of very small containers, and create an elaborate system of containers with tubes connecting them. Then, get lots of small colonies and place them in their own little section with the rest blocked off.

Allow the ants to establish themselves and do ant things for a while. Let's say there are 8 colonies. Then, connect each colony with another so they fight or merge together. Then connect the remaining 4 with each other etc. until there are only two colonies left. Then the one that wins will be the true ant champions.

Bonus points if you make a thread for people to suggest names for all of them, or have them represent countries like sports teams.

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>>2436335
>tournament style elimination
That is fucking genius.

How large of a colony does each contender get and how long should I allow them to live separately doing their own ant thing?

there are no ants

>>2436338
Try and start them from just a Queen. Let them decide the size of their colonies themselves. IF they work hard, they'll get more troops for the war. If they slack, they'll be behind. It's like training for the olympics.
Maybe give them a few weeks to really establish their colonies.

Keep me updated

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>>2436488
I am not very well versed in ant husbandry.

Can a single queen self start a colony or will she need a few drones to get things kicked off? How many queens to a pod? Where is the best place to purchase these queens?

As long as you're not a NEET I doubt you'll have the time for it.
And if you are a NEET I doubt you'll be able to handle the logistics.

>>2436657
You need to catch them during their nuptial flights - that is, when the males and queens are flying around and fucking. Look for wingless queens wandering around early in the morning, and put them in a test tube that has been filled halfway with water and blocked off with a cotton ball. Google that, put the queen in there, then toss her in a box for a few months. If she's fertile, she'll start laying eggs and will be able to subsist off of the water, and she'll also metabolize the wing muscles in her back for other goodness.

Do that with multiple queens of different species.