Queens of 2024
 
The most common ant in the UK, You will recognise Lasius Niger as the black garden ant found throughout the UK. The can form large colonies and trails that stretch meters. These ants only have one queen in their colony, but she can live for many years.
Lasius are perfect for beginners as they are very hardy and easy to work with.
 Very interesting and fun to watch, master basic skills such as barriers and feeding easily and safely with these Ants.
 
Queen: Size:8-9mm Workers: Size: 3-5mm Major: N/A
Protein and Sugars are required for this colony: Wax Worms, roaches and Meal worms.
Temperature : Room temp is fine in the UK
The Hibernate from November until March
Colony Size when mature : 10,000
Mono/Poly: Monogyne ( one queen per colony)
Lasius Niger are Fully claustral so do not require feeding until first workers arrive
 
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What we offer you
Quality controlled, All Queens are quarantined for 2 weeks and come with a fertile guarantee
 
Live arrival Guaranteed
Live arrival on all orders to the UK as standard
7 Day Guarantee Replacement Service with Proof provided.
 
Free shipping as standard for our UK customers 
Fast First-class shipping for our UK and EU customers
 
Online Support
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Live arrival guarantee:
Live arrival guarantee we ensure the live arrival of the queen only upon delivery contact us within 24-48 hours of receiving the Queen dead on arrival with a picture of the dead queen and the original workers. DO NOT TRANSFER THE DEAD QUEEN OR WORKERS TO A NEST AS THIS VOIDS YOUR WARRNTY. For our additional 7-day guarantee for European species the Queen and workers must be kept in the original test tube sealed with the cotton and care details available via Ants on a Rock followed if you want to keep this additional guarantee do not transfer to a nest or your warranty is VOIDED.
(Live Ants will not be sent in mail if unlikely they will be received Next Day or likely to be Damaged, In Cases of Weekends, Bank Holidays, Low or High Temperatures, Ants On A Rock Withhold the Right to Release Mail until a Suitable Day) (Ants on a Rock will send Live Ants on the First suitable day after order is placed.)