If I were to take an ant from the forest in Montana and trap it in a jar and take it with me in my suitcase on my flight back to San Francisco, would it survive?

I do not know for sure what ants eat, but let’s say I did, and I put some of that in the jar, say, some blades of grass. If the ant had enough to eat, could he survive? Maybe it needs some water too. Okay, so I add a few drops every week. With enough food and water, would the ant survive? If not, why not?

Would the ant die because of a physical reason unaccounted for? Maybe there’s not enough air in the jar for the ant to breathe. But let’s assume it’s none of this. What then? Would it be something mental or emotional? Could an ant die because of separation from his colony? What if I introduced the ant to a new colony in the redwood forests near San Francisco. Would the ant then survive among other ants? Albeit, not the same ants as the ones at his home in Montana.

But let’s say it’s not social. Let’s say the ant stays in the jar. What would kill it then. Like a prisoner in solitary confinement, what would break first? Would it be the same for all ants? Or unique to each ant based on their individual temperament?