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#1 Offline CoolColJ - Posted March 11 2018 - 3:05 PM

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I came across these, seems neat

I guess one is Ytong and the other grout?

 

 

 

 

 


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#2 Offline CoolColJ - Posted April 7 2018 - 7:47 PM

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Man the Chinese are coming out with all kinds of things

 

https://www.aliexpre...iceBeautifyAB=0

 

Looks 3D printed with magnetic lid, and gypsum section for hydration

 

 

 


Edited by CoolColJ, April 7 2018 - 7:53 PM.

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#3 Offline CoolColJ - Posted April 7 2018 - 7:59 PM

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Sand Gypsum founding nest - looks a little TarHeel ants inception chamber inspired

 

https://www.aliexpre...iceBeautifyAB=0


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#4 Offline CoolColJ - Posted April 7 2018 - 8:10 PM

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Modular founding nest, some variants look like Mini hearth, with the magnetic front

 

https://www.aliexpre...iceBeautifyAB=0

 


Edited by CoolColJ, April 7 2018 - 8:12 PM.

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#5 Offline CoolColJ - Posted April 7 2018 - 8:17 PM

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https://www.aliexpre...iceBeautifyAB=0

 

I like this

 

 


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#6 Offline noebl1 - Posted April 8 2018 - 6:33 AM

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I wonder if there's been an increase in ant keepers in Asia which has prompted this recent surge in production?  I've seen for a long time on Ebay and Aliexpress nests coming out of China, but seems the last year or so there's been an increase in vendors and nest varieties.


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#7 Offline CoolColJ - Posted April 8 2018 - 8:49 PM

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I wonder if there's been an increase in ant keepers in Asia which has prompted this recent surge in production?  I've seen for a long time on Ebay and Aliexpress nests coming out of China, but seems the last year or so there's been an increase in vendors and nest varieties.

 

Feels like it.

 

I remeber seeing a news report article on Ant keeping as well

 


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#8 Offline kingz2015 - Posted December 6 2019 - 2:42 PM

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Where can I buy these? I need these in my life lolz

I came across these, seems neat
I guess one is Ytong and the other grout?









#9 Offline CoolColJ - Posted December 7 2019 - 3:05 PM

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Where can I buy these? I need these in my life lolz


have seen them last year on Ebay

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#10 Offline FSTP - Posted December 7 2019 - 5:56 PM

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Yeah these ones. They have several variations.



#11 Offline treehunned - Posted December 10 2019 - 9:32 AM

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Bunch of search results around ant keeping from Singapore. With such cool species of ant in the East, I would not be surprised. 






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