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#1 Offline Acutus - Posted April 20 2019 - 6:10 PM

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Hey All,

So glad I found this site! I've learned so much just today! :D I just collected an entire colony of Camponotus from a rotten tree cookie that had to be cleared out. Posted some great pics my friend took in the ID forum!

 


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Camponotus chromaiodes

Camponotus castaneus

Formica subsericea


#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 21 2019 - 5:53 AM

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Welcome to the forum and this crazy hobby! I’m in NOVA, so we probably have the same types of ants around. In fact, I found four C. chromaiodes queens after their flight Thursday.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#3 Offline Acutus - Posted April 21 2019 - 6:15 AM

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Thanks! Yeah this is kinda fulfilling a life long dream! I kept ant farms when I was a kid but had no idea I could actually obtain queens until recently.


Billy

 

Currently keeping:

Camponotus chromaiodes

Camponotus castaneus

Formica subsericea


#4 Offline WeatherAnt - Posted April 29 2019 - 8:07 PM

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Thanks! Yeah this is kinda fulfilling a life long dream! I kept ant farms when I was a kid but had no idea I could actually obtain queens until recently.

 

That's how it was for me. When I was young I'd just grab ants and toss them into a container and hope for the best. But then I stumbled upon a forum like this (an older one from a time long gone), and I've been hooked ever since! 


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