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#21 Offline VoidElecent - Posted May 29 2019 - 1:11 PM

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When they fly, they fly!

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Holy mother of god


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#22 Offline Acutus - Posted May 29 2019 - 1:36 PM

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When they fly, they fly!

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Holy mother of god

 

 

Yeah what He said!!!  %)  %)  %)  %)  %)

 

What are they all? I can't click on the picture to get a closer look.


Edited by Acutus, May 29 2019 - 1:42 PM.

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#23 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 29 2019 - 1:54 PM

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Camponotus castaneus.

#24 Offline Acutus - Posted May 29 2019 - 1:59 PM

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Camponotus castaneus.

So the same thing that's crazy!! (See on my screen they look a little dark so I couldn't tell.)

 

I count 123? that's [censored] Insane!!!


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#25 Offline ANTdrew - Posted May 29 2019 - 3:23 PM

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When and how did this happen? Madness!!!
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#26 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 29 2019 - 3:25 PM

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When and how did this happen? Madness!!!


All flights in Florida make normal large flights look puny. :lol:

#27 Offline Acutus - Posted May 29 2019 - 3:26 PM

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When and how did this happen? Madness!!!

 I know right!! Now I gotta go out tonight and catch 119 more!!!! LOL! :D  :lol:  :lol:


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#28 Offline ponerinecat - Posted May 29 2019 - 7:32 PM

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When they fly, they fly!

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my small world of satisfaction with catching 3 queens has been crushed in the dust and ground to a paste while my overly fat cat rolls among the chaos inhaling the fragments of my hopes and dreams.


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#29 Offline ANTdrew - Posted May 30 2019 - 6:03 AM

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My twin just found a dealate C. castaneus queen in the middle of downtown DC! He thinks it is injured, though.


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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#30 Offline Acutus - Posted May 30 2019 - 11:39 AM

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hopefully not too bad


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#31 Offline Acutus - Posted June 4 2019 - 9:12 AM

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:yahoo:  :yahoo:  :yahoo:  :yahoo:  :yahoo:

 

Queen #5 has laid 5 eggs!!!

 

Ccastaneus Eggs

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#32 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted June 4 2019 - 9:20 AM

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I got a queen. She died.

#33 Offline ForestDragon - Posted June 4 2019 - 9:48 AM

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When they fly, they fly!

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HOLY COW DUDE that's A LOT OF QUEENS



#34 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 4 2019 - 10:54 AM

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Congrats! You should start a journal for these girls.
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#35 Offline Acutus - Posted June 4 2019 - 11:00 AM

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Congrats! You should start a journal for these girls.

 

Thank you! Yeah gonna do just that! Considering I have a colony too I should have already done one! LOL


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#36 Offline Trailandstreet - Posted June 5 2019 - 10:47 PM

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How do you know, they are mated? :seeking:


:hi: Franz

if you find any mistakes, it's my autocorrection. it doesn't speak english.


#37 Offline Barristan - Posted June 6 2019 - 9:34 AM

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How do you know, they are mated? :seeking:

 

He could dissect all and look for sperm inside the queens. At least that's what Buschinger would suggest.


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#38 Offline xLuciferx - Posted June 13 2019 - 7:15 AM

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Ah man what part of the states are you in?




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