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, Mar 14 2015 3:45 PM
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Posted March 14 2015 - 3:45 PM
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Hey how's everyone doing I have just recently become interested in ants and the hobby. I started watching a video from antscanada about a BA formacarium setup and I was hooked I have watched all of his video just about and a few documentrys on ants. I am really excited to get started keeping ants I have just recently purchased 25 test tubes to house any queens I find. I have looked around outside for some but haven't seen any as of yet I'm thinking by next month they will start to appear tis hoping anyhow lol. If anyone else in kentucky has caught any I would be curious to hear about it and what kind. But I'll leave it at that for the intro happy Anting everyone!!!
happy Anting everyone!!!
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Posted March 14 2015 - 4:59 PM
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greetings from west texas , doing good, i'm a 1st timer too.... check youtube for this awesome doc called "planet ant: life inside a colony" u will like it....
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Ant Queens found:
Solenopsis Invicta, Solenopsis xyloni, Brachymyrmex depilis/Sp, Myrmecocystus Mimicus, Pogonomyrmex barbatus,
Forelius pruinosus, Camponotus sayi, Dorymyrmex insanus, crematogaster ashmeadi,
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Ant Queens i have going right now:
camponotus sayi, solenopsis invicta, Myrmecocystus Mimicus, Forelius pruinosus
Pogonomyrmex barbatus, and some others (no i.d.)
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Posted March 14 2015 - 5:44 PM
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Hey there from Maryland! Noobie here too. Do you live near Fordsville? The Antscanada GAN Project has an ant farmer there that sells ants. Check it out on Antscanada.com. Hope you get some colonies!
Species I keep:
1 Lasius cf. Neoniger 30 workers
1 Camponotus sp. 15 workers
20 Tetramorium SpE 30 workers
1 T. Sessile 200 workers
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Posted March 14 2015 - 10:45 PM
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Welcome to the forum. Nice profile picture, by the way.
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Posted March 14 2015 - 10:57 PM
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Welcome from San Jose, CA
“If an ant carries an object a hundred times its weight, you can carry burdens many times your size.” ― Matshona Dhliwayo
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Posted March 15 2015 - 12:24 PM
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Hello! Welcome to the forum!
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Posted March 15 2015 - 1:04 PM
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Welcome!
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Posted March 15 2015 - 1:54 PM
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Posted March 15 2015 - 2:57 PM
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Hey thanks everybody for the warm welcomes ). To Ant Man yeah I actually watched that after watching a couple of antscanada videos on his setups haha. That was an awesome video for others who haven't watched it I suggest checking it out as well.
Ant maniac - yeah I know I was glad it let me use that picture haha.
William T- yeah I seen that one on there I thought about sending him an email but I'm kinda torn cause I would like to catch one for myself you know thrill of the hunt and all ;D.
Thanks again for the welcomes everyone glad to be here and Anting with everyone!!!
). To Ant Man yeah I actually watched that after watching a couple of antscanada videos on his setups haha. That was an awesome video for others who haven't watched it I suggest checking it out as well.Ant maniac - yeah I know I was glad it let me use that picture haha.
William T- yeah I seen that one on there I thought about sending him an email but I'm kinda torn cause I would like to catch one for myself you know thrill of the hunt and all ;D.
Thanks again for the welcomes everyone glad to be here and Anting with everyone!!!
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Posted March 15 2015 - 3:15 PM
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Welcome, you're in for a treat for sure. You may want to get a black light and set it outside at night when it's warm especially after it rained. That can be the easiest way to get some queens sometimes.
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Posted March 15 2015 - 3:22 PM
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Welcome, you're in for a treat for sure. You may want to get a black light and set it outside at night when it's warm especially after it rained. That can be the easiest way to get some queens sometimes.
Awesome thanks so much for the advice I have a couple already I will defiantly be doing that. I tried putting some honey out just to see if there are any around lol.
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Posted March 15 2015 - 3:31 PM
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Haha I've never heard of baiting queen ants before :-). I forgot to mention to put the black light on a white sheet or you can hang the sheet up and aim the light at it. Use both your lights at the same time if you can. The brighter the better. Also a dark location is helps a lot.
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Posted October 23 2018 - 9:37 AM
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Hello, fellow Kentuckian! I've caught plenty of Tetramorium and Lasius in my yard and on my farm. I understand that this post is old but, if you're still interested in queens, I'm selling some! They're still in their founding stages though. I do hope you've kept this love for ants! They are honestly the best!
Its ant love forever!
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