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Celebrating 8 Years of Failures - byFormica Ant Products: A visual history album (1,000+ photos, videos)


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#1 Offline drtrmiller - Posted February 21 2016 - 9:05 PM

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This is a limited visual history of mostly casual photos I've taken while keeping ants or developing products for byFormica, from 2012 to present.
 
Products under development or expected to be under development are not shown.

Photographs and videos are provided as-is. No descriptions will be provided for any reason.
 
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Edited by drtrmiller, January 24 2021 - 6:57 PM.

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byFormica® is the manufacturer of the iconic nectar feeders and Sunburst Ant Nectar.
byFormica ant products always deliver consistent performance, convenience,
and reliability, making them among the most beloved ant foods and kit enjoyed by
ant keeping enthusiasts worldwide. For more information, visit www.byFormica.com.

#2 Offline Subverted - Posted February 21 2016 - 9:55 PM

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Interesting to see the evolution of things! Hope this post means you're feeling better :)


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#3 Offline Zeiss - Posted February 21 2016 - 11:44 PM

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I enjoyed seeing what you've made over the years; very cool.



#4 Offline dspdrew - Posted February 22 2016 - 6:42 AM

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That's a lot of work.


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#5 Offline LC3 - Posted February 23 2016 - 1:15 AM

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A guy on weed,feet in water, an apple tree, How-to-draw-a-person, McDonalds and a suicidal triangle. Did I miss anything?
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#6 Offline brian - Posted April 15 2017 - 1:55 AM

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just spent like an hour looking at all the amazing things you have made. Very very impressive!



#7 Offline drtrmiller - Posted January 24 2021 - 6:57 PM

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Today, I have updated the album with additional photos.


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byFormica® is the manufacturer of the iconic nectar feeders and Sunburst Ant Nectar.
byFormica ant products always deliver consistent performance, convenience,
and reliability, making them among the most beloved ant foods and kit enjoyed by
ant keeping enthusiasts worldwide. For more information, visit www.byFormica.com.

#8 Offline akaant - Posted January 24 2021 - 7:24 PM

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Bring back Formula Blue 100!

 

AKA's Ant adoption.

http://www.formicult...achusetts-only/

Youtube. https://www.youtube....Hbsk2xiarcfGTmw

Keeper of...

Aphaenogaster sp

Camponotus americanus, castaneus, chromaiodes, novaeboracensis, pennsylvanicus.

Crematogaster sp

tetramorium immigrans

Formica sp

 

 

 


#9 Offline ANTdrew - Posted January 24 2021 - 7:31 PM

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

#10 Offline cocdeshijie - Posted January 24 2021 - 7:33 PM

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wow


誰でも大好き!well.....except a few

 

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#11 Offline Swirlysnowflake - Posted January 24 2021 - 8:24 PM

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Woahhh


 My YouTube channel :)

 

 


#12 Offline ZTYguy - Posted January 24 2021 - 10:57 PM

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Wow. Just amazing. 


Ant Keeping Since June 2018
Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. Vicinus, C. laevigatus, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, C. ocreatus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, N. cockerelli, P. barbata, P. montanus

Hoping to Catch This season:

M. romanei, M. placodops 02, P. imberbiculus, Polyergus sp., F. moki, A. megomatta, Cyphomyrmex sp.,Temnothorax sp.


#13 Offline Barristan - Posted January 25 2021 - 2:35 AM

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Really impressive, continue the great work. I also shared the album on my blog.



#14 Offline FSTP - Posted January 25 2021 - 6:41 AM

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An impressive body of work!

 

 

I still haven't opened my latest byFormica order. Its sitting on my desk still in its USPS envelope bag. I plan on opening it sometime this week I think.


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#15 Offline AleeGuy - Posted January 25 2021 - 7:47 AM

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Those are very impressive images, shows that you spent a lot of time and effort on your products. Nice job!

#16 Offline Scherme - Posted January 25 2021 - 7:54 AM

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Very cool.

 

Spotted the "Z" shape inspired formicarium. I sketched a similar one up last week, I wonder what became of that. 

 

Thank you for sharing. 


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