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#1 Offline Tyrrea - Posted May 4 2014 - 7:48 AM

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Hey all.

 

My name is Daniel and I'm 30 yeas old, and I'm an ant lover!

 

(Everyone says: Hi Daniel)

 

Sounds like an AA meeting ;)

 

But thing is, i have allways had a secret admiration for ants, and their lives, i think they are the coolest "pet" you can have within a relatively small amount of space, and therefore, i started looking around for ways to keep them. Now, in Denmark, antkeeping is not really a thing (that i know of) so finding anything worth looking at was hard, and I'm still searching for a good site (maybe there's some more danes on this site??) Anywho, I don't have any ants yet but my very first grout formacarium is drying in the garage, so sometime next week ill be done with it i think. It was relatively easy to make (thanks to guides from this very page) so all in all I'm happy with it, might even be posting pictures soon...

 

Now, as to the ants, I'm going for a Lasius Niger colony as i understand they are fairly easy and good for beginners, but if all goes well, who knows what the future holds..

 

As an added bonus, got 3 kids that think ants will be the coolest thing to show friends when they visit, so all in all a good hobby!

 

Hoping to talk/listen/look/laugh with you all in the future, as i surely will stick to this page ;)

 

 

-Daniel

 

 



#2 Offline Anthony - Posted May 4 2014 - 9:51 AM

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Welcome great post I am from Colorado I look forward to seeing you're pictures and posts I have a lasius neoniger queen with pupae

#3 Offline dspdrew - Posted May 4 2014 - 12:34 PM

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Welcome. :) Camponotus are easy also, and very large to make observing them a lot easier.



#4 Offline Crystals - Posted May 5 2014 - 5:53 AM

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Welcome!

I hear Lasius are very easy to find in Denmark when they fly.  They usually fly between June and August.


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#5 Offline WeatherAnt - Posted May 9 2014 - 7:28 AM

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Welcome! :)



#6 Offline Tyrrea - Posted May 10 2014 - 2:32 AM

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Welcome!

I hear Lasius are very easy to find in Denmark when they fly.  They usually fly between June and August.

Lol they are friggin EVERYWHERE...

 

that's why i thought it would be a good start, native and fairly easy to get...



#7 Offline Tyrrea - Posted May 10 2014 - 7:40 AM

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I noticed people just walk around in random areas picking up queens, is it really that easy??

 

Again, Lasius niger seems to have flights next month, but is there any sings in the weather or similar signs i can look for?


Edited by Tyrrea, May 10 2014 - 7:41 AM.


#8 Offline dspdrew - Posted May 10 2014 - 7:53 AM

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It's that easy if you get there in the middle of a mating flight.



#9 Offline Tyrrea - Posted May 10 2014 - 9:41 AM

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A quick tour through the backyard revealed at least 3-4 seperate nests, so that should ensure a good flight at some point!



#10 Offline Mads - Posted May 13 2014 - 8:26 PM

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Hi, I am from Canada, but I was born in Denmark. Yes, I have a feeling that ant keeping isn't that common in "Lille Danmark". But what's the point of having a mainstream pet?? Good luck, and happy anting!

 

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#11 Offline Tyrrea - Posted May 16 2014 - 8:18 AM

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Moved on to new housing,,

 

http://forum.formicu...o-the-antworld/



#12 Offline nurbs - Posted May 30 2014 - 12:12 AM

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Welcome aboard... I am catching up on all these new members :)


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#13 Offline antcarrot - Posted October 5 2017 - 6:36 AM

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in mei there is also ants and I'm from denmark






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