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#1 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted October 20 2014 - 1:07 PM

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I think that we should all attempt next year to obtain a colony of argentine ants and do some experiments with them, they may one day ruin our hobby.  :(



#2 Offline dermy - Posted October 20 2014 - 1:16 PM

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I can't obtain them, since I believe they don't live here. But it would be cool to do some sort of contest with them. Much the same as the Tetramorium Contest that was held a few years back on Yuku?



#3 Offline drtrmiller - Posted October 20 2014 - 1:57 PM

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What kind of experiments?




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#4 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted October 20 2014 - 2:10 PM

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What kind of experiments?

Dish soap and decapitation like Alza does. ;)

#5 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted October 20 2014 - 3:03 PM

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Like see if we can modify the pheremones of the queen and raise it and put it in the wild? It could do something.



#6 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted October 20 2014 - 3:04 PM

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Dish soap and decapitation like Alza does. ;)

This seems perfectly fine too except this would kill them, I mean something with pheremones. I think I keep spelling pheremones wrong.



#7 Offline Tpro4 - Posted October 20 2014 - 4:09 PM

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We need to make a way to turn Argentine ants against each other to protect the other nag soecies
Remember Dragon Warrior, anything is possible when you have inner peace. - Master Shifu

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#8 Offline LAnt - Posted December 2 2014 - 5:18 PM

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Sounds fun as long as they don't escape. Just the other week I could have caught some queens if i had my aspirator

#9 Offline drtrmiller - Posted December 2 2014 - 5:27 PM

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Just the other week I could have caught some queens if i had my aspirator

 

If you need an aspirator to catch queens, you're doing it wrong ;~)




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#10 Offline LAnt - Posted December 2 2014 - 5:29 PM

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Its quite hard to catch argie queens and workers without an aspirator.

#11 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted December 2 2014 - 5:30 PM

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It depends, this is Linepithema humile we are talking about, right? :)



#12 Offline LAnt - Posted December 2 2014 - 6:06 PM

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Yeah, its possible without, but it makes my life easier with one. Feel free to share your methods of capturing argentines.



#13 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted December 2 2014 - 6:10 PM

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I have no methods, as Nylanderia vividula keep Linepithema humile out of Simi Valley. It is quite a miracle, but they are just unable to get in, as Nylanderia seem to have gotten too strong of a foothold instead. Nylanderia vividula, Solenopsis molesta, and Dorymyrmex insanus are all that live in the populated areas of Simi Valley. :)



#14 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted December 2 2014 - 6:31 PM

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So is this a idea we can make work?



#15 Offline LAnt - Posted December 2 2014 - 6:34 PM

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Would you consider your nylanderia a pest? Do they find a way into your house and take crickets from lizard tanks like argentines

Edited by LAnt, December 2 2014 - 6:35 PM.


#16 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted December 2 2014 - 6:34 PM

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I don't have problems with ants because winter takes care of that, but in the southern areas I would imagine you would have to like with them.



#17 Offline LAnt - Posted December 2 2014 - 6:34 PM

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So is this a idea we can make work?

Um if I can get them to live in captivity first

#18 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted December 2 2014 - 6:56 PM

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Not really, they just don't like to share space with Argentine ants. :)



#19 Offline Alza - Posted December 2 2014 - 8:39 PM

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I have 30+ argentine ant queens, and none caught with aspiraters... Just flood a colony get a test tube and put them in. Always works






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