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[Loops117]

I love how you completely ignored the people who actually gave you knowledgeable feedback. It is advised NOT to release your ants back into the wild, regardless of how or were you caught them.

[FeedTheAnts]

I love how you completely ignored the people who actually gave you knowledgeable feedback. It is advised NOT to release your ants back into the wild, regardless of how or were you caught them.

I am completely unconcerned about what happens to the wild colonies around my possibly infected ants. I live on large property and there are probably countless colonies out there that are already infected, i LIKE TO CALL IT NATURE. Ont the other hand, I was not about to kill them or freeze them. Obviously it is better to give them a chance int the wild again. And btw, they were caught and released within a throwing distance. I didn't start anything so please don't.

[Nathant2131]

 

I love how you completely ignored the people who actually gave you knowledgeable feedback. It is advised NOT to release your ants back into the wild, regardless of how or were you caught them.

I am completely unconcerned about what happens to the wild colonies around my possibly infected ants. I live on large property and there are probably countless colonies out there that are already infected, i LIKE TO CALL IT NATURE.

The problem is that you are possibly spreading a disease/pathogen (that the ants aquired in captivity) that isn't present in the area you are releasing them. Actually, it's the complete opposite of what you like to call nature. It is unnatural and can cause environmental damage (versus the wild ants that pick up diseases or parasites naturally, which you mentioned) Euthanizing or giving away the ants you can't/don't want to keep is the most responsible thing you can do, especially as your hobby.

 

I'm not trying to start anything heated as you wished. I'm just pointing out your flawed excuse to anyone who ends up reading this topic. 

[FeedTheAnts]

 

 

I love how you completely ignored the people who actually gave you knowledgeable feedback. It is advised NOT to release your ants back into the wild, regardless of how or were you caught them.

I am completely unconcerned about what happens to the wild colonies around my possibly infected ants. I live on large property and there are probably countless colonies out there that are already infected, i LIKE TO CALL IT NATURE.

The problem is that you are possibly spreading a disease/pathogen (that the ants aquired in captivity) that isn't present in the area you are releasing them. Actually, it's the complete opposite of what you like to call nature. It is unnatural and can cause environmental damage (versus the wild ants that pick up diseases or parasites naturally, which you mentioned) Euthanizing or giving away the ants you can't/don't want to keep is the most responsible thing you can do, especially as your hobby.

 

I'm not trying to start anything heated as you wished. I'm just pointing out your flawed excuse to anyone who ends up reading this topic. 

 

I appreciate you explaining your point in a non inflammatory way, and I totally get what your saying. I just thought that the chances of my colony having a UNNATURAL deseise or parasite or something was rather small, and the chances of it infecting other colonies to any extent was pretty small as well(that's assuming they even have a desiese in the first place), and the chances of it having any impact on the environment on my own large property was not going to justify freezing to death my own colony. Nuff said, agree to disagree if you so wish 

[Connectimyrmex]

Provide honey, but make sure to provide some sort of soil. Aphaenogaster workers use the soil as natural sponges (they do not have social stomachs, so they just carry the dirt-honey to the nest to drink).