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#1 Offline littlebandicoot - Posted January 9 2018 - 9:56 PM

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Hi there. I have been lurking for a few days. I don't have any ants as of yet. I plan on harvesting a few queens this season. I actually decided to join here after finding the years first ants in my yard mucking around. I have seen them before but thanks to Ants Canada on Youtube, I have come to really adore "my" wild ants. I'm seeing soooooo much just in my yard here in AZ, and today I found signs of a species I have been interested in since I was a child and had no clue they were even in my state let alone possibly in my yard. I believe it is an Odontomachus sp.(now to find them alive) In my poking around, I found the're discarded remains near a nest of interest (my reason for being here) along with a possible dead queen of a golden colored species. 

 

Well, thank you for having me here. 

I'll see you around the forums. :D 

 


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#2 Offline T.C. - Posted January 9 2018 - 10:02 PM

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Welcome to formiculture, and yeah. See you around. Don't be afraid to pop into the chat and talk with us as well.


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#3 Offline nurbs - Posted January 9 2018 - 10:31 PM

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Welcome! You are fortunate to live in a state with amazing ant species. They are way more interesting than anything Ants Canada can show you, promise :)


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Instagram:
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YouTube
 
California Ants for Sale

 

Unidentified Myrmecocystus

https://www.formicul...ls-near-desert/

 

Undescribed "Modoc"

https://www.formicul...mp-ca-5-4-2017/

 

Camponotus or Colobopsis yogi:

https://www.formicul...a-ca-1-28-2018/

 
Camponotus us-ca02
https://www.formicul...onotus-us-ca02/

 

Unidentified Formica

https://www.formicul...l-ca-6-27-2020/

 
Pencil Case and Test Tube Formicariums
https://www.formicul...m-and-outworld/
 
Bloodworm Soup
https://www.formicul...bloodworm-soup/


#4 Offline WeatherAnt - Posted January 9 2018 - 11:13 PM

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Welcome! 



#5 Offline Diesel - Posted January 10 2018 - 7:55 AM

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welcome to your newest addiction.


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Ant Species kept

 

Temnothorax Longispinosus.-Journal(discontinued)-(formerly)

Camponotus Noveboracensis (formerly)

Camponotus Nearticus-formerly

Tetramorium sp.-formerly

Camponotus Pennsylvanicus Queen & brood.-formerly

Tapinoma Sessile-Journal (3 queen colony)-formerly

​Tapinoma  Sessile #2 (2 queen colony)-formerly

Aphaenogaster Picea-Journal-active

Crematogaster sp.(Cerasi or Lineolata) Queen with 3 workers and brood-formerly

​Crematogaster sp. #2 (Cerasi or Lineolata) Queen with brood-formerly

Formica sp. polygenus-active 300+ workers-active

Formica Subsericea-active 25+ workers-active

Myrmica Rubra 400+ workers 3 queens-active


#6 Offline littlebandicoot - Posted January 10 2018 - 8:11 AM

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Now to find species near me that are not a category 4 or 5 for keeping... my yard seems to be the "hostile zone" lol. thanks for all the warm welcomes. :D 


 
 
 




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