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#1 Offline Brodant - Posted January 17 2018 - 1:32 AM

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Hello, the name is Brodan :)

I am rather new
 to ant keeping, infact I haven't got a nest started yet D:

I would love too start soon thou!

The problem with me is that I like rare animals, which makes me lean towards rarer ants, I do like some common ones, if they look cool, or act differently than more common ants.

Any suggestions on what I can keep would be great! :)
I have always been suggested the
Polyrhachis hexacantha, apparently they like too have the nest above ground? which would be a cool and interesting looking formicarium

 

 

Thanks, I hope I enjoy my time here :)

 


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#2 Offline Leo - Posted January 17 2018 - 3:08 AM

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你好! from China! Welcome to formiculture!



#3 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted January 17 2018 - 4:21 AM

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Welcome to Formiculture! 

 

Keep in mind that while rare ants certainly are interesting, they are usually very hard to keep. Common species can be just as interesting as the rare ones and are often a lot easier to keep.

 

Happy Anting!


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#4 Offline dspdrew - Posted January 17 2018 - 4:29 AM

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Welcome. :)



#5 Offline T.C. - Posted January 17 2018 - 9:05 AM

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Welcome to formiculture.


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#6 Offline Ants_Texas - Posted January 17 2018 - 9:34 AM

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:hi: Welcome!



#7 Offline MegaMyrmex - Posted January 17 2018 - 1:21 PM

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Welcome!


Proverbs 6:6-8 New International Version (NIV)

Go to the ant, you sluggard;
    consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
    no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
    and gathers its food at harvest.

 


#8 Offline nurbs - Posted January 18 2018 - 1:00 PM

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Welcome!

 

Rarity is relative. Some of the coolest ants are in Australia, and cannot be found anywhere else, so you are in luck.


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#9 Offline Brodant - Posted January 19 2018 - 7:14 PM

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Welcome!

 

Rarity is relative. Some of the coolest ants are in Australia, and cannot be found anywhere else, so you are in luck.

Yeah! I've been looking at local ants, like the beautiful Rhytidoponera, the Orectognathis because they look really really cool, or the Amblyopone Australis, problem being I would have to catch these myself, becauase my state doesn't have any sellers I can find.
I can't find much on the Nuptial flights or any other information on the speiciesin my State. Which sucks.


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#10 Offline Kevin - Posted January 19 2018 - 7:34 PM

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Oi, mate.


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