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#1 Offline SuperFrank - Posted July 19 2020 - 8:06 PM

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We bought some 18mm test tubes that had threaded caps, just for the heck of it I decided to make an aspirator. drilled a couple holes in a cap to insert 1/4" tubing, i put a bit of steel mesh on one to serve as a filter. It works great but my favorite feature is the ease with which you can swap out the tubes.

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#2 Offline Antkid12 - Posted July 20 2020 - 4:31 AM

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Nice!


Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 


#3 Offline ponerinecat - Posted July 20 2020 - 7:11 AM

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Ha, I've don't the same before but I just directly pinned the tube onto the rubber aspirator top using the protruding metal pieces (which were spaced at the exact width of the tube.)



#4 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted July 20 2020 - 7:47 AM

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Really neat, is that a Pheidole species?



#5 Offline Antkid12 - Posted July 20 2020 - 8:57 AM

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Really neat, is that a Pheidole species?

Yes.


Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 





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