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Ferox Formicae's Ant Shop (South Carolina) Trachymyrmex septentrionalis Now Available In-Bulk!

Started By Ferox_Formicae , May 17 2019 7:08 AM

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#41 Offline Ferox_Formicae - Posted September 27 2019 - 3:15 AM

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If anyone's interested in watching a video of one of these pins being drawn, here's a video of my process:

 

https://www.youtube....h?v=6xq6fHGrWsE


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#42 Offline Ferox_Formicae - Posted September 30 2019 - 3:20 AM

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New ants and pins available!


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#43 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted September 30 2019 - 5:50 AM

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Brachymyrmex patagonicus..... Hmmmm. Poneratoxin...... Painful sting??? I see a mix up here....
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#44 Offline NickAnter - Posted September 30 2019 - 6:03 AM

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Brachymyrmex patagonicus..... Hmmmm. Poneratoxin...... Painful sting??? I see a mix up here....

I was just gonna say that!
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Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

#45 Offline Ferox_Formicae - Posted September 30 2019 - 6:52 AM

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Brachymyrmex patagonicus..... Hmmmm. Poneratoxin...... Painful sting??? I see a mix up here....

I was just gonna say that!

 

Classic mix-up. When I saw the notification, I was getting my hopes up that someone wanted to buy somethin. Haha, nope!  :lol:


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#46 Offline Ferox_Formicae - Posted October 2 2019 - 10:24 AM

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#47 Offline Ferox_Formicae - Posted October 4 2019 - 7:58 AM

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Ant prints were moved to their own separate thread, see here:

 

http://www.formicult...ns/#entry128623


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#48 Offline Ferox_Formicae - Posted October 14 2019 - 4:21 PM

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Formatting fixed up and new colonies added.


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#49 Offline Minadin - Posted November 10 2019 - 6:35 AM

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Hi, I am close by in Chapin/Irmo & would love to pickup the following from you. I am starting off with these as my entry into antkeeping. I know the Solenopsis should be easy to care for and I am hoping the Rover & Acrobats will be also.

 

$20 Solenopsis invicta (Red Imported Fire Ant)
Colonies Available: 1
Colony Size: 1 queen, >20 workers; fair amount of brood
Housing: Plastic dish with plaster floor
Fed On: Honey, pre-killed Dubia roaches


Brachymyrmex patagonicus (Patagonian Rover Ant)
Colonies Available: 1
Colony Size: Single queen
Housing: Test tube setup
Fed On: N/A
Pricing: $10.00

Crematogaster sp. (Acrobat Ant)
Colonies Available: 2
Colony Size: Single queens
Housing: Test tube setup
Fed On: N/A
Pricing: $19.99 per queen


#50 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted November 10 2019 - 6:37 AM

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Hi, I am close by in Chapin/Irmo & would love to pickup the following from you. I am starting off with these as my entry into antkeeping. I know the Solenopsis should be easy to care for and I am hoping the Rover & Acrobats will be also.

 

$20 Solenopsis invicta (Red Imported Fire Ant)
Colonies Available: 1
Colony Size: 1 queen, >20 workers; fair amount of brood
Housing: Plastic dish with plaster floor
Fed On: Honey, pre-killed Dubia roaches


Brachymyrmex patagonicus (Patagonian Rover Ant)
Colonies Available: 1
Colony Size: Single queen
Housing: Test tube setup
Fed On: N/A
Pricing: $10.00

Crematogaster sp. (Acrobat Ant)
Colonies Available: 2
Colony Size: Single queens
Housing: Test tube setup
Fed On: N/A
Pricing: $19.99 per queen

you realize you can never release the fire ant colony because its a danger to the ecosystem right?


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#51 Offline Minadin - Posted November 10 2019 - 7:05 AM

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Hi, I am close by in Chapin/Irmo & would love to pickup the following from you. I am starting off with these as my entry into antkeeping. I know the Solenopsis should be easy to care for and I am hoping the Rover & Acrobats will be also.

 

$20 Solenopsis invicta (Red Imported Fire Ant)
Colonies Available: 1
Colony Size: 1 queen, >20 workers; fair amount of brood
Housing: Plastic dish with plaster floor
Fed On: Honey, pre-killed Dubia roaches


Brachymyrmex patagonicus (Patagonian Rover Ant)
Colonies Available: 1
Colony Size: Single queen
Housing: Test tube setup
Fed On: N/A
Pricing: $10.00

Crematogaster sp. (Acrobat Ant)
Colonies Available: 2
Colony Size: Single queens
Housing: Test tube setup
Fed On: N/A
Pricing: $19.99 per queen

you realize you can never release the fire ant colony because its a danger to the ecosystem right?

 

 

Yes sir/ma'am. I was under the impression we do not release any type of ant colony same as fish from aquaria. We are to keep them till they expire or traded.

 

Also being in SC I have like 10 fire ant mounds in my own front/back yard right now. Spent $60 a year for years now for the big bag of Amdro. They are considered pests here. However I know they are easy to keep for first timer so that's why I want to buy. I will be on the lookout for queens during nuptial flights next spring. Thinking I will be able to catch shall we say "a lot" in my area but will see.

 

For some reason some of the fire ants in the grassy areas have just recently built tall cone like mounds and the temp was just 36 degrees yesterday.


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#52 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted November 10 2019 - 7:08 AM

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Just checking, better safe than sorry. They do get more difficult as the colony grows, so this will be a good learning experience for you...


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#53 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted November 10 2019 - 7:08 AM

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#54 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted November 10 2019 - 7:08 AM

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Camponotous for the win! lol


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#55 Offline Minadin - Posted November 10 2019 - 7:14 AM

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Camponotous for the win! lol

 

I would like a Camponotous but didn't want to invest $40+ on single queen as a newbie keeper.


#56 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted November 10 2019 - 7:23 AM

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Aw man, I feel bad for you! Well, next season I will truly find out if my one Camponotus queen is fertile or not. Going to be very interesting. I'll need to take some pics. btw, the queen of the larger colony has fallen over in diapause and workers fell over on top of her  :rofl2:


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#57 Offline Minadin - Posted November 17 2019 - 11:22 AM

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Just wanted to put out a trade review. I met with Mr. Ferox today and got 1 tube RIFA 4 Queens & 2 tubes with a Single Crematogaster sp. (Acrobat Ant) Queen each.

 

The trade was very painless. He answered a few more questions for which I am grateful. I am sure I will have tons more questions but will keep researching and learning. I highly recommend him as a trader/seller.

 

THANKS FEROX!!

 

P.S. I told my wife what species was in the test tubes she held AFTER we got home.......


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#58 Offline Ferox_Formicae - Posted November 17 2019 - 1:03 PM

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Just wanted to put out a trade review. I met with Mr. Ferox today and got 1 tube RIFA 4 Queens & 2 tubes with a Single Crematogaster sp. (Acrobat Ant) Queen each.

 

The trade was very painless. He answered a few more questions for which I am grateful. I am sure I will have tons more questions but will keep researching and learning. I highly recommend him as a trader/seller.

 

THANKS FEROX!!

 

P.S. I told my wife what species was in the test tubes she held AFTER we got home.......

Thanks for the review, Minadin!


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#59 Offline Ferox_Formicae - Posted December 2 2019 - 5:58 PM

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Awesome new colonies! Check it out!


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#60 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted December 2 2019 - 7:14 PM

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I wouldn't sell a potentially queen less colony for that much.

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