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[AntsDakota]

Ants4Fun’s Pogonomyrmex colony’s pretty impressive.

[Ants_Dakota]

It does look very cool.

[justanotheramy]

I would like a colony of inch ants to show to people…
That would get their attention!

I'm in a local nature group on FB, and someone photographed this lovely lass on their fence the other day…

[Thunder_Birds]

That's a good picture! Yeah it would, especially with those chompers!    

[ponerinecat]

man, australia is the place to be. I want to go there so badly...

[AntsDakota]

That's a good picture! Yeah it would, especially with those chompers! 

Genus Myrmecia (bull ants) also have a very painful and potentially dangerous sting.

[Thunder_Birds]

Yeah, looks like it That would be a cool colony to keep, but it would be very dangerous though, because of their chompers

[Thunder_Birds]

Apparently this is a picture of a Myrmecia queen, she looks just like the workers! She just has a bigger abdomen. 

 

[AntsDakota]

There are a few YouTube channels that show captive Myrmecia, such as AusAnts, Ant Invasion, etc. Yet due to their large size, they’re poor climbers and super easy to contain (except Myrmecia pilosula, the ‘jack jumper ant’, which is smaller and can jump.)

Edited by AntsDakota, March 13 2020 - 11:45 AM.

[Thunder_Birds]

Yeah, just make sure their contained!

Edited by Thunder_Birds, March 13 2020 - 11:48 AM.

[CANant]

Haha ok I’m not the type of person you would look at and think she’s an ant keeper, geek or nerd. My hobbies usually surprise people so if I tell someone I keep ants they are either interested or think it’s weird. Either way I don’t care. I keep them for me. I don’t have any ant keeping friends/acquaintances or maybe I do and I just don’t know it because they feel embarrassed to share it. I have been interested in ants most of my life but stopped keeping for years because it wasn’t as popular when I was a kid and the internet wasn’t what it is today so I had many failed attempts. Now I only keep one colony simply because I have a busy life and I have lots of other pets to look after already. My boyfriend (pretty much husband) isn’t into ants but he doesn’t judge me. I can tell he doesn’t really care when I run too tell him how excited I am that my queen has a massive brood pile etc but he humours me and sometimes I think he is a bit intrigued...he even caught a queen he came across just in case I wanted to keep her. Now that’s love isn’t it! Same with family and friends I guess...some are curious and some don’t really care. Haha usually if someone is interested they will ask more questions but if they don’t I just don’t carry on about it.
I guess what I’m saying is be you and do it for you. When you’re older it won’t matter what your classmates, family or friends think about it. If you are single and are having a hard time finding that special someone that accepts your ant hobby they simply weren’t right for you and move on.

[Thunder_Birds]

Cool, thanks for the comment! That's neat your keeping ants. Your the first girl I know on here:) 

 

P.S. I keep a Camponotus Pennslyvanicus colony too.

Edited by Thunder_Birds, March 19 2020 - 2:31 PM.

[Jean]

People think it's weird. I once told a few of my friends about it and someone spread the message to the whole school. Now most kids think I'm crazy.

You will go far in life. It’s way better to have your own hobbies and do your own thing, the earlier the better.

[NickAnter]

There are a few YouTube channels that show captive Myrmecia, such as AusAnts, Ant Invasion, etc. Yet due to their large size, they’re poor climbers and super easy to contain (except Myrmecia pilosula, the ‘jack jumper ant’, which is smaller and can jump.)

don't forget Myrmecia nigrocinta. They are bigger than jack jumpers, and can jump as well.  Most people just think it's rather odd, but I am at least still respected by the majority of people at my school.

[ANTdrew]

People think it's weird. I once told a few of my friends about it and someone spread the message to the whole school. Now most kids think I'm crazy.

You will go far in life. It’s way better to have your own hobbies and do your own thing, the earlier the better.

Hey, Jean- how are your Crematogasters? My colony is massive now, plus I have a new colony just starting!

[Canadant]

I absolutely love it! Its changed my life! I've always been a nature nut and playing god with ants, watching and learning is healing.

I go out everyday in the summer.

Also I have always found it hard to find people like me. I'm sure many on here are similar to me. Go to the club? I'd rather catch frogs! Lol.

Most people just don't care about nature, critters and slimy things. It's always been my strong spot.

[B_rad0806]

There's are 3 reactions

1: Oh that's so cool! (Asks away about what I do)

2: I prefer lizards or reptiles

3: Are you crazy! 

[Da_NewAntOnTheBlock]

My dream colony (rn at least) would be Aphenogaster Fulva. They are easy to keep, beautiful with their coloration, and are somewhat harvester ants! So yeah, seems like a wonderful species to me, and I'll be looking for 'em this season!

[Kaban_Kabanus]

When the son decided to bring the ants home, at first we all took it with great surprise

But now I myself became very interested in them and with great pleasure I help him, sometimes it even seems to me that I worry about them even more than he

[Da_NewAntOnTheBlock]

nice, gotta make it a family tradition eh? lol