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Illinois Ant Keepers! Look Here!

Started By Da_NewAntOnTheBlock , Mar 8 2020 4:37 PM

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#1 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted March 8 2020 - 4:37 PM

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Edited by Da_NewAntOnTheBlock, March 10 2020 - 2:46 PM.

There is a important time for everything, important place for everyone, an important person for everybody, and an important ant for each and every ant keeper and myrmecologist alike

#2 Offline AnthonyP163 - Posted March 8 2020 - 5:01 PM

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Hello Illinoisan, if you're reading this than follow the instructions to obtain an Lasius aphidicola queen! If not then just go to a different thread. 1.) Send me a PM saying you want to obtain Queen Tyche and I will read it. 2.) Verify that you have a host for her as she is a social parasite and will not last more than a week without host brood. 3). verify you live in Illinois, and close if not in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago (Schaumburg if you want to be exact on how far you live). 4.) GIVE ME TIME TO PROCESS YOUR PM. I PROMISE I WILL READ EVERY SINGLE ONE, SO DON'T WORRY. 5.) Remember I only have one and I need to give her  to someone before the end of the season otherwise she will die. Thank you for your time

I've gathered that they can last more than a week without hosts. I have also never had an L. aphidicola queen take brood, they need workers in order to found (usually a lot).


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#3 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted March 9 2020 - 1:20 PM

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I don’t believe Lasius parasites even have the ability to care for brood.
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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

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Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. subsericea, unidentified fusca group sp. 

Formica cf. ravida, cf. obscuriventris

Myrmica sp.

#4 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted March 9 2020 - 3:12 PM

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Edited by Da_NewAntOnTheBlock, March 10 2020 - 2:46 PM.

There is a important time for everything, important place for everyone, an important person for everybody, and an important ant for each and every ant keeper and myrmecologist alike

#5 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted March 9 2020 - 3:59 PM

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Yeah, hopefully she’ll find a good home.

"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Formerly called AntsDakota, not to be confused with Ants_Dakota (hence the name change). You can still call me Adak.

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. subsericea, unidentified fusca group sp. 

Formica cf. ravida, cf. obscuriventris

Myrmica sp.

#6 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted March 9 2020 - 4:14 PM

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Edited by Da_NewAntOnTheBlock, March 10 2020 - 2:46 PM.

There is a important time for everything, important place for everyone, an important person for everybody, and an important ant for each and every ant keeper and myrmecologist alike

#7 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted March 10 2020 - 4:29 AM

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I have never kept parasitic anything, so i wish you good luck! :)


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#8 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted March 10 2020 - 4:35 AM

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Edited by Da_NewAntOnTheBlock, March 10 2020 - 2:47 PM.

There is a important time for everything, important place for everyone, an important person for everybody, and an important ant for each and every ant keeper and myrmecologist alike

#9 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted March 10 2020 - 12:28 PM

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I have never kept parasitic anything, so i wish you good luck! :)

You may have that chance this year. You could find some Lasius parasites soon that flew last fall and are looking for host colonies.
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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Formerly called AntsDakota, not to be confused with Ants_Dakota (hence the name change). You can still call me Adak.

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. subsericea, unidentified fusca group sp. 

Formica cf. ravida, cf. obscuriventris

Myrmica sp.

#10 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted March 10 2020 - 2:30 PM

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Sorry all but when my dad went to look for the amber queen he released Queen Tyche  :facepalm:. He also didn't crack open the log the amber queen was in so I'll have to bike myself to get the hopefully alive amber queen, otherwise I'm going to have some major regrets...Anyways sorry about no exchange...


There is a important time for everything, important place for everyone, an important person for everybody, and an important ant for each and every ant keeper and myrmecologist alike

#11 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted March 10 2020 - 2:45 PM

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Edited by Da_NewAntOnTheBlock, March 10 2020 - 2:47 PM.

There is a important time for everything, important place for everyone, an important person for everybody, and an important ant for each and every ant keeper and myrmecologist alike

#12 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted March 10 2020 - 2:57 PM

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Sorry all but when my dad went to look for the amber queen he released Queen Tyche  :facepalm:. He also didn't crack open the log the amber queen was in so I'll have to bike myself to get the hopefully alive amber queen, otherwise I'm going to have some major regrets...Anyways sorry about no exchange...

Parents of ant keepers can be that way, unfortunately.

"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Formerly called AntsDakota, not to be confused with Ants_Dakota (hence the name change). You can still call me Adak.

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. subsericea, unidentified fusca group sp. 

Formica cf. ravida, cf. obscuriventris

Myrmica sp.

#13 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted March 10 2020 - 2:59 PM

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yeah. Saturday will be the day I prove him wrong and he'll have to accept it lol. I love proving him wrong, and I will relish this moment because she'll live for years to come :D


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#14 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted March 10 2020 - 3:54 PM

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What- he doubts her?
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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Formerly called AntsDakota, not to be confused with Ants_Dakota (hence the name change). You can still call me Adak.

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. subsericea, unidentified fusca group sp. 

Formica cf. ravida, cf. obscuriventris

Myrmica sp.

#15 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted March 10 2020 - 4:04 PM

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and my ability to know where she is. We'll both prove him wrong lol


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#16 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted March 10 2020 - 5:03 PM

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Never doubt an ant keeper. He’ll learn.

"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Formerly called AntsDakota, not to be confused with Ants_Dakota (hence the name change). You can still call me Adak.

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. subsericea, unidentified fusca group sp. 

Formica cf. ravida, cf. obscuriventris

Myrmica sp.

#17 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted March 10 2020 - 5:10 PM

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yes he will


There is a important time for everything, important place for everyone, an important person for everybody, and an important ant for each and every ant keeper and myrmecologist alike

#18 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted March 10 2020 - 5:11 PM

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Lol.

"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Formerly called AntsDakota, not to be confused with Ants_Dakota (hence the name change). You can still call me Adak.

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. subsericea, unidentified fusca group sp. 

Formica cf. ravida, cf. obscuriventris

Myrmica sp.

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