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Started By Jimmydave937911 , Jun 4 2020 5:01 AM

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#1 Offline Jimmydave937911 - Posted June 4 2020 - 5:01 AM

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Just started another one! Will keep you updated!

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#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 4 2020 - 5:21 AM

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Wow. Getting fancy!
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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#3 Offline Barristan - Posted June 4 2020 - 7:16 AM

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If you built a laying nest you could also use forstner bits, this will speed up the building a lot. You can just drill the chambers and manually connect them.


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#4 Offline Jimmydave937911 - Posted June 4 2020 - 9:16 AM

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Barristan... what is a forstner bit?

#5 Offline Jimmydave937911 - Posted June 4 2020 - 10:08 AM

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Chambers pretty much done...

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#6 Offline Jimmydave937911 - Posted June 5 2020 - 12:41 AM

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Paint job completed...

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#7 Offline Antkid12 - Posted June 5 2020 - 2:31 AM

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Awesome!  (y)


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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#8 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 5 2020 - 2:55 AM

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Looks very sharp! I canā€™t wait to see these filled up with ants.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#9 Offline Jimmydave937911 - Posted June 5 2020 - 2:55 AM

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Aaaaaaaand weā€™re finished! :-D

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#10 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 5 2020 - 3:40 AM

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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#11 Offline Jimmydave937911 - Posted June 5 2020 - 3:46 AM

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No one wants them at the moment Drew lol

#12 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 5 2020 - 3:57 AM

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A lot of people are probably fooled by the sexy looking plastic formicariums, which are actually the worst thing to keep most ants in. Iā€™d buy one of yours if not for shipping.
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Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#13 Offline Antkid12 - Posted June 5 2020 - 4:07 AM

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A lot of people are probably fooled by the sexy looking plastic formicariums, which are actually the worst thing to keep most ants in. Iā€™d buy one of yours if not for shipping.

Me too.


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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#14 Offline Jimmydave937911 - Posted June 5 2020 - 4:32 AM

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Drew. I noticed the price of the plastic ones were very cheap [censored] lol. And yeah youā€™re right they do look really good? Why is it they arenā€™t as good? Is it moisture/humidity control? I could put that on my eBay listings.

#15 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 5 2020 - 4:45 AM

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An issue is that they are non-absorbent. This can be an issue for formic acid spraying ants as harmful gases can build up. Theyā€™re basically as far removed from a natural nest as you can come.
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Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#16 Offline Jimmydave937911 - Posted June 5 2020 - 6:14 AM

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Well Drew, I put what you said on my listings on eBay and people started bidding lol!
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#17 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 5 2020 - 6:51 AM

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There you have it!


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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#18 Offline Jimmydave937911 - Posted June 5 2020 - 7:00 AM

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Slightly off topic but I did find a website in the UK that sold AAC formicariums for Ā£25 (same size as mine). They were obviously machine built so reasonably perfect looking. Only difference is they were screwed down. Obviously with sealing mine itā€™s not as good looking but you can physically see that the whole formicarium is sealed. Surely with screwing them down thereā€™s a small chance that smaller species could find a way out?

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I would bet so. Also, the screws could get loosened over time.
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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. -Proverbs 6: 6-8

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#20 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 5 2020 - 7:17 AM

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Small species can and will find a way. Then youā€™re the one whoā€™s screwed.
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.
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