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New/ Slightly used Fortress' + Pogonomyrmex colony Auction!


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#1 Offline Ants4fun - Posted October 28 2020 - 6:23 PM

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Selling 5 new and/or slightly used fortresses.

 

4 are type 3 material and museum glass

 

1 is a more used standard ytong and normal glass.

 

Selling all for $225 + Flat Rate Shipping! 


Edited by Ants4fun, October 31 2020 - 2:59 PM.

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#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted October 28 2020 - 6:26 PM

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Will you sell them singly or only in the set?
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#3 Offline Devi - Posted October 28 2020 - 6:34 PM

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Wow... that is a great price. I wish I needed these. Lol

#4 Offline Spazmops - Posted October 28 2020 - 6:47 PM

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If you'll sell them single I'd probably buy one, assuming they are just used and not straight-up damaged


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#5 Offline Zeiss - Posted October 28 2020 - 6:50 PM

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Do you have any pictures you can post?



#6 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted October 29 2020 - 8:04 AM

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If you'll sell them single I'd probably buy one, assuming they are just used and not straight-up damaged

most have never been used, i think.


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#7 Offline Devi - Posted October 29 2020 - 8:45 AM

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If you'll sell them single I'd probably buy one, assuming they are just used and not straight-up damaged

Same. 


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#8 Offline Ants4fun - Posted October 31 2020 - 2:57 PM

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That's a great idea, but I'd rather just ship 1 package if possible. If no one wants the package, i'll sell individually. 

 

Also, I have a decent sized Pogonomyrmex occidentalis colony. (150-200 workers, 1 queen) with a THA Phallanx Type 3 and Museum glass for sale! I'll probably do an auction for it, so reply with your price, and highest bidder gets it. Colony is 2 years old and all workers are queen's. They were just moved in the formicarium about 3 months ago.

 

I'll start it at $100 if someone wants to take that. Thanks!

 

 

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#9 Offline CheetoLord02 - Posted October 31 2020 - 3:09 PM

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Can we see pics of the fortresses? If they've got nice designs I'll buy them all.



#10 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted October 31 2020 - 3:12 PM

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That's a great idea, but I'd rather just ship 1 package if possible. If no one wants the package, i'll sell individually. 

 

Also, I have a decent sized Pogonomyrmex occidentalis colony. (150-200 workers, 1 queen) with a THA Phallanx Type 3 and Museum glass for sale! I'll probably do an auction for it, so reply with your price, and highest bidder gets it. Colony is 2 years old and all workers are queen's. They were just moved in the formicarium about 3 months ago.

 

I'll start it at $100 if someone wants to take that. Thanks!

 

 

Wow. Is that $100 for the colony?!



#11 Offline AleeGuy - Posted October 31 2020 - 4:49 PM

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That's a great idea, but I'd rather just ship 1 package if possible. If no one wants the package, i'll sell individually.

Also, I have a decent sized Pogonomyrmex occidentalis colony. (150-200 workers, 1 queen) with a THA Phallanx Type 3 and Museum glass for sale! I'll probably do an auction for it, so reply with your price, and highest bidder gets it. Colony is 2 years old and all workers are queen's. They were just moved in the formicarium about 3 months ago.

I'll start it at $100 if someone wants to take that. Thanks!

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#12 Offline Ants4fun - Posted October 31 2020 - 8:56 PM

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Friday, November 5th!

#13 Offline Ants4fun - Posted October 31 2020 - 9:04 PM

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Can we see pics of the fortresses? If they've got nice designs I'll buy them all.


I’ll try to get picks but they look exactly like ones from his website, it’s a set design.


And yes, colony and Formicarium is included in the auction
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#14 Offline jeffpbalderston - Posted October 31 2020 - 10:57 PM

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Most of us are aware of what a fortress looks like we more so want pics for conditon of formicariums.
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#15 Offline AleeGuy - Posted November 1 2020 - 6:22 AM

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Friday, November 5th!

Devi really wants them! I think he should get those Pogonomyrmex. Pics would be really helpful, because most people don't like buying something without knowing how exactly it looks like. If you sell them separately for how much they will be and what type of glass does they have?

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#16 Offline Spazmops - Posted November 1 2020 - 8:50 AM

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Why do all of the workers in the pictures have dents on their heads or gasters


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1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers

1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers

1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers

 

1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood

 

 


#17 Offline AleeGuy - Posted November 1 2020 - 9:20 AM

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Why do all of the workers in the pictures have dents on their heads or gasters


Yes and can you show pics of your fortresses?
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#18 Offline Ants4fun - Posted November 1 2020 - 5:33 PM

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Can we see pics of the fortresses? If they've got nice designs I'll buy them all.

 

Most of us are aware of what a fortress looks like we more so want pics for conditon of formicariums.

 

 

Why do all of the workers in the pictures have dents on their heads or gasters


Yes and can you show pics of your fortresses?

 

 

 

Here are some pictures. 2 have never been used. 2 have been barely used. The one on the leftmost has been used a bit more and is Ytong. 

 

4 are Type 3 and museum glass, leftmost is Ytong and standard glass.

 

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#19 Offline Ants4fun - Posted November 1 2020 - 5:36 PM

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That's a great idea, but I'd rather just ship 1 package if possible. If no one wants the package, i'll sell individually. 

 

Also, I have a decent sized Pogonomyrmex occidentalis colony. (150-200 workers, 1 queen) with a THA Phallanx Type 3 and Museum glass for sale! I'll probably do an auction for it, so reply with your price, and highest bidder gets it. Colony is 2 years old and all workers are queen's. They were just moved in the formicarium about 3 months ago.

 

I'll start it at $100 if someone wants to take that. Thanks!

 

 

Wow. Is that $100 for the colony?!

 

 

Why do all of the workers in the pictures have dents on their heads or gasters

 

 

Friday, November 5th!

Devi really wants them! I think he should get those Pogonomyrmex. Pics would be really helpful, because most people don't like buying something without knowing how exactly it looks like. If you sell them separately for how much they will be and what type of glass does they have?

 

 

 

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Here is a pic I just took of the colony's setup. As described, a Phallanx type 3 with museum glass and 150-250 workers. 

 

Those pics are older of some older workers that had dents. The ones now don't have any. 

 

$100 is the starting bid for the colony and formicarium. Shipping will be added (2 day priority shipping). Thanks!



#20 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 1 2020 - 6:37 PM

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$100 is cheap for a phallanx and that large of a colony. I would buy that colony in a heart-beat if I lived up there.


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