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Hello from Quebec

Started By TheIndianMafia , Nov 2 2020 2:19 PM

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#1 Offline TheIndianMafia - Posted November 2 2020 - 2:19 PM

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I am some-what new to ant keeping. Started around late August 2018, my colonies back then never made it more than 4 months under my care. The year after is when I was actually keeping long-term colonies. Raised a colony of myrmica latifrons that lasted 8 months with me, (died from a tapinoma sessile invasion) and a brachymyrmex deplis colony that lasted a bit longer, being 9 months (escaped from their setup at the time). My colonies now are doing exceptionally well, I currently own 5 colonies; Camponotus noveborecensis (two of them), Formica podzolica, lasius neoniger, lasius apidcola, and finally camponotus Modoc. I am hoping next years summer will gift me some amazing ant queens.


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#2 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted November 2 2020 - 2:36 PM

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awesome colony collection! i have owned 4 of those 5 ant species you have mentioned(and still own 3 of them) and have caught all 5 of them. if you have any questions, feel free to contact me! also welcome to our forum, which i am sure you will enjoy


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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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#3 Offline ANTdrew - Posted November 2 2020 - 3:06 PM

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Welcome to the forum! You can learn a lot here.
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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.

#4 Offline Devi - Posted November 2 2020 - 4:10 PM

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Welcome to the forum!  You should start some journals, I love camponotus journals.  Lol.  I hope you enjoy your time here!  Feel free to ask any questions.  :)  I also have a lasius neoniger queen.  :D


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#5 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 2 2020 - 10:06 PM

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Welcome, my dude! As everyone (I think) said feel free to ask questions.


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Ant Keeping Since June 2018
Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. Vicinus, C. laevigatus, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, C. ocreatus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, N. cockerelli, P. barbata, P. montanus

Hoping to Catch This season:

M. romanei, M. placodops 02, P. imberbiculus, Polyergus sp., F. moki, A. megomatta, Cyphomyrmex sp.,Temnothorax sp.

#6 Offline TechAnt - Posted November 3 2020 - 10:17 AM

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Welcome to the forum! Thanks for joining us here on Formiculture! 


My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen
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