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Posted November 3 2020 - 8:24 PM
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New to ants keeping looking for recommendation of magnifying glass (for small ants like Pheidole). Any favorites ones 2 to 4 times enlarge enough? Also what's good portable vaccum to clean up outworld (one that is ant-safe).
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Posted November 4 2020 - 9:11 AM
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New to ants keeping looking for recommendation of magnifying glass (for small ants like Pheidole). Any favorites ones 2 to 4 times enlarge enough? Also what's good portable vaccum to clean up outworld (one that is ant-safe).
a keyboard vacuum works good.
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Posted November 4 2020 - 12:00 PM
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New to ants keeping looking for recommendation of magnifying glass (for small ants like Pheidole). Any favorites ones 2 to 4 times enlarge enough? Also what's good portable vaccum to clean up outworld (one that is ant-safe).
I would get a glass WIDE (maybe rectangular) magnifying lens. I've found that being able to watch with both eyes, not just one, is a more pleasant experience. There are some on Amazon.
The other day I used a macro lens and my phone just for observing, and that worked well, too (and that's when I found mites... ugh).
Edited by OhNoNotAgain, November 4 2020 - 12:47 PM.
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Veromessor pergandei, andrei, stoddardi; Novomessor cockerelli
Camponotus fragilis, Camponotus sansabeanus (inactive), vicinus, laevigatus/quercicola, CA02
Pogonomyrmex subnitidus, P. californicus (inactive)
Liometopum occidentale (inactive); Prenolepis imparis; Myrmecocystus mexicanus (inactive); Tetramorium sp. (inactive); Lasius sp.
Termites: Zootermopsis angusticollis, and a box of drywood termites that can't be seen
Isopods: (most no longer keeping) A. gestroi, granulatum, kluugi, maculatum, vulgare; C. murina; P. hoffmannseggi, P. haasi, P. ornatus; V. parvus, P. pruinosus, T. tomentosa
Spoods: (no longer keeping) Phidippus sp., other
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Posted November 4 2020 - 12:37 PM
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New to ants keeping looking for recommendation of magnifying glass (for small ants like Pheidole). Any favorites ones 2 to 4 times enlarge enough? Also what's good portable vaccum to clean up outworld (one that is ant-safe).
I would get a glass WIDE (maybe rectangular) glass. I've found that being able to watch with both eyes, not just one, is a more pleasant experience. There are some on Amazon.
The other day I used a macro lens and my phone just for observing, and that worked well, too (and that's when I found mites... ugh).
Been using my phone too the WIde glass is good idea thanks I will look into it
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Posted November 4 2020 - 8:35 PM
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I use my macro-lens with my phone to see my Solenopsis molesta better.
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Posted November 4 2020 - 9:41 PM
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I use my macro-lens with my phone to see my Solenopsis molesta better.
Done just ordered one wow I need to keep up with technology thanks MinigunL5!
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Posted November 5 2020 - 8:08 AM
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I use my macro-lens with my phone to see my Solenopsis molesta better.
Done just ordered one wow I need to keep up with technology thanks MinigunL5!
macro lenses are 8 dollars for a cheap one and 40 for a really nice one. it is up to you on which you want.
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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Posted November 5 2020 - 8:14 AM
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I use my macro-lens with my phone to see my Solenopsis molesta better.
Done just ordered one wow I need to keep up with technology thanks MinigunL5!
macro lenses are 8 dollars for a cheap one and 40 for a really nice one. it is up to you on which you want.
I can't seem to find any cheap ones... Lol 
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Posted November 5 2020 - 8:35 AM
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I use my macro-lens with my phone to see my Solenopsis molesta better.
Done just ordered one wow I need to keep up with technology thanks MinigunL5!
macro lenses are 8 dollars for a cheap one and 40 for a really nice one. it is up to you on which you want.
I can't seem to find any cheap ones... Lol
there is this 40 dollar one that everyone says is really good.
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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Posted November 5 2020 - 3:00 PM
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there is a cheap one on Canada ant colony
1X Pogonomyrmex occidentalis 40-50 Workers
1X Solenopsis molesta 10 Workers (mono)
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