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Looking for a crematogaster colony will pay well

Started By thepixelbro , Dec 17 2020 10:46 AM
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#1 Offline thepixelbro - Posted December 17 2020 - 10:46 AM

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Looking to buy a crematogaster colony, I am in Florida and will pay a good price for them. They are my favorite ants and been doing a ton of research. Now I feel like I'm ready to get into it .


#2 Offline ZTYguy - Posted December 17 2020 - 10:47 AM

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i can find you some shops.


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#3 Offline ZTYguy - Posted December 17 2020 - 10:48 AM

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here you go, https://www.formicul...020/?hl=florida


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#4 Offline ANTdrew - Posted December 17 2020 - 11:13 AM

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Crematogaster are the best.


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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.

#5 Offline Devi - Posted December 17 2020 - 4:20 PM

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Crematogaster are the best.

I hope to get my hands on them someday...  I know of some super amazing colonies near me, maybe next summer I can catch their nuptial flight.  


#6 Offline antsandmore - Posted December 17 2020 - 4:29 PM

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yeah these sure are cool. i got one as my first species on sunday :) so cute


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#7 Offline ANTdrew - Posted December 17 2020 - 4:51 PM

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Crematogaster are the best.

I hope to get my hands on them someday... I know of some super amazing colonies near me, maybe next summer I can catch their nuptial flight.
I hope you find them. It will be worth the effort.
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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.

#8 Offline antsandmore - Posted December 17 2020 - 4:56 PM

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yes. I hope i find some myself and raise them.


I also hope I can get some species next anting season but idk what i'll find well i guess ill see in spring


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#9 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted December 18 2020 - 6:11 AM

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and to think i had my hands on one, and them it slipped out of my hands. i am still so mad about that!!!


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#10 Offline ANTdrew - Posted December 18 2020 - 8:33 AM

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That's harsh.


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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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#11 Offline UtahAnts - Posted December 18 2020 - 8:34 PM

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I randomly found some queens under a rock last season, probably basking in the heat. They had just laid a nice batch of eggs and did great until I put one them into an unwashed firebrick formicarium. Now its just the queen, all 9 workers died. The good news: lesson learned. They are very fun ants to watch, with their heart shaped gasters, ect. Often I find my ants when I least expect them. ALWAYS carry a test-tube or container with you to wherever you go. I have lost many a queen because I didn't have a container on hand. These ants often fly in august after a rainstorm.

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#12 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted December 19 2020 - 7:30 AM

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Crematogaster are the best.

I hope to get my hands on them someday...  I know of some super amazing colonies near me, maybe next summer I can catch their nuptial flight.  

Ants_Dakota knows of a spot close by where he found a whole Crema colony under a rock. This summer we're going back there. https://en.wikipedia...unds_State_Park


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#13 Offline thepixelbro - Posted December 21 2020 - 7:42 AM

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I randomly found some queens under a rock last season, probably basking in the heat. They had just laid a nice batch of eggs and did great until I put one them into an unwashed firebrick formicarium. Now its just the queen, all 9 workers died. The good news: lesson learned. They are very fun ants to watch, with their heart shaped gasters, ect. Often I find my ants when I least expect them. ALWAYS carry a test-tube or container with you to wherever you go. I have lost many a queen because I didn't have a container on hand. These ants often fly in august after a rainstorm.

-Good luck!

Ahhh i totally feel that, Same thing happened to me 2 years ago, Was it the formicarium or the movement of homes? We will get lucky next year!!


#14 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted December 21 2020 - 7:57 AM

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Crematogaster are the best.

I hope to get my hands on them someday...  I know of some super amazing colonies near me, maybe next summer I can catch their nuptial flight.  

Ants_Dakota knows of a spot close by where he found a whole Crema colony under a rock. This summer we're going back there. https://en.wikipedia...unds_State_Park

 

if it is still there. i really want to document what species i find there.


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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#15 Offline UtahAnts - Posted December 21 2020 - 8:50 AM

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I randomly found some queens under a rock last season, probably basking in the heat. They had just laid a nice batch of eggs and did great until I put one them into an unwashed firebrick formicarium. Now its just the queen, all 9 workers died. The good news: lesson learned. They are very fun ants to watch, with their heart shaped gasters, ect. Often I find my ants when I least expect them. ALWAYS carry a test-tube or container with you to wherever you go. I have lost many a queen because I didn't have a container on hand. These ants often fly in august after a rainstorm.

-Good luck!

Ahhh i totally feel that, Same thing happened to me 2 years ago, Was it the formicarium or the movement of homes? We will get lucky next year!!

 

I had not washed the firebrick out. They moved in fine, looked pretty comfy.

Yeah looking forward to finding some queens, hopefully I can get my hands on a suitable backlight to find some interesting species next year!


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#16 Offline antsandmore - Posted December 30 2020 - 10:25 AM

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I randomly found some queens under a rock last season, probably basking in the heat. They had just laid a nice batch of eggs and did great until I put one them into an unwashed firebrick formicarium. Now its just the queen, all 9 workers died. The good news: lesson learned. They are very fun ants to watch, with their heart shaped gasters, ect. Often I find my ants when I least expect them. ALWAYS carry a test-tube or container with you to wherever you go. I have lost many a queen because I didn't have a container on hand. These ants often fly in august after a rainstorm.

-Good luck!

Great advice. I'll probably carry around test tubes even now because who knows? maybe I'll encounter some Unexpected flights.


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