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Started By NawTea , May 22 2015 12:29 PM

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#1 Offline NawTea - Posted May 22 2015 - 12:29 PM

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I figured since I had posted I should at least introduce myself! My name is Ashleigh and I am in the eastern WA area of the U.S.

 

I'm totally new to keeping ants and it was my 5 year old's interest in journaling about an ant colony from "the very beginning" and thanks to some help from here we have 2 queens (Camponotus modoc and C. laevigatus) currently tending brood in our kitchen! My daughter has named them Elsa and Anna...

 

I'll be putting together the outworld for our small omni nest vertical sometime and post pictures of our "Frozen" outworld.

 

Now I'll go back into lurking until I occasionally have something to share  :D  So glad to have found this site in my searching!

 

 


#2 Offline Jonathan21700 - Posted May 22 2015 - 1:06 PM

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#3 Offline antsinmypants - Posted May 22 2015 - 1:38 PM

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#4 Offline Crystals - Posted May 22 2015 - 3:33 PM

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Welcome!  :D


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#5 Offline William. T - Posted May 23 2015 - 3:17 AM

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Hey there! :)


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#6 Offline Forestflamboyant - Posted May 23 2015 - 3:23 PM

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#7 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted May 23 2015 - 9:25 PM

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#8 Offline Trailandstreet - Posted May 25 2015 - 11:28 PM

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Welcome from Bavaria!


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#9 Offline dspdrew - Posted May 26 2015 - 5:32 AM

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#10 Offline James C. Trager - Posted May 26 2015 - 6:04 AM

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A variety of interesting ants in eastern WA, far more so than on the soggy coast. Looking forward to your posts.


#11 Offline Miles - Posted May 26 2015 - 12:17 PM

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Ashleigh and I are only a little over an hour's drive away from each other, and yes, Dr. Trager, we have a great variety of interesting ants here. I have noticed that there is a remarkable loss of diversity the farther west you go from here. Do you know of any literature that explains why that might be?


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#12 Offline Myrmicinae - Posted May 26 2015 - 2:51 PM

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I am interested in this as well.  I would have expected there to be more ant species in a moist, forested region (e.g., due to a greater variety of niches, more plant life).  

 

However, it appears that, across most of the United States, ants are more diverse in relatively dry climates.  Is there a known reason for this?


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#13 Offline 123LordOfAnts123 - Posted May 26 2015 - 3:36 PM

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I am interested in this as well.  I would have expected there to be more ant species in a moist, forested region (e.g., due to a greater variety of niches, more plant life).  
 
However, it appears that, across most of the United States, ants are more diverse in relatively dry climates.  Is there a known reason for this?


Even in Florida, with over 50 introduced species, the number count is less, sometimes considerably so, than the southwestern states.
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