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Ant-Keeping & Ethology's Nuptial Blitz Competition

Started By CheetoLord02 , May 10 2021 3:29 PM

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#1 Offline CheetoLord02 - Posted May 10 2021 - 3:29 PM

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Get Ready for Ant-Keeping & Ethology's 2021 NuptialBlitz!

The Ant-Keeping & Ethology Discord server is hosting a competition for the 2021 nuptial flight season!

Essentially, the competition is to see who can find the most species of queens during the 2021 flight season. It is unfortunately only open to US antkeepers for this year, however in the future we may expand the competition to a wider audience. 

During the competition the country is split into 5 regions. Each of the 5 regions has its own winner, and each of those winners will receive a FREE Pogonomyrmex occidentalis colony!

Here's a map of all the regions, so you can get an idea of who you'll be competing against:

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Now, to participate, all you need to do is join the Discord Server and assign yourself the USA role when you join. After that check out the Nuptial Blitz category to read over the rules, info, FAQs, and get signed up! (Signup opens on 5/13). The server has all of the fine details you'll need to know to participate. 

The contest starts this Thursday, 5/13, so get ready! We're excited to see you all there! We encourage everyone to join asap to get familiar with the rules before the contest starts.


Edited by CheetoLord02, May 13 2021 - 8:41 PM.

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#2 Offline cocdeshijie - Posted May 10 2021 - 3:31 PM

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sounds fun! :whistle:


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誰でも大好き!well.....except a few

 

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#3 Offline Manitobant - Posted May 10 2021 - 3:50 PM

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If this included canada id win easily...
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Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
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General acanthomyops journal: https://www.formicul...yops-with-eggs/

#4 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted May 11 2021 - 3:47 AM

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I’m moving from one region to another so I don’t know if I’ll participate.

#5 Offline Chickalo - Posted May 11 2021 - 5:25 AM

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Ugh, I still cannot believe I got grouped with the people who can catch Trachymyrmex down south , New England should've been it's own :D


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#6 Offline NoveltyAntsYT - Posted May 13 2021 - 11:45 AM

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I guess I'll try


#7 Offline Barristan - Posted May 13 2021 - 12:01 PM

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It'd be funny if the guy who caught the most Pogonomyrmex sp. queens wins :)


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#8 Offline ANTdrew - Posted May 13 2021 - 1:10 PM

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It'd be funny if the guy who caught the most Pogonomyrmex sp. queens wins :)

Haha, yeah!
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#9 Offline CheetoLord02 - Posted May 13 2021 - 2:29 PM

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Points are awarded based on the number of species you catch, not the number of queens. although I could totally see someone catching a bunch of pogonomyrmex species during this, that would definitely be funny.


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#10 Offline ANTdrew - Posted May 13 2021 - 2:36 PM

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Can I join without joining discord? Is it just honor system?
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#11 Offline Lillyrose - Posted May 13 2021 - 4:43 PM

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Will you people stop!!! I wanna win! I can't compete with you all.

(I'm being silly and joking... have fun guys!!)

#12 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted May 13 2021 - 8:21 PM

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Damn. I'm underaged by one year and I'm from malaysia. Good luck and have fun to the participants!

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YouTube: https://m.youtube.co...uKsahGliSH7EqOQ (It's pretty dead. Might upload again soon, don't expect my voice to sound the same though.)

Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, ★ Nylanderia sp., ★ Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), ★ Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.

#13 Offline Chickalo - Posted May 14 2021 - 4:31 AM

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Will you people stop!!! I wanna win! I can't compete with you all.

(I'm being silly and joking... have fun guys!!)

Says the one who's in first for the North East :D


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#14 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted May 14 2021 - 5:02 AM

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Damn. I'm underaged by one year and I'm from malaysia. Good luck and have fun to the participants!

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What does being underaged have to do with it? I'm a minor, but at the same time I'm opting out of the prize.


#15 Offline Chickalo - Posted May 14 2021 - 5:35 AM

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Damn. I'm underaged by one year and I'm from malaysia. Good luck and have fun to the participants!

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What does being underaged have to do with it? I'm a minor, but at the same time I'm opting out of the prize.

 

I think he means that he isn't old enough to join Discord (13+)


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#16 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted May 14 2021 - 5:37 AM

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Damn. I'm underaged by one year and I'm from malaysia. Good luck and have fun to the participants!

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What does being underaged have to do with it? I'm a minor, but at the same time I'm opting out of the prize.
I think he means that he isn't old enough to join Discord (13+)
Oh. I thought he meant you needed to be 18 to participate.

#17 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted May 14 2021 - 6:07 AM

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Damn. I'm underaged by one year and I'm from malaysia. Good luck and have fun to the participants!

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What does being underaged have to do with it? I'm a minor, but at the same time I'm opting out of the prize.
I think he means that he isn't old enough to join Discord (13+)
Yes

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Young ant keeper with a decent amount of knowledge on local ant species.

YouTube: https://m.youtube.co...uKsahGliSH7EqOQ (It's pretty dead. Might upload again soon, don't expect my voice to sound the same though.)

Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, ★ Nylanderia sp., ★ Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), ★ Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.

#18 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted May 14 2021 - 6:07 AM

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Can I join without joining discord? Is it just honor system?

Yea can we join without discord?


We don’t talk about that

#19 Offline NPLT - Posted May 14 2021 - 8:11 AM

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Can I join without joining discord? Is it just honor system?

Yea can we join without discord?

 

I don't think that's possible since submissions are made on discord, that's also where the leaderboards are and scores are tallied


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Um, uh, Ants!

 

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#20 Offline smares - Posted May 16 2021 - 11:35 PM

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Are you kidding? CO. Can't win against AZ.! Can we get a handicap?! LoL
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