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Started By azzaaazzzz00 , Feb 26 2022 7:58 AM

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#201 Offline NicholasP - Posted April 1 2022 - 2:48 PM

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according to Canada Ant Colony, most colonies fail after year 1. Is this true?

I think so. You never really see long lasting Prenolepis journals on here.

 

It's very possible we are all missing a natural resource that Prenolepis imparis have in the wild or they just have incredibly bad success rates like atta.


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#202 Offline azzaaazzzz00 - Posted April 1 2022 - 3:35 PM

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oh, thanks. I thought Camponotus and queens like that would be a little squished in a 16x150mm test tube


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#203 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 1 2022 - 4:29 PM

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oh, thanks. I thought Camponotus and queens like that would be a little squished in a 16x150mm test tube

Nah, their founding chambers in wood are even smaller than that.
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#204 Offline madbiologist - Posted April 1 2022 - 5:45 PM

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I am also interested in buying ants!

Here's a link to our page, but Formiculture messages work well too.

 

https://buckeyemyrme...om/we-buy-ants/

 

Oops, I got stuck on an old page, here's the message I was intending to reply to.

 

 

 

Here is THA link to where it says they are buying ants.
https://tarheelants....s-for-sale-page

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#205 Offline AntsDakota - Posted April 1 2022 - 6:39 PM

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oh, thanks. I thought Camponotus and queens like that would be a little squished in a 16x150mm test tube

Nah, their founding chambers in wood are even smaller than that.

 

Yes. In general, test tubes are quite spacious for most ants. It would be like a new college graduate living in a brand new 3,000 square foot house on an acreage at the very beginning of his/her career. 


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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. (including ants) And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

#206 Offline Guest_SolenopsisKeeper_* - Posted April 2 2022 - 10:59 AM

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True, I found an invicta queen founding chamber in which she could barely turn around…
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#207 Offline AntsDakota - Posted April 2 2022 - 11:46 AM

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Yeah. And if you think about it, ants don't really need a ton of space. They just need a place for themselves, a place for their brood, and a place to defecate. And if a queen has limited resources and is just trying to survive, why would she spend any more energy than she has to digging a spacious founding chamber?


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#208 Offline azzaaazzzz00 - Posted April 2 2022 - 3:38 PM

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I am also interested in buying ants!

Here's a link to our page, but Formiculture messages work well too.

 

https://buckeyemyrme...om/we-buy-ants/

 

Oops, I got stuck on an old page, here's the message I was intending to reply to.

 

 

 

Here is THA link to where it says they are buying ants.
https://tarheelants....s-for-sale-page

 

 I'm still waiting for my queens to get their first generation of workers. Prenolepis Imparis grow quite slowly. I'm guessing you only buy queens whith workers right?


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Always try new things, even if its hard, hard is not impossible. We are smart and it's good to be smart but not too smart for your own good.

#209 Offline azzaaazzzz00 - Posted April 2 2022 - 3:43 PM

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oops double post


Edited by azzaaazzzz00, April 2 2022 - 3:44 PM.

Been keeping ants since January of 2021

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#210 Offline Guest_SolenopsisKeeper_* - Posted April 3 2022 - 11:39 AM

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I am also interested in buying ants!
Here's a link to our page, but Formiculture messages work well too.
 
https://buckeyemyrme...om/we-buy-ants/
 
Oops, I got stuck on an old page, here's the message I was intending to reply to.
 

 
 
Here is THA link to where it says they are buying ants.https://tarheelants....s-for-sale-page

 I'm still waiting for my queens to get their first generation of workers. Prenolepis Imparis grow quite slowly. I'm guessing you only buy queens whith workers right?

I am not speaking on their behalf, but, I do know that most companies either buy them as soon as you catch them, or with workers to limit to odds of death.
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#211 Offline azzaaazzzz00 - Posted April 3 2022 - 12:10 PM

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Oh, I didn't know that...I thought everyone only bought queens with workers to make sure they're fertile.


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Been keeping ants since January of 2021

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#212 Offline Guest_SolenopsisKeeper_* - Posted April 3 2022 - 2:34 PM

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Oh, I didn't know that...I thought everyone only bought queens with workers to make sure they're fertile.


I heard some buy off you immediately after you catch them. I may be wrong, but I think workers is the way to go, as you will probably make a bit more.

#213 Offline azzaaazzzz00 - Posted April 3 2022 - 4:31 PM

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I guess if someone asks to buy a queen from me right now I'll just give it them, I don't really want to make them wait


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#214 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 3 2022 - 7:38 PM

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Your goal is to make money; sell all you can. The majority of queens you collect are mated, so let the buyer sort that out.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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#215 Offline Guest_SolenopsisKeeper_* - Posted April 3 2022 - 8:25 PM

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I usually won’t buy queens without workers, but most people do just buy queens.

#216 Offline azzaaazzzz00 - Posted April 8 2022 - 12:32 PM

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I just caught another queen but her gaster looks a bit slim. I'm going to post a pic in a few minutes


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#217 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 8 2022 - 12:44 PM

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I just caught another queen but her gaster looks a bit slim. I'm going to post a pic in a few minutes

Feed her some sugar water.
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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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#218 Offline azzaaazzzz00 - Posted April 8 2022 - 12:47 PM

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Ok, I'll get some now also heres some pics:

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Also I don't think this is Prenolepis Imaris, so I wonder what it is. I gave her some sugar water but it didn't really seem to do much.

Edited by azzaaazzzz00, April 8 2022 - 1:13 PM.

Been keeping ants since January of 2021

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#219 Offline Guest_SolenopsisKeeper_* - Posted April 8 2022 - 4:11 PM

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Mm measurement? I am nothing close to expert, but don’t Camponotus pennsylvanicus live where you do? Kind looks small compared to tube though.

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#220 Offline NickAnter - Posted April 8 2022 - 4:14 PM

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Looks like a Lasius aphidicola queen to me, though better pictures are needed to be sure.


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Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

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