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Northern Cali ants

Started By jeffpbalderston , Mar 26 2022 10:46 AM

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#241 Online jeffpbalderston - Posted June 10 2025 - 9:26 AM

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Posted sales on most of our colonies.


https://www.formicul...386#entry208386

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#242 Online jeffpbalderston - Posted June 24 2025 - 12:48 PM

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Adding more...

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#243 Online jeffpbalderston - Posted June 25 2025 - 1:34 PM

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Running 50% off Camponotus modoc with workers! $10 each.....
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#244 Offline Culture321 - Posted June 28 2025 - 10:35 PM

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Where do I pay? You take PayPal? How many queens you got?

#245 Online jeffpbalderston - Posted June 29 2025 - 1:49 PM

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I have over 10 remaining I think and I except PayPal, Zelle or Venmo.

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#246 Online jeffpbalderston - Posted June 29 2025 - 7:48 PM

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All orders placed placed this week will be shipped out the following Monday-Tuesday after the 4th of July.

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#247 Offline Culture321 - Posted June 30 2025 - 6:59 AM

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what's your PayPal email? Are they Polygynous? $10 even? Can I get 2 for $15?
what's your PayPal email? Are they Polygynous? $10 even? Can I get 2 for $15?

#248 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted June 30 2025 - 8:02 AM

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Camponotus modoc are not polygynous. Camponotus queens are some of the most aggressive, dangerous beasts in the Formicidae family, multiplied exponentially the more queens you put together.


"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

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica pallidefulva, argentea

Formica cf. aserva

Pheidole bicarinata

Lasius claviger

Camponotus vicinus, modoc, novaeboracensis, herculeanus

#249 Offline Culture321 - Posted June 30 2025 - 8:43 AM

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So they're Polygynous? What do you mean by dangerous beasts multiplied exponentially? They won't kill each other?
So they're Polygynous? What do you mean by dangerous beasts multiplied exponentially? They won't kill each other?

#250 Offline AntsCali098 - Posted June 30 2025 - 10:06 AM

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what's your PayPal email? Are they Polygynous? $10 even? Can I get 2 for $15?
what's your PayPal email? Are they Polygynous? $10 even? Can I get 2 for $15?

For questions like these about the ants someone is selling, it's better to pm the seller rather then ask on the shop page.
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#251 Offline Temno - Posted June 30 2025 - 2:42 PM

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So they're Polygynous? What do you mean by dangerous beasts multiplied exponentially? They won't kill each other?
So they're Polygynous? What do you mean by dangerous beasts multiplied exponentially? They won't kill each other?

they arent polygynous.


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#252 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted June 30 2025 - 5:25 PM

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So they're Polygynous? What do you mean by dangerous beasts multiplied exponentially? They won't kill each other?
So they're Polygynous? What do you mean by dangerous beasts multiplied exponentially? They won't kill each other?

  :facepalm: Camponotus queens are STRICTLY MONOGYNOUS. Put them together and they will kill each other instantly. They will rip each other into tiny little pieces. They are aggressive beasts and become exponentially more aggressive when put with other queens. In my experience, they are the least polygynous ants I have ever seen. Camponotus queens HATE other Camponotus queens, more than anything.

 

If you like queens using formic acid chemical warfare against each other and amputating each other's legs out of pure hatred and rage, go ahead. Put them together and see what happens.

 

So, to answer your original question:

 

NO. NO. NO!!!


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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

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica pallidefulva, argentea

Formica cf. aserva

Pheidole bicarinata

Lasius claviger

Camponotus vicinus, modoc, novaeboracensis, herculeanus

#253 Offline bmb1bee - Posted July 1 2025 - 5:30 AM

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So they're Polygynous? What do you mean by dangerous beasts multiplied exponentially? They won't kill each other?
So they're Polygynous? What do you mean by dangerous beasts multiplied exponentially? They won't kill each other?

  :facepalm: Camponotus queens are STRICTLY MONOGYNOUS. Put them together and they will kill each other instantly. They will rip each other into tiny little pieces. They are aggressive beasts and become exponentially more aggressive when put with other queens. In my experience, they are the least polygynous ants I have ever seen. Camponotus queens HATE other Camponotus queens, more than anything.
 
If you like queens using formic acid chemical warfare against each other and amputating each other's legs out of pure hatred and rage, go ahead. Put them together and see what happens.
 
So, to answer your original question:
 
NO. NO. NO!!!
Some Camponotus are in fact polygynous. Many here in California practice pleometrosis, but eventually get whittled down to one queen after a year. But yes, Camponotus modoc are strictly monogynous and only have one queen per colony.
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#254 Offline bmb1bee - Posted July 1 2025 - 5:32 AM

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So they're Polygynous? What do you mean by dangerous beasts multiplied exponentially? They won't kill each other?So they're Polygynous? What do you mean by dangerous beasts multiplied exponentially? They won't kill each other?

Press the send button only once and then wait, otherwise it duplicates messages and makes it an eyesore to read. It’d also help to practice on your reading comprehension skills before participating in the marketplace where reading carefully is crucial.
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#255 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted July 1 2025 - 10:52 AM

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So they're Polygynous? What do you mean by dangerous beasts multiplied exponentially? They won't kill each other?
So they're Polygynous? What do you mean by dangerous beasts multiplied exponentially? They won't kill each other?

  :facepalm: Camponotus queens are STRICTLY MONOGYNOUS. Put them together and they will kill each other instantly. They will rip each other into tiny little pieces. They are aggressive beasts and become exponentially more aggressive when put with other queens. In my experience, they are the least polygynous ants I have ever seen. Camponotus queens HATE other Camponotus queens, more than anything.
 
If you like queens using formic acid chemical warfare against each other and amputating each other's legs out of pure hatred and rage, go ahead. Put them together and see what happens.
 
So, to answer your original question:
 
NO. NO. NO!!!
Some Camponotus are in fact polygynous. Many here in California practice pleometrosis, but eventually get whittled down to one queen after a year. But yes, Camponotus modoc are strictly monogynous and only have one queen per colony.

 

Yes, I meant C. modoc, as well as other monogynous Camponotus.


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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

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica pallidefulva, argentea

Formica cf. aserva

Pheidole bicarinata

Lasius claviger

Camponotus vicinus, modoc, novaeboracensis, herculeanus

#256 Online jeffpbalderston - Posted July 2 2025 - 11:23 PM

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Running another mini sale on 50% off items.

Northern Cali ants - General Market Place - Ants & Myrmecology Forum https://share.google/Ns6oBeRTIk9xCqWz8
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#257 Offline Culture321 - Posted July 3 2025 - 12:54 AM

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Can I get a Camponotus Modoc Queen?

#258 Online jeffpbalderston - Posted July 13 2025 - 4:16 PM

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Dropped prices again.
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#259 Online jeffpbalderston - Posted July 15 2025 - 12:57 PM

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We are back!

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#260 Online jeffpbalderston - Posted July 31 2025 - 7:21 PM

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Resuming shipping as we are back.
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