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ThomasStans quest for all species!

Started By ThomasStan , Apr 5 2022 6:23 AM
#ant #allspecies #queen

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#21 Offline AntsDakota - Posted April 6 2022 - 7:37 AM

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This would be a more realistic list:

 

Aphaenoghaster occidentails

Aphaenogaster tennesseensis

 

Brachymyrmex depilis

 

Crematogaster cerasi

 

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Camponotus castaneus

Camponotus americanus

Camponotus modoc

Camponotus nearcticus

Camponotus novaeboracensis

Camponotus vicinus

Camponotus subbarbatus

 

Formica subceria 

Formica incerta

Formica Pacifica

Formica aserva

Formica bradleyi

Formica pallidefulva

 

Lasius neoniger

Lasius Claviger 

Lasius Intergectus

Lasius aphidicola

Lasius Brevicronis 

 

Monomorium minimum

 

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Prenolepis imparis

 

Solenopsis molesta

 

Tapinoma sessile

Temnothorax ambiguus

Temnothorax rugatulus

Temnothorax longispinosus

Tetramorium immigrans

 

Also how do you intent to acquire exotic species?


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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

#22 Offline DRpepper - Posted April 6 2022 - 7:53 AM

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This would be a more realistic list:

 

Aphaenoghaster occidentails

Aphaenogaster tennesseensis

 

Brachymyrmex depilis

 

Crematogaster cerasi

 

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Camponotus castaneus

Camponotus americanus

Camponotus modoc

Camponotus nearcticus

Camponotus novaeboracensis

Camponotus vicinus

Camponotus subbarbatus

 

Formica subceria 

Formica incerta

Formica Pacifica

Formica aserva

Formica bradleyi

Formica pallidefulva

 

Lasius neoniger

Lasius Claviger 

Lasius Intergectus

Lasius aphidicola

Lasius Brevicronis 

 

Monomorium minimum

 

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Prenolepis imparis

 

Solenopsis molesta

 

Tapinoma sessile

Temnothorax ambiguus

Temnothorax rugatulus

Temnothorax longispinosus

Tetramorium immigrans

 

Also how do you intent to acquire exotic species?

i agree this is more realistic. I would love to see the journey to see this list complete. 


#23 Offline Arthroverts - Posted April 6 2022 - 11:44 AM

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I think is a really cool idea, and is certainly more achievable than anything I could do just in my home state here in the USA. I do believe you may need to realize that such a quest would very likely be a lifetime journey, and that unless a very unique set of circumstances were to arise you would only feasibly be able to keep a small amount of those ant species at any one time, phasing in and phasing out colonies as you pursue them all.

Such a quest would certainly be very difficult, though should you be successful I'm sure it would be of scientific value as well, considering, as has been noted, some of these species are very rare and have only been found a few times.

 

Thanks,

 

Arthroverts


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"And God said, 'Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.' And it was so." Genesis 1:24

#24 Offline Manitobant - Posted April 6 2022 - 11:49 AM

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I think a good challenge would be one of every genus native to your province. I am currently attempting this challenge and all i need left is formicoxenus.
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Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
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Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449
General acanthomyops journal: https://www.formicul...yops-with-eggs/

#25 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted April 7 2022 - 6:19 AM

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I've been doing something similar. I want to have kept a representative species for each of the "types" of ants in my region, or at least each of the types that are interesting to keep. I'm actually almost there, the few I have left are mostly cryptic and/or hard to find species.


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#26 Offline AntsDakota - Posted April 7 2022 - 7:41 AM

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I'd just be satisfied with a collection of about 15 or so unique species. That's my goal within the next couple years.


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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

#27 Offline wallaby - Posted April 28 2022 - 8:45 AM

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gotta catch em all!


Edited by wallaby, April 28 2022 - 9:33 AM.

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I'm trying not to revive old threads

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