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#1 Offline AntsCali098 - Posted May 9 2022 - 10:49 AM

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Shipping/General Information

- Shipping in California only
- Please pm me if interested though discord (Daniel M #0073) or here
- Shipping is $10 through USPS priority mail
- Tracking number supplied directly after shipped
- I will only ship Monday-Wednesday so the ants won't get stuck over the weekend
​- Refunds available if you provide a clear picture of the queen(s) that have died in the FIRST HOUR of arrival
- Full refunds only available if every queen is dead upon arrival (I have never had any colony deaths in shipping)
- Free shipping on orders over $50
- Some large colonies may require more shipping pay
- All ants come in test tubes unless said otherwise
- If its 85+ F, then I won't ship until it cools down

Thank you for your interest!

 

Colonies with workers

 

Dorymyrmex bicolor + 3 workers and eggs - $10

Available

Dorymyrmex bicolor is a species with a unique head shape, and a colorful body. The queens are a beautiful shiny black and red, their head and thorax being red, while the gaster is black. They are energetic and erratic.

Difficulty: Beginner
Sting: No
Size: Queen: 6-8 mm
Workers: 3-4 mm
Majors: No
Diet: Insects, sugars (perky pet nectar in a mixture of 1 nectar 4 water, honey, sugar water), etc.

 

Dorymyrmex

 

 

Camponotus US-CA02

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Camponotus CA02 is a very large and fun species to keep. They do not sting, but majors and queens can have a powerful bite due to their size. Colonies grow relatively slow.


Difficulty: Beginner
Sting: No
SizeQueen: 17-21 mm
Workers: 8-15 mm (majors)
Majors: Yes
Diet: Insects, sugars (honey, sugar-water, perky pet nectar in a mixture of 1 nectar 4 water, etc)


Single queens


Pogonomyrmex rugosus with eggs -  $17 each

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Pogonomyrmex rugosus is a species of Harvester Ant from the US. They have been reported to travel 50-60m in the search for food. In the wild, they create large mounds and trails leading to and from their nest. They have a very dark red color which is illuminated by light. They grow on the quicker side of larger ants.

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Difficulty: Intermediate
Sting: Yes
Size: Queen: 12-14 mm
Workers: 7-9 mm
Majors: No
Diet: Seeds (Chia, birdseed, etc), Insects (optional, recommended every once in a while)



Fresh Myrmecocystus cf. kennedyi group - $30 each

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Myrmecocystus species is a very popular genus among ant keepers, and are famous for their unique repletes, which store food. This will make their abdomens bloated. It gives them their common name of "honeypot ants"

Difficulty: Advanced
Sting: No
Size: Queen: 9-11mm
Workers: 5-6 mm
Majors: No
Diet: Insects, sugars (perky pet nectar in a mixture of 1 nectar 4 water, honey, sugar water), etc.





Crematogaster sp with eggs - $20 each

None Available

Creamatogaster is a species with a unique heart shaped gaster. This species is red and black, and they are a joy to keep, grow fast, and their unique gasters make them even look fun.

Difficulty: Beginner
Sting: No
Size: Queen: 6-8 mm
Workers: 3-4 mm
Majors: No
Diet: Insects, sugars (perky pet nectar in a mixture of 1 nectar 4 water, honey, sugar water), etc.



Fresh Pheidole cerebrosior queen - $15 each

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Pheidole is a smaller genus of ants famous for their impressive majors or soldier ants, hence the common name big headed ants. These yellow pheidole are fun to keep. They grow fast and are very pretty.

Difficulty: Beginner
Sting: No
Size: Queen: 5-6 mm
Workers: 2-5 mm
Majors: Yes
Diet: Insects, sugars (perky pet nectar in a mixture of 1 nectar 4 water, honey, sugar water), etc.



Fresh Pheiole xerophila queen - $20

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Pheidole is a smaller genus of ants famous for their impressive majors or soldier ants, hence the common name big headed ants. These pheidole have beautiful shiny black workers, and impressive majors with red heads. The queens are also red headed, and considerably larger than the workers.

Difficulty: Beginner
Sting: No
Size: Queen: 6-7 mm
Workers: 2-6 mm
Majors: Yes
Diet: Insects, sugars (perky pet nectar in a mixture of 1 nectar 4 water, honey, sugar water), etc.



Forelius sp queen with eggs

None Available

Forelius is a small, fast growing, erratic species that swarms food.


Difficulty: Intermediate
Sting: No
Size: Queen: 4-5 mm
Workers: 2-3 mm
Majors: No
Diet: Insects, sugars (perky pet nectar in a mixture of 1 nectar 4 water, honey, sugar water), etc.



Fresh Pogonomrymex californicus - $12 each

None Available

Pogonomyrmex californicus species group can be found in the Southwestern United States. Found primarily in the deserts, but also seem to have no problem invading suburban ecosystems. They need heat at 85+ degrees for proper development.

(source)

Difficulty: Intermediate
Sting: Yes
Size: Queen: 9-11mm
Workers: 5-8 mm
Majors: No
Diet: Seeds (Chia, birdseed, etc), Insects (optional, recommended every once in a while)

(source)



Camponotus vicinus (bi-colored) - $25 each

None Available

Camponotus vicinus is a large, slow growing species. They do not sting, but majors and queens can have a powerful bite due to their size. Colonies grow very slow.

Difficulty: Beginner
Sting: No
Size: Queen: 15-18 mm
Workers: 7-13 mm (majors)
Majors: Yes
Diet: Insects, sugars (honey, sugar-water, perky pet nectar in a mixture of 1 nectar 4 water, etc)



Camponotus laevigatus - $25 each

None available

Camponotus laevigatus is a large, slow growing species. They have a more slender look compared to other Camponotus.

Difficulty: Beginner
Sting: No
Size: Queen: 17-19 mm
Workers: 8-14 mm (majors)
Majors: Yes
 

Camponotus essigi - $23 each
Camponotus essigi is an arboreal Camponotus from the Southwestern United States. These Camponotus are on the smaller side

None available

Difficulty: Beginner
Sting: No
Size: Queen: 8-12 mm (can increase size from being physogastric)
Workers: 5-11 mm (majors)
Majors: Yes



Fresh Camponotus clarithorax - $20 each

None Available

Camponotus clarithorax is a small species for Camponotus. They are an easy species to keep. They are mainly black but have a red section of the thorax.

Difficulty: Beginner
Sting: No
Size: Queen: 7-8 mm
Workers: 6-8 mm
Sting: No
Majors: Yes

 

 

Special

Ant mystery box! Choose anywhere from $25+ to spend and you will receive a mystery box of ant colonie(s) or/and queen(s) that are currently available (more money = more ants)

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Driftwood (for decoration)

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Edited by AntsCali098, March 20 2024 - 7:06 PM.

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Wishlist:

Atta sp (wish they were in CA), Crematogaster cerasi, Most Pheidole species

 

 


#2 Offline AntsCali098 - Posted May 10 2022 - 3:21 PM

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All sold out for now! Man that was quick


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#3 Offline Guest_SolenopsisKeeper_* - Posted May 10 2022 - 4:13 PM

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High demand I guess. At that pace you could make a decent bit of money as a side job

#4 Offline AntsCali098 - Posted May 10 2022 - 4:24 PM

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Yeah I sure could
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Atta sp (wish they were in CA), Crematogaster cerasi, Most Pheidole species

 

 


#5 Offline AntsCali098 - Posted May 16 2022 - 7:07 AM

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Brachymyrmex patigonicus and Tetramorium immigrans may be available soon
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#6 Offline AntsCali098 - Posted May 17 2022 - 11:32 AM

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Nylanderia vividula coming soon. Also, I will probably get some Pheidole navigans queens in June or July, so look out for those in the summer!


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#7 Offline AntsCali098 - Posted May 18 2022 - 3:08 PM

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A few immigrans queens available Friday
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#8 Offline jeffpbalderston - Posted May 18 2022 - 3:24 PM

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I would be intrested in Pheidole navigans!
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#9 Offline AntsCali098 - Posted May 18 2022 - 7:04 PM

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Great! I have a big 500 worker personal colony right now and usually catch like 20 queens in the summer.
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#10 Offline AntsCali098 - Posted May 20 2022 - 8:53 PM

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Tetras now available 


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#11 Offline AntsCali098 - Posted May 26 2022 - 10:19 AM

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Bumping this up. Immigrans queens with workers available when they get them. Lowered priced on single queens to $3.


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#12 Offline AntsCali098 - Posted May 28 2022 - 12:26 PM

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Updated

 

Added:

- Novomessor

- Nylanderia

- Solenopsis


Edited by AntsCali098, May 28 2022 - 12:28 PM.

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#13 Offline AntsCali098 - Posted May 29 2022 - 12:18 PM

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Novomessor cockerelli queen SOLD


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#14 Offline FloridaAnts - Posted May 29 2022 - 12:25 PM

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Didn’t expect it to be that fast! Lost workers? I would have never thought that would have sold for free. I should have did the same with my Argentine ant queen that lost its workers.

#15 Offline AntsCali098 - Posted May 29 2022 - 12:51 PM

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Yeah Novomessor is a pretty popular species. I didn't expect it either. 2 people were interested in the first 3 hours. I think you wouldn't be able to do that with an argie queen, because most people aren't interested in argies.


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#16 Offline FloridaAnts - Posted May 29 2022 - 12:54 PM

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Well, the thing is in Florida they are difficult for me to find as Solenopsis invicta invade and kill them all.(They are enemies)

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#17 Offline AntsCali098 - Posted May 29 2022 - 12:55 PM

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Well, the thing is in Florida they are difficult for me to find as Solenopsis invicta invade and kill them all.(They are enemies)

The war of invasive species lol. There are argies everywhere here.


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#18 Offline lazyant - Posted May 29 2022 - 6:52 PM

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Well, the thing is in Florida they are difficult for me to find as Solenopsis invicta invade and kill them all.(They are enemies)

The war of invasive species lol. There are argies everywhere here.

 

When will Novomessor be back in stock?


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#19 Offline FloridaAnts - Posted May 30 2022 - 6:14 AM

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Well, the thing is in Florida they are difficult for me to find as Solenopsis invicta invade and kill them all.(They are enemies)

The war of invasive species lol. There are argies everywhere here.

I have heard! It’s like replacing all the RIFA down south with argies, as RIFA spread so fast as they have multiple queens and spread thousands of alates each year. Not to mention the sting… hey, but at least the native pyramid ants take care of male RIFA’s and winged alates.
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Well, the thing is in Florida they are difficult for me to find as Solenopsis invicta invade and kill them all.(They are enemies)

The war of invasive species lol. There are argies everywhere here.

 

When will Novomessor be back in stock?

 

I'm not sure if/when they will be. They would probably be in the summer.


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