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BOLO To all NYC Antkeepers!

Started By ConcordAntman , Jul 10 2022 4:00 PM

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#1 Offline ConcordAntman - Posted July 10 2022 - 4:00 PM

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Be on the lookout, this immigrAnt made it to the New York Times and may be in your neighborhood   :rolleyes:

https://www.nytimes....tcore-ios-share

https://www.nytimes....ce=articleShare


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#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 10 2022 - 4:26 PM

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This is one invasive ant I’d love to find, to be honest.
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#3 Offline futurebird - Posted July 10 2022 - 4:37 PM

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I think I found it... take a look at the second ant in this video. I thought it was Formica since I didn't know of any lasius that were black and red like that... I was corrected and told that it was "some kind of Lasius" but I could not tell which. Normally emergantes are light brown... I have a small colony for a bit last spring.

These ants live in dirt and can hold out against the pavement ants which we have TOO MANY of. I like them so far. 
https://www.tiktok.c...910301271608619


I'm going to get a worker and add it to my pinning collection and work on an exact ID for the colony. It's fairly large and robust. I think I have a good chance of finding a queen at some point. 


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Starting this July I'm posting videos of my ants every week on youTube.

I like to make relaxing videos that capture the joy of watching ants.

If that sounds like your kind of thing... follow me >here<. 

#4 Offline smares - Posted July 18 2022 - 12:14 AM

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This is so fascinating. They are probably chasing the cockroaches in apartments. Honestly, I feel like they are doing humans a service!
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