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Posted April 27 2025 - 12:53 PM
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Hey yall, new to the forums. I've been looking everywhere online for Atta Texana but can't seem to find them anywhere. Is there a reason for that? ChatGPT said its legal to keep in my area but I still can't find anyone selling Attas. Any information is helpful 
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Posted April 27 2025 - 1:40 PM
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Hey yall, new to the forums. I've been looking everywhere online for Atta Texana but can't seem to find them anywhere. Is there a reason for that? ChatGPT said its legal to keep in my area but I still can't find anyone selling Attas. Any information is helpful
Atta is a pretty sought after genus even though ant keepers sometimes catch them in large flights. There are likely places in Texas that antkeepers have identified large native populations in, so use the search bar in the top right to see if you can find old threads about that. Otherwise monitor the General Marketplace over the summer or reach out to some Texas shop owners in that section to see if they are active or know any good spots. Finally, the only place with Atta publicly listed (but out of stock) is The Ant Vault, the most overpriced and sleazy ant business in my opinion. When a company has Atta versicolor listed at $699.99 retail value, you know the business is not about the ants.
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Posted April 27 2025 - 3:58 PM
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Hey,
I recently caught enough Atta texana for 32 colonies and I'd be willing to sell some if enough make it to workers. They'd probably get workers in 1-2 months from now. PM me if you have any questions.
Edited by AntsTx, April 27 2025 - 4:06 PM.
Keeping:
Atta texana x2, Pheidole absurda x4, Neoponera villosa x7, Psuedomyrmex gracilis, Odontomachus clarus, Pheidole tepicana x5, Mycetomoelerrius turrifex x30, Trachymyrmex septentrionalis, Myrmecocystus mexicanus x4, Myrmecocystus placodops-03, Myrmecocystus kennedyi, Myrmecocystus navajo, Myrmecocystus mimicus (Caramel) x2, Camponotus atriceps 2q, Camponotus ocreatus, Camponotus sansabeanus x4, Camponotus festinatus, Camponotus pennsylvanicus, Camponotus texanus, Novomessor albisetosus, Pogonomyrmex comanche x7, Leptogenys elongata, a ton of other random ants
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Posted April 27 2025 - 9:06 PM
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Hey yall, new to the forums. I've been looking everywhere online for Atta Texana but can't seem to find them anywhere. Is there a reason for that? ChatGPT said its legal to keep in my area but I still can't find anyone selling Attas. Any information is helpful
Atta is a pretty sought after genus even though ant keepers sometimes catch them in large flights. There are likely places in Texas that antkeepers have identified large native populations in, so use the search bar in the top right to see if you can find old threads about that. Otherwise monitor the General Marketplace over the summer or reach out to some Texas shop owners in that section to see if they are active or know any good spots. Finally, the only place with Atta publicly listed (but out of stock) is The Ant Vault, the most overpriced and sleazy ant business in my opinion. When a company has Atta versicolor listed at $699.99 retail value, you know the business is not about the ants.
Got it, thank you for the quick reply 
Ill definitely keep my eyes open for them
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