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#1 Offline Ernteameise - Posted April 1 2023 - 7:37 AM

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Hello everyone,

I am a new ant keeper from Germany.

I have always loved ants, since my childhood. In my youth, I even once kept a small Formica polyctena wood-ant colony in my room, in a large home-made formicarium (this was 30 years ago) with large outworld. 

My grandpa was a bee-keeper, and friends with the local forester and I got a special permit and was able to take part (and win!) at the state science fair with my study and experiements on these ants.

Later, the ants were released savely back into the forest.

 

Now, fast forward 30 years, I am re-discovering my love.

During some completely random googling I stumbled on antkeeping and formicaria and since I had some space in my living room I decided to come back into the hobby.

I got a small Antstore starter kit and got myself a small established Messor barbarus colony from a friendly and helpful antkeeper.

 

I have been lurking on this forum and now I took the plunge.

I think it will be great for me to keep an ant journal and have some nice chats and healthy discussions with the members on here.

So "Hello everyone!" from Germany.

 

Here is a picture of my ladies doing their thing:

 

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#2 Offline Katla - Posted April 1 2023 - 9:03 AM

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Moin Moin !


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#3 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted April 1 2023 - 9:17 AM

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My favorite queens/colony’s:
Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata 


#4 Offline Katla - Posted April 1 2023 - 9:18 AM

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I would invite to take a look at my Blogs and discussions, as i do need advice and care Knowledge about several formica"s 
Say what you observe or think anything your welcome, and welcome to the forum if i dare say.


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#5 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 1 2023 - 9:47 AM

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Welcome to Formiculture! I think you’ll find ant keeping has come a long way in 30 years.
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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.

#6 Offline Ernteameise - Posted April 1 2023 - 10:11 AM

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I would invite to take a look at my Blogs and discussions, as i do need advice and care Knowledge about several formica"s 
Say what you observe or think anything your welcome, and welcome to the forum if i dare say.

I am not sure how much information I can provide... my knowledge is 30 years old and your setups are so amazing and so much more advanced than what I had back then.



#7 Offline Ernteameise - Posted April 1 2023 - 10:16 AM

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Welcome to Formiculture! I think you’ll find ant keeping has come a long way in 30 years.

So I have noticed.

I was amazed when I fell down the rabbit hole a few weeks ago, when I made the spontaneous decision to come back to it.

The AntCube setup I have now is already so much better looking and professional than my old home-made gypsum nest in glass tanks with crooked, hand-drilled holes and a haphazardly floating heat-lamp swaying overhead....

It actually looks quite nice sitting in my living room. Back in the day, my friends called my room at home the "ant cave".


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#8 Offline antsriondel - Posted April 1 2023 - 10:25 AM

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