This is my first post and I wanted to show off my ant foraging gear:
What am I missing? How can I inprove my gear? What do you use for catching ants?
I'm looking for Strumigelys sp., Ponera pennsylvanica, and Stigmatomma pallies in Maryland.
Oh...I put the Image twice.
Nice setup! I always bring test tubes to catch the Queens as they are light weight and easy to fit in my pocket. I see you have containers which is an alternative solution, but I would recommend test tubes as you can carry way more test tubes then containers.
Nice setup! I always bring test tubes to catch the Queens as they are light weight and easy to fit in my pocket. I see you have containers which is an alternative solution, but I would recommend test tubes as you can carry way more test tubes then containers.
Well, I ran out of test tubes and the containers are 10 for $1.25USD at the dollar store so I'm using it for now.
Today I found a Proceratium silaceum worker with this gear hopefully I might find a nest!
Proceratium silaceum
I use a foldable shovel: https://a.co/d/b1JRDVP
All you need are snap cap vials. I strongly encourage you not to dig up established colonies. It is harmful to the ecosystem and unnecessary.
I am not diging up colonies. I'm just collecting speciments of workers foraging beneath leaf litter. I got more than enougth colonies at home.
After collecting and observing the workers I let them go.
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