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#1 Offline Yusteponant - Posted May 2 2025 - 8:26 AM

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Hi, I am currently searching for a large colony there are no specific species but I would like an easy-intermediate species.

Plus, I would also rather have larger species 


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#2 Online bmb1bee - Posted May 2 2025 - 8:41 AM

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How large of a colony do you want?


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#3 Offline Yusteponant - Posted May 2 2025 - 8:43 AM

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How large of a colony do you want?

Hmm I would say from 20-100 workers



#4 Offline Stubyvast - Posted May 2 2025 - 4:34 PM

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haha if you lived in BC I would sell you mine. It has almost 1K now. Lasius niger.


Manica invidia (1 queen,  ~200 workers)

Manica invidia (1 colonies, 1 queens plus 3 workers)

Lasius niger (single queen, ~200 workers - naturalistic, predatory set-up)

Lasius americanus (1 colony, ~10 workers)

Tetramorium immigrans (3 colonies, 3 queens, ~ five workers each | 1 colony, 1 queen, ~1200 workers)

Formica aserva (aserva queen, ~15  â€‹Formica neorufibarbis workers)

 

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#5 Offline AntsCali098 - Posted May 3 2025 - 3:43 PM

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

 

 





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