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[nurbs]

PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING

• Buyers must live in CA to be eligible to purchase. No out of State or overseas sales.
• Shipping within CA only. Not all species can be shipped (Myrmecocystus)
• All colonies are native to CA and come in a standard test tube setup or a "pencil case" formicarium unless otherwise specified.
• If you do not have an account on this forum, feel free to contact me on Instragram (@nurbsants) or gmail: nurbsants

If you have questions regarding any of the species, please ask. A DETAILED CARE SHEET comes with every colony.

Please check out my INSTAGRAM for what many of the species look like.

Just to keep this listing sync'ed with the GAN Farmers page, you can also go there for latest pricing and info:

http://www.antscanada.com/queen-ants-for-sale/

PRICING and LISTING is under United States -> California -> Monterey Park

NO TRADES

 

 

• Species: Camponotus cf. anthrax (medium shiny black, very hairy face, no fridge hibernation) SEASON 2022
• Colony Size: Queen and 1-5 workers and brood with DETAILED CARE SHEET [ig @nurbsants]
• Housing: Test Tube
• Price: $85 USD
• # of Colonies: 12

• Species: Camponotus cf. sansabeanus (mountain variety, very large, yellow and orange, no fridge hibernation) SEASON 2022
• Colony Size: Queen and 1-5 workers and brood with DETAILED CARE SHEET [ig @nurbsants]
• Housing: Test Tube
• Price: SALE $80 was $95, FREE Clarithorax or Maritimus colony with purchase, while supplies last
• # of Colonies: 12

• Species: Camponotus clarithorax (medium, brown, no fridge hibernation) SEASON 2021
• Colony Size: Queen and 1-5 workers and brood with DETAILED CARE SHEET [ig @nurbsants]
• Housing: Test Tube
• Price: SALE $30 was $35 USD
• # of Colonies: 12

• Species: Camponotus laevissimus/quercicola (very large shiny black, endemic to CA oak trees, no fridge hibernation) SEASON 2022
• Colony Size: Queen and 1-5 workers and brood with DETAILED CARE SHEET [ig @nurbsants]
• Housing: Test Tube
• Price: $80 USD (10 FREE 20mm PVA sponges with purchase
• # of Colonies: 5

• Species: Camponotus maritimus (large shiny black, no fridge hibernation) SEASON 2022
• Colony Size: Queen and 1-5 workers and brood with DETAILED CARE SHEET [ig @nurbsants]
• Housing: Test Tube
• Price: SALE $30 was $35 USD
• # of Colonies: 12

• Species: Camponotus sansabeanus (desert variety, large, very shiny yellow and orange, majors have pure black heads, no hibernation, fast growing for camponotus) SEASON 2022
• Colony Size: Queen and 1-5 workers and brood with DETAILED CARE SHEET [ig @nurbsants]
• Housing: Test Tube
• Price: SALE! $60 was $100 USD (10 FREE 20mm PVA Sponges with purchase)
• # of Colonies: 12

• Species: Camponotus us-ca02 (very large, massive majors, no fridge hibernation) SEASON 2022
• Colony Size: Queen and 2-5 workers and brood with DETAILED CARE SHEET [ig @nurbsants]
• Housing: Test Tube
• Price: SALE $80 was $115 USD (10 FREE 20mm PVA sponges with purchase)
• # of Colonies: 12

• Species: Camponotus vicinus (low elevation variety, red and black, large, no fridge hibernation) SEASON 2022
• Colony Size: Queen and 1-5 workers and brood with DETAILED CARE SHEET [ig @nurbsants]
• Housing: Test Tube
• Price: $35 USD
• # of Colonies: 12

• Species: Myrmecocystus navajo (medium honeypot, bright golden yellow, no hibernation) SEASON 2020
• Colony Size: Queen and 100+ workers and brood with DETAILED CARE SHEET [ig @nurbsants]
• Housing: Tarheel Ants Mini Hearth XL
• Price: $275 USD
• # of Colonies: 1

• Species: Myrmecocystus semirufus (large honeypot, bright red head, bicolored thorax, no hibernation) SEASON 2021
• Colony Size: Queen and 10+ workers and brood with DETAILED CARE SHEET [ig @nurbsants]
• Housing: Test Tube
• Price: $150 USD
• # of Colonies: 3

• Species: Myrmecocystus semirufus (large honeypot, bright red head, bicolored thorax, no hibernation) SEASON 2021
• Colony Size: Queen and 1-5 workers and brood with DETAILED CARE SHEET [ig @nurbsants]
• Housing: Test Tube
• Price: $130 USD
• # of Colonies: 1

• Species: Veromessor pergandei (medium, shiny black, harvester ant, grows fast) SEASON 2022
• Colony Size: Queen and 10+ workers and brood with DETAILED CARE SHEET [ig @nurbsants]
• Housing: Test Tube
• Price: SALE! $60 was $80 USD
• # of Colonies: 12

 

 

 

Edited by nurbs, June 24 2022 - 2:47 PM.

[Alza]

Is anything else going up for sale?

[nurbs]

I may have some Camponotus modocs Alza. 

[drtrmiller]

Man what photos! Pay attention, people—focal vignetting, contrast, perfectly centered lighting.

I also like that you're not giving them away. Very reasonable prices, considering the quality of specimens.

[dspdrew]

Well he is a professional photographer.

[SanBernardino909]

Any pictures of the componotus Modoc?

[nurbs]

Any pictures of the componotus Modoc?

 

Were you interested in purchasing Modocs? May have two available.

Edited by nurbs, September 3 2016 - 2:36 PM.

[nurbs]

Thinking about selling two my my M. Navajos as well if there is interest.

[SanBernardino909]

As much as I would love to;your prices are too steep for me. 😣

[nurbs]

UPDATED original post. Sold a few colonies and added Modoc and Navajo pics.

 

Only Vicinus and Modocs available as of this post.

[nurbs]

Sold one C. modoc, one left.

 

Also one C. vicinus left as of this post.

[nurbs]

Sold C. Vicinus.

 

One colony left for this season - C. modoc.

 

May have some P. rugosus and L. alienus, but have not decided if I should sell them yet.

[nurbs]

Sold the last C. modoc listed.

 

Due to demand I will add another colony of C. modocs for $135 with a minimum of 11 workers.

[nurbs]

Last C. Modocs sold! Thanks for playing. I'll collect a lot more next season.

Edited by nurbs, October 30 2016 - 2:23 PM.

[Solenoqueen]

Nurbs where did you find all of those ants? I have absolutely no way to find any around me...here in SoCal

[jasond1979]

Nurb pleasure meeting you today, hope to do business with you in the future. The quality of the ants were outstanding.

[Markesp83]

He does i got colony from him also and they are doing well drew has some good ones too i got a few from him. I just think its weird that as a beekeeper i can find all these people that sell queens and colonies no problem all kinds of of different types of Queens yet there's only a tiny handful of people that sell and queens why are they so scarce It took me years to find drew and nurbs ???

[Markesp83]

I meant ant queens not and queens sorry about that

[nurbs]

Thanks everyone. Was great meeting you guys too - I'm happy the ants found good homes and caretakers.

 

Solenoqueen - CA has a diverse range of ant species. Some can be found in the deserts and some high up in the mountains. Drew has a posting on this forum that has a listing of when and where certain species fly here in CA. You should check it out.

[Foogoo]

Nurbs where did you find all of those ants? I have absolutely no way to find any around me...here in SoCal

 

What part of Socal are you? They're around, just have to know where to look!