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Anting is addictive!

Started By Mathiacus , Jun 28 2014 4:01 AM

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#1 Offline Mathiacus - Posted June 28 2014 - 4:01 AM

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I just can't get enough! If I am not looking for ants I am making formicariums or tormenting the ants I have. Failing that I am reading every post I can about ants, reading scientific papers on ants or watching videos of ants.. I may have a problem. My wife is not impressed.
Will the obsession pass?
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#2 Offline Myrmicinae - Posted June 28 2014 - 7:19 AM

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No - I'm afraid it never will. At least it hasn't for me after 6-7 years of doing just that.
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#3 Offline Mercutia - Posted June 28 2014 - 8:20 AM

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What type of formicariums do you make? Maybe you can channel all your ant obsession into making simple formicariums you can sell cheap to other users. Like Crystals =D.


#4 Offline dspdrew - Posted June 28 2014 - 9:16 AM

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I just cant get enough! If I am not looking for ants I am making formicariums or tormenting the ants I have. Failing that I am reading every post I can about ants, reading scientific papers on ants or watching videos of ants.. I may have a problem. My wife is not impressed.
Will the obsession pass?

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#5 Offline Mathiacus - Posted June 28 2014 - 9:19 AM

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I just started on hebel block (ytong) ones. Free to good homes if I ever get surplus.

6-7 years!! You must be a pro by now!!

What a world it is! I found a complete colony inside a small sandstone boulder... I am slowly reducing it to rubble to get at the goodness inside.

#6 Offline dspdrew - Posted June 28 2014 - 9:24 AM

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It's like opening a birthday present.


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#7 Offline Mercutia - Posted June 28 2014 - 9:33 AM

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Where are you located? I've been looking for a ytong distributer and if shipping is not so bad, I'd probably want to buy some bricks off of you.


#8 Offline Mathiacus - Posted June 28 2014 - 10:05 AM

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I am in Australia. Shipping on a concrete block would be evil!

#9 Offline Mathiacus - Posted June 28 2014 - 10:12 AM

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An evil, bitey present!Posted Image

#10 Offline Mathiacus - Posted June 28 2014 - 10:13 AM

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Hey drew, I found the zoom on my phones camera.Posted Image

#11 Offline Mercutia - Posted June 28 2014 - 11:29 AM

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Dangit. Lol.


#12 Offline Mathiacus - Posted June 28 2014 - 10:46 PM

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The boulder I am smashing had the queen! We are in business! Same species as the 7 in the tubes too. So I should be able to boost.

#13 Offline ParaStatic - Posted July 2 2014 - 2:14 PM

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Very addicting, my ex hated my ants.... My current girlfriend gets into it with me and even watches and narrates their story in the out would hahaha....
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