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Ants.......Survey

Started By Jamie_Garrison , Feb 28 2017 8:23 AM

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#1 Offline Jamie_Garrison - Posted February 28 2017 - 8:23 AM

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Just doing a survey... Your current role in the ant world is...

 

 

Hobbyist

Entomologist

Research/Pest 

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Ants) 

Vendor

The NOOB


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#2 Offline Jamie_Garrison - Posted February 28 2017 - 8:26 AM

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Hobbyist, but contributor to local a Entomologist for distributions and references    


 

 

#3 Offline Loops117 - Posted February 28 2017 - 8:47 AM

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Vendor. You forgot Vendor


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#4 Offline Martialis - Posted February 28 2017 - 9:08 AM

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Hobbyist. The PETA thing made me laugh, especially with how... extreme the real thing is.


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#5 Offline sgheaton - Posted February 28 2017 - 9:23 AM

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Hobbyist.

Had an extra fish tank laying around, got the wild hair that raising something other than fish could be fun. Why not bees?! Well..the HOA put the kibosh on that rather quickly that I decided ants could be just as much fun. Since that mentality a year ago, I've learned WAY MORE THAN I'D ever expect to. I've really grown fond of peoples pictures. I like success stories. Major success stories are fantastic. It's been a totally different ride than what I was expecting. 


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#6 Offline ctantkeeper - Posted February 28 2017 - 10:10 AM

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I am currently only a dedicated hobbyist (I have been keeping ants for five years), but hope to climb to the rank of professional entomologist / animal behaviorist / evolutionary biologist someday with proper education and training. I am currently writing a research paper which I hope to publish next year, so in a way, I am still contributing to scientific research. As for being part of "PETA" (pretty funny btw), I have found a love and fascination for ants to be quite contagious and have a great amount of respect for all invertebrates in general. I would love to someday aid in conservation. Not sure if this counts... 


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#7 Offline Alabama Anter - Posted February 28 2017 - 10:56 AM

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Intermediate hobbyist.


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YJK

#8 Offline Canadian anter - Posted February 28 2017 - 11:21 AM

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You forgot ME!

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Visit us at www.canada-ant-colony.com !

#9 Offline antgenius123 - Posted February 28 2017 - 11:49 AM

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Hobbyist here.

 

I used to really hate ants because of the invasive species  (there are a lot where I'm living) so I grabbed some old test tubes from my Science teacher in hopes of drowning them (sorry PETA), caught some fire ant workers, researched A LOT and the rest is history.


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#10 Offline T.C. - Posted February 28 2017 - 12:00 PM

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#11 Offline Bracchymyrmex - Posted February 28 2017 - 12:38 PM

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Hobbyist and future vendor.


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antsylvania.com

#12 Offline MrILoveTheAnts - Posted February 28 2017 - 12:57 PM

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North America: Ant Genera, Species List, "Native Plants for Honeybees" | My YouTube Channel

#13 Offline noobkeeper - Posted February 28 2017 - 2:05 PM

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#14 Offline gcsnelling - Posted February 28 2017 - 3:13 PM

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Well you do know a thing or two.


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#15 Offline Nathant2131 - Posted February 28 2017 - 3:49 PM

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Hobbyist. Not much experience but I know a thing or two about the ants in my area.

#16 Offline Leo - Posted February 28 2017 - 4:56 PM

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#17 Offline MichiganAnts - Posted February 28 2017 - 7:44 PM

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#18 Offline Canadian anter - Posted February 28 2017 - 7:45 PM

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Well you do know a thing or two.

 

I mean, he knows a lot about most north american ants other than parasitic Lasius


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#19 Offline T.C. - Posted February 28 2017 - 8:57 PM

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Well you do know a thing or two.
I mean, he knows a lot about most north american ants other than parasitic Lasius

Yeah, that isn't all he knows. I can talk about lots of other bugs with him as well. For example caterpillars or bees and he will tell me a thing or two about them.
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#20 Offline Zeiss - Posted March 1 2017 - 12:47 AM

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Currently a hobbyist in the process of becoming an entomologist.  


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