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Aloha from Hawaii!!!

Started By SMILEforAnts , Feb 9 2015 9:23 PM

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#1 Offline SMILEforAnts - Posted February 9 2015 - 9:23 PM

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First off, thanks to dspdrew for inviting me and informing me about this forum!

what's up guys my name is CJ and I'm from Honolulu, HI. I've been fascinated with ants since I was a kid, but never really got into ant keeping until 2009. I took a break from ant keeping in 2012, but now I'm back baby!!!

BTW my current colonies are Pheidole megacephala and Solenopsis geminata. Yes they are invasive ants, but Hawaii has no native ants, so that sucks for me ): I also have a Camponotus variegatus queen, but she hasn't laid any eggs yet.

Edited by SMILEforAnts, February 9 2015 - 9:28 PM.

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#2 Offline Chromerust - Posted February 9 2015 - 10:13 PM

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Welcome and it's nice to meet you!

#3 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted February 9 2015 - 10:33 PM

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Welcome!

#4 Offline dspdrew - Posted February 10 2015 - 5:47 AM

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#5 Offline Michaelofvancouver - Posted February 10 2015 - 4:13 PM

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Did Hawaii have any native ants before the invasives came? Or was it completely devoid of ants before all the invasive species?

Here's my leopard gecko/ant youtube: https://goo.gl/cRAFbK

My ant website.

It contains a lot of information about ants, guides, videos, links, and more!

If you have any feedback, please post here or PM me, don't be shy!

I currently keep:

Camponotus modoc

Formica podzolica

#6 Offline kevinirvinryann - Posted February 10 2015 - 4:13 PM

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Hello!

#7 Offline kellakk - Posted February 10 2015 - 4:16 PM

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Hello and welcome.

Current Species:
Camponotus fragilis

Novomessor cockerelli

Pogonomyrmex montanus

Pogonomyrmex rugosus

Manica bradleyi

#8 Offline SMILEforAnts - Posted February 11 2015 - 11:34 PM

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Thanks guys!!! Just to make sure though, do the people in this forum care if you have bad typing grammar?!?!? lol j/k

Did Hawaii have any native ants before the invasives came? Or was it completely devoid of ants before all the invasive species?

Hawaii has no native social insects, but we do have native solitary insects. Like solitary bees and wasps. All the social insects including ants, termites, etc. all were introduced to the islands. Of course that we know of though, there could be a native Hawaiian ant species waiting to be discovered. Who knows!

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