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[Nexus]

Hi everybody,

I am 17 years old boy and I'm French (I live in Paris). I started keeping ants about 2 years old after reading the trilogy of the ants from Bernard Werber (I really recommend this book for those who haven't read it yet !). After I received  a Lasius emarginatus colony from my brother but it did not survive for long (It only lasted 6 monts... ). Then the summer that followed, I found several species and the next year I found new species again. Now I have in my possession :
6 Lasius niger colonies (2 years old)
4 Lasius emarginatus colonies (2 years old)
2 Lasius flavus colonies (6 months old)
1 Lasius umbratus  colony (6 months old)
1 Lasius fuliginosus colony (6 months old)
2 MEssor barbarus colonies (2 years old)
2 Camponotus cruentatus colonies (3 months old)
2 greek Camponotus colonies (6 months old)
1 Formica pratensis colony (6 months old)
1 Aphaenogaster subterannea colony (6 months old)
5 Tetramorium sp colonies (2 years old)
2 Myrmica sp colonies  (6 months old)
1 Pheidole pallidula colony (2 years old)

I found all these species all by myself . I really like parasitic ants (Formica pratensis+Lasius fuliginosus+Lasius umbratus).

I'd like to share my french experience in ants with you, learn more about english and american ants and... improve my english !  

Sorry for the mistakes...

 and thanks for reading me !




Enjoy

 

[dspdrew]

Welcome. That's a lot of colonies you have there.

[James C. Trager]

Welcome (Bienvenu), Nexus.
 

I am American, but wanted to tell you that the only time I've ever seen Lasius emarginatus was during a visit to a suburb of Paris. A beautiful ant. I wish there were more pictures of it on the internet. 

Edited by James C. Trager, February 16 2015 - 7:51 AM.

[Miles]

Welcome! Thank you for sharing your ants and your time with us. I look forward to reading more about you and your ants. 

[Nexus]

dspdrew : Thanks ! Yeah and it's beggining to be a bit repetitive feeding all my ants, changing the tubes.etc.. I think I m going to give some Lasius and Tetramorium to members because I have too much of them. Or release them in the nature...

JAmes C. Trager : Thank you ! Yeah it's true that the Lasius emarginatus are really beautiful. here are some nice pictures of them if you want : http://www.myrmecofo...ne_3_18089.jpeg,

http://i84.servimg.c...52/lasius25.jpg      

http://antsmania.com...emarginatus.jpg

You too have beautiful ant species in America that I'd love to have....

Miles : Thanks ! I think I'll soon start a diary .

Edited by Nexus, February 16 2015 - 11:00 AM.

[Gregory2455]

Welcome! You have more colonies than me!

[Servercheck]

Welcome to the forum! That's a long list of colonies! How do you even take care of them all? 

[Nexus]

Gegory2455 : Thanks ! Oh yeah ?   how many have you got ?

Servercheck : Thank you. Yeah, as I said befor, it is beggining to be a bit binding. Thankfully, I have my brother that helps me... Anyway, I think I 'll soon release some (not in my appartment of course )

[Jonathan21700]

Hello Nexus! Were did you find the greek Camponotus and at what date?

[antmaniac]

Wow, so many colonies to look after. I can barely keep up with 2.

[AntsAreUs]

Finally somebody who likes Lasius parasite queens!

[Nexus]

Jonathan21700 : I found it on the island of Syros in august. I think it is a Camponotus ionius but it could aalso be a Camponotus atheiops.

antmaniac : Yes indeed, I 'm starting to be overcame...

Gaige Daughtrey : They are so cool ! Do you have some ?

Edited by Nexus, February 21 2015 - 3:25 AM.

[Jonathan21700]

Jonathan21700 : I found it on the island of Syros in august. I think it is a Camponotus ionius but it could aalso be a Camponotus atheiops.

 

Thank you!