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Pinned Ant photography thread Started by Billy , Sep 9 2015 1 2 3 55 →	Hot 1,092 replies 179,511 Views	ReignofRage Mar 18 2025
Pinned Materials and equipment purchasing guide Started by dspdrew , Aug 14 2015 ytong, hydrostone, aspirator and 6 more... 1 2 3 5 →	98 replies 118,716 Views	NickAnter Mar 20 2021
Pinned Tips for Taking and Posting Pictures Started by Crystals , Oct 11 2014 posting pictures, photobucket and 1 more... 1 2	27 replies 43,194 Views	Canadant Aug 24 2019
Pinned A PSA about terminology and formatting in myrmecology and taxonomy Started by Batspiderfish , Apr 11 2017 1 2	24 replies 40,833 Views	FSTP Dec 23 2018
Pinned The List of Handy Links Started by Crystals , Oct 11 2014 handy links 1 2	21 replies 64,136 Views	ANTdrew Mar 29 2025
Pinned Eclose Not Enclose Started by rptraut , Feb 14 2025 eclose	2 replies 495 Views	ANTdrew Feb 15 2025
AntsDakota.com Started by RushmoreAnts , Apr 8 2020 1 2 3 14 →	Hot 263 replies 21,265 Views	TennesseeAnts Nov 2 2021
Imagine an ant (now with PINKOMYRMEX) Started by RushmoreAnts , Sep 30 2019 1 2 3 10 →	Hot 199 replies 12,675 Views	ZTYguy Apr 12 2022
Utah Ants, Keepers, Flights, and other Resources Started by UtahAnts , Mar 28 2021 utah, resource, nuptial flight and 5 more... 1 2 3 9 →	Hot 171 replies 26,340 Views	Izzy Apr 12 2025
Why do people on Formiculture not like the ants and Antkeeping discord server? Started by madbiologist , Mar 23 2020 1 2 3 9 →	Hot 162 replies 11,114 Views	dspdrew Sep 27 2020
Help! Started by Tfisupe , May 4 2020 1 2 3 8 →	Hot 147 replies 10,600 Views	AntsExodus May 22 2020
Tetra Talk Started by RushmoreAnts , Feb 28 2020 tetramorium 1 2 3 7 →	Hot 123 replies 7,494 Views	Kaelwizard Aug 19 2020
Are nanitcs dumb? Started by Temperateants , Sep 27 2019 1 2 3 6 →	Hot 115 replies 7,183 Views	OhNoNotAgain Dec 8 2019
What do people think about your hobby? Started by AntaholicAnonymous , Mar 6 2020 1 2 3 6 →	Hot 110 replies 5,261 Views	Ants_Dakota Apr 3 2020
Tetramorium Eradication Journal Started by AnthonyP163 , Jul 22 2018 tetramorium and 1 more... 1 2 3 6 →	Hot 108 replies 10,331 Views	AnthonyP163 Aug 4 2020
Coolest ant ever? Started by AntHUB , Dec 2 2017 cool ants, ants in captivity and 1 more... 1 2 3 6 →	Hot 102 replies 10,196 Views	Connectimyrmex Jan 2 2018
Soil has gotten whitish Started by Hightlyze , Oct 8 2019 1 2 3 6 →	Hot 102 replies 5,078 Views	DDD101DDD Oct 12 2019
Guys PLEASE READ THIS WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING Started by MegaMyrmex , Oct 20 2017 1 2 3 6 →	Hot 100 replies 6,520 Views	justanotheramy Feb 2 2020
Ant guessing game Started by SYUTEO , Jan 18 2023 1 2 3 6 →	Hot 100 replies 8,300 Views	Virginian_ants Sep 28 2023
Pheidole antipodum Started by CoolColJ , Aug 2 2018 1 2 3 5 →	95 replies 16,299 Views	CoolColJ Aug 28 2020
Best books about ants Started by ANTdrew , Nov 19 2018 1 2 3 5 →	95 replies 10,664 Views	ANTdrew Jan 9 2022
Tapinoma sessile Research Started by PurdueEntomology , Sep 13 2020 1 2 3 5 →	91 replies 9,125 Views	PurdueEntomology Oct 1 2022
Wierd and/or cool looking ants Started by Mettcollsuss , Apr 26 2018 ants, myrmecology 1 2 3 5 →	90 replies 12,054 Views	antsandmore Jan 2 2021
[Game] You might be an ant keeper if.. Started by soulsynapse , Feb 17 2017 1 2 3 5 →	89 replies 9,824 Views	Major Aug 3 2018
GAN farmer pricing (off-topic posts moved from dspdrew's destroyed classifieds thread) Started by dspdrew , Sep 6 2014 gan farmer 1 2 3 5 →	84 replies 11,444 Views	dspdrew Sep 8 2014
What can we do to help native ant species struggling against non natives?!?! Started by Broncos , Jan 13 2020 1 2 3 5 →	84 replies 4,810 Views	ANTdrew Feb 23 2020
What's the dumbest mistake you've made in this hobby? Started by Foogoo , Feb 23 2015 1 2 3 4	78 replies 6,563 Views	RushmoreAnts Sep 21 2019
Help Report Mikey Bustos For Releasing Invasive Species Started by StopSpazzing , Jan 13 2018 invasive, pharoh ants, illegal 1 2 3 4	72 replies 10,351 Views	Connectimyrmex Feb 9 2018
The AntsDakota Discord Server Started by RushmoreAnts , Sep 27 2020 1 2 3 4	71 replies 4,788 Views	TennesseeAnts Nov 2 2021
American Ant Keeping Hall of Fame Started by William. T , Aug 11 2015 1 2 3 4	70 replies 13,312 Views	Antking117 Mar 18 2017