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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 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 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 Eclose Not Enclose Started by rptraut , Feb 14 2025 eclose	2 replies 495 Views	ANTdrew Feb 15 2025
California Academy of Sciences Camponotus key for CA Started by sirjordanncurtis , Jun 23 2021 camponotus, carpenter ants and 3 more...	5 replies 33,344 Views	dspdrew Jun 27 2021
Dspdrew's Black Light Trap Research and Design Started by dspdrew , Mar 27 2014 black light, dspdrew, trap 1 2 3	52 replies 32,200 Views	Major Jun 25 2018
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
Does cornmeal kill ants? Started by Foogoo , Sep 15 2016 1 2	20 replies 21,788 Views	T.C. Feb 7 2019
AntsDakota.com Started by RushmoreAnts , Apr 8 2020 1 2 3 14 →	Hot 263 replies 21,265 Views	TennesseeAnts Nov 2 2021
List of polygynous ant species Started by Crystals , Sep 20 2013 1 2 3	55 replies 20,233 Views	Derpy Nov 6 2017
Pheidole antipodum Started by CoolColJ , Aug 2 2018 1 2 3 5 →	95 replies 16,299 Views	CoolColJ Aug 28 2020
What can ants chew through? Started by Loops117 , Apr 1 2016 chew, food, metal, wood, acrylic and 2 more...	14 replies 15,635 Views	antmaniac Apr 26 2016
Carebara Diversa - 3 types of majors? Started by CoolColJ , Apr 3 2018 1 2	31 replies 14,923 Views	CoolColJ Aug 7 2018
My ants have mites! Started by AkumaArtist , Apr 19 2017	18 replies 14,747 Views	Serafine Apr 27 2017
[video] Ants get shot by termite gunners! Started by mean gene , Aug 12 2015 termite termites 1 2 3	54 replies 14,522 Views	mean gene May 19 2018
I'm a little confused about laws on shipping queens across state lines... Started by JediPeaceFrog , May 7 2016 1 2 3 4	67 replies 14,021 Views	Jadeninja9 Feb 13 2018
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
Questions About Nuptial Flights in Michigan Started by NicholasP , Mar 3 2022	6 replies 13,176 Views	Kaelwizard Mar 7 2022
Ant breeding thread? Started by bullyfan , Feb 8 2022	5 replies 12,787 Views	ANTS_KL Mar 8 2022
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
Formicinae - how to notice differences Started by wook , Sep 26 2013 vedad, karavdi�, formica and 5 more...	8 replies 12,362 Views	wook Jan 8 2014
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
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
GAN Farming & The Ant Market Started by VoidElecent , Jan 29 2017 1 2	29 replies 11,257 Views	T.C. Jan 31 2017
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
Best books about ants Started by ANTdrew , Nov 19 2018 1 2 3 5 →	95 replies 10,664 Views	ANTdrew Jan 9 2022
Help! Started by Tfisupe , May 4 2020 1 2 3 8 →	Hot 147 replies 10,600 Views	AntsExodus May 22 2020
Washington State ants Started by prettycode , Dec 11 2014 1 2	26 replies 10,539 Views	Shareallicu Jan 18 2017