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Zeiss' Zoo (Updated 4-13-2023) - New Queens Flown In!


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#1 Offline Zeiss - Posted December 10 2019 - 5:02 AM

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Read Before Buying:

Listings made available on this page are for California residents and those with valid permits. I typically ship using USPS Priority, but other methods can be arranged if you wish. Tracking your package is your own responsibility once I provide you with the tracking number. Picking up your order can happen in Fountain Valley. I accept payments through PayPal, Venmo, and cash. If you are paying with PayPal, you must use the Friends and Family option. Likewise with Venmo, do not select the "Get a full refund" slider. Message me if you have offers (trades may happen) or are interested. Ask your questions here in this thread.

 

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You must provide picture evidence of the ants being dead within 1 hour of arrival for a 50% refund excluding the shipping.

 

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Camponotus us-ca02

Difficulty: easy | Size: large | Polymorphic: medians/majors | Growth: slow | Stinging: no | Special care: no heat through winter

1 queen (founding queen) (comes with test tube) - $30 (PM me for bulk pricing)

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#2 Offline Zeiss - Posted December 10 2019 - 5:04 AM

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All updates to the list will be done to the original post.  If this thread gets too long, I will just reply with the update and a link to the original post.


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#3 Offline Martialis - Posted December 10 2019 - 5:57 AM

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Pictures will come soon.  I'm just too tired and lazy to do it right now.

 

So, they'll be up when you've updated your journals?

 

Oh, he actually did it..


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#4 Offline Guest_StrickyAnts_* - Posted March 17 2020 - 12:52 PM

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Do you sell any other mantids?

#5 Offline Zeiss - Posted March 17 2020 - 1:41 PM

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Do you sell any other mantids?

At the current time, no, but I do plan on getting more ooths to hatch within the next few months.



#6 Offline Guest_StrickyAnts_* - Posted July 28 2020 - 2:48 PM

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When will you get more mexicanus to sell?



#7 Offline Zeiss - Posted July 28 2020 - 2:51 PM

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When will you get more mexicanus to sell?

When they fly again.  Nothing has happened in CA yet for rains.


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#8 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted July 28 2020 - 2:58 PM

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When will you get more mexicanus to sell?

When they fly again.  Nothing has happened in CA yet for rains.

 

Must be pretty convenient. It rains and queens are found the next day. Here you can never tell one way or the other. 


"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis


#9 Offline Zeiss - Posted July 28 2020 - 3:01 PM

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Must be pretty convenient. It rains and queens are found the next day. Here you can never tell one way or the other. 

It's convenient when it actually rains, haha.  Nothing is predicted for monsoon activities in the desert for a while as of now.


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#10 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted July 28 2020 - 3:05 PM

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Must be pretty convenient. It rains and queens are found the next day. Here you can never tell one way or the other. 

It's convenient when it actually rains, haha.  Nothing is predicted for monsoon activities in the desert for a while as of now.

At least for you when it actually rains, it really rains. Here it sprinkles every once and while and pours other times, each time a different length and amount of rain. Most small showers don't bring nuptial flights, and summer can be fairly humid, which could also trigger flights even if it didn't rain.


Edited by AntsDakota, July 28 2020 - 3:05 PM.

"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis


#11 Offline ghoguma - Posted July 30 2020 - 6:50 PM

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would you take trade for fragilis? I got some Vicinus queens available with 4 workers


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Camponotus Querciocola 
Camponotus Modoc
Myrmecocystus mexicanus
Novomessor cockerelli

#12 Offline Zeiss - Posted July 30 2020 - 7:01 PM

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would you take trade for fragilis? I got some Vicinus queens available with 4 workers

No, thank you for your interest though.



#13 Offline TechAnt - Posted July 30 2020 - 7:54 PM

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Too bad there are no Myrmecoystus available, I would be interested if you did.
My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#14 Offline Zeiss - Posted July 30 2020 - 7:55 PM

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Too bad there are no Myrmecoystus available, I would be interested if you did.

I might be selling my M. mimicus in their THA Mini Hearths.  I'll be checking this weekend to update the listing here.



#15 Offline TechAnt - Posted July 30 2020 - 8:13 PM

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Too bad there are no Myrmecoystus available, I would be interested if you did.

I might be selling my M. mimicus in their THA Mini Hearths. I'll be checking this weekend to update the listing here.
Ouch, we will have to pay for the Mini Hearhs...I can't afford that. I only have enough saved for like, the shipping and the actual ants if I were to buy.
Edit: I am going to look for some spare cash I guess.

Edited by TechAnt, July 30 2020 - 8:54 PM.

My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#16 Offline M_Ants - Posted July 30 2020 - 8:51 PM

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Are the fragilis still available for purchase?


Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

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#17 Offline Zeiss - Posted July 30 2020 - 9:03 PM

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Are the fragilis still available for purchase?

As of now, they are not.  I'll be checking this weekend if there are any I think are healthy enough to sell.



#18 Offline M_Ants - Posted July 30 2020 - 9:17 PM

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K. Hoping to catch my own but doesn't look like I will be able to. You are one of the only people who have them.


Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about


#19 Offline TechAnt - Posted August 1 2020 - 7:23 PM

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Yay, have some spare cash now. Zeiss, for your M. Mimicus I have a good chance of ending up buying them.
if they go for sale. If these go up for sale, could you PM me about it?

Edited by TechAnt, August 1 2020 - 10:23 PM.

My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#20 Offline Zeiss - Posted April 13 2023 - 2:10 AM

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I actually have something available for once. Click here to check out the Camponotus us-ca02 founding queens I have available.  Bulk pricing is also available, PM me.






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