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What did you guys get for christmas?

Started By Manitobant , Dec 25 2019 8:02 AM

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#1 Offline Manitobant - Posted December 25 2019 - 8:02 AM

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This year I got two THA mini hearths, a small crematogaster colony and some money (to buy ants and supplies of course)

Edited by Manitobant, December 25 2019 - 8:07 AM.

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General acanthomyops journal: https://www.formicul...yops-with-eggs/

#2 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted December 25 2019 - 9:46 AM

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Dubia roaches and a Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens sling!


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#3 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted December 25 2019 - 9:53 AM

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#4 Offline camponotuskeeper - Posted December 25 2019 - 10:25 AM

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Terrarium and petco gift card

#5 Offline ANTdrew - Posted December 25 2019 - 11:09 AM

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I got some nature books, Buzz Sting Bite: Why We Need Insects and The Genius of Birds.

This year I got two THA mini hearths, a small crematogaster colony and some money (to buy ants and supplies of course)

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#6 Offline ponerinecat - Posted December 25 2019 - 2:42 PM

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Nothing :lol:

As a gift anyways. Still finding tons of new inverts though.


Actually no, I did receive some dwarf whites from a friend. But that was last Friday.


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#7 Offline Ferox_Formicae - Posted December 25 2019 - 3:24 PM

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An absolutely BOSS dissection microscope, red cellophane, some containers, tons of test tubes, and lots of stuff for me to build formicariums with, including a dremel tool!


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#8 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted December 25 2019 - 3:51 PM

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 Some hydrostone plaster, two of the refillable test tubes from Ant Keeping Depot (large and small), and a mini-fridge to safely hibernate my ants.


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Tetramorium immigrans, Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

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#9 Offline spartANTS - Posted December 25 2019 - 3:53 PM

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a 6 pack of underwear called  natural feeling ( warning ! there is a pink one in the box ... ) 

also a sound bars it'sa  gift for the couple (she told me listening  is important  )

of course some ants stuff

 

and 2 jumping spider to my wife......


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#10 Offline TheMicroPlanet - Posted December 25 2019 - 4:29 PM

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A huge bag of snapcap viles, some transparent red film, a book on antkeeping, a book on ant ID (for NA spp.), and an AntsCanada Ant Tower Small (coming soon; it got delayed because of all the holiday shipping craziness)

 

EDIT: And a dremel. I forgot about the dremel  :lol:


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#11 Offline ANTdrew - Posted December 25 2019 - 4:30 PM

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Some hydrostone plaster, two of the refillable test tubes from Ant Keeping Depot (large and small), and a mini-fridge to safely hibernate my ants.

Wow, that’s a great haul!
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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#12 Offline treehunned - Posted December 26 2019 - 8:28 AM

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I got a bunch of byFormica feeders, 3 THA minihearths and a nucleus :) Looking forward to 2020.


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#13 Offline B_rad0806 - Posted December 26 2019 - 9:47 AM

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20 20mm x 150mm glass test tubes and best of all, a gel farm haha

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#14 Offline Manitobant - Posted December 26 2019 - 10:36 AM

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20 20mm x 150mm glass test tubes and best of all, a gel farm haha

you could try taking the gel out and filling it up with dirt. I used an dirt filled gel farm for a myrmica colony once and it worked wonders
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Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
Lasius minutus: https://www.formicul...cs/#entry174811
Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449
General acanthomyops journal: https://www.formicul...yops-with-eggs/

#15 Offline Broncos - Posted December 26 2019 - 12:49 PM

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I got a aus ants starter kit an anthouse.es wall kit mini and some pet store giftcards


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#16 Offline FeedTheAnts - Posted December 28 2019 - 12:58 PM

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I got a Star Wars movie


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#17 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted December 28 2019 - 2:12 PM

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I got a Star Wars movie

The force is strong in this one.


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#18 Offline NickAnter - Posted December 28 2019 - 2:25 PM

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I got a 3d printer( :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: ), two more BoxBox containers, more test tubes, and of course, candy!


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Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

#19 Offline OhNoNotAgain - Posted January 2 2020 - 7:03 PM

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I got myself a bunch of THA formicaria that were on sale.... And I decided that wasn't enough so I just ordered some more THA mini-hearths.

A big fat magnifying glass so I can actually see my ants.

And I ordered myself some more isopods. Isopods are like potato chips....


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Camponotus fragilis; also separate journal: Camponotus sansabeanus (inactive), vicinus, laevigatus/quercicola

Liometopum occidentale;  Prenolepis imparis; Myrmecocystus mexicanus (inactive)

Pogonomyrmex subnitidus and californicus (inactive)

Tetramorium sp.

Termites: Zootermopsis angusticollis

 

Isopods: A. gestroi, granulatum, kluugi, maculatum, vulgare; C. murina; P. hoffmannseggi, P. haasi, P. ornatus; V. parvus

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