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Started By Antliebe , May 23 2020 5:20 PM

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#1 Offline Antliebe - Posted May 23 2020 - 5:20 PM

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Hello everyone!

I am from Portland, Oregon and joined here with my 8 year old daughter.  We are getting super sucked into ant keeping and learning all we can about these fascinating insects. Our daily walks have now changed into daily "hunts" for queen ants.  We are excited about this forum and to continue learning about these amazing creatures.

Cheers,

Anne & daughter Lilly

AKA. Ant Liebe (Ant "love" in german)


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#2 Offline MinigunL5 - Posted May 23 2020 - 5:24 PM

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Nice, I'm glad more people are getting into ant keeping. I'm relatively new myself. This forum is a great place to ask for ant IDs, tips for ant care, and many more things. The best days to look for ants are warm days 1-2 days after rain. 

Happy ant catching! :D


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#3 Offline dspdrew - Posted May 23 2020 - 5:48 PM

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Welcome. :)


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#4 Offline OhNoNotAgain - Posted May 25 2020 - 6:48 PM

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I started with my ant interest when I was a little kid, too. I had simple jar-in-jar type set-ups and when I was older, I found a few queens just wandering around on the sidewalk. I even had one or two in an Uncle Milton ant farm. Unfortunately I killed them off sooner or later - having this forum (or the internet) might've helped a lot.  :lol:


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Formiculture Journals::

Veromessor pergandei, andrei; Novomessor cockerelli

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

Spoods: Phidippus sp.

#5 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted June 5 2020 - 5:46 PM

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Might I connect you with antlaura, a South Dakotan mom keeping ants with her 8 year old daughter too.
https://www.formicul.../5051-antlaura/

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Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8

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#6 Offline TechAnt - Posted June 9 2020 - 5:35 PM

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I hope you enjoy your time here!

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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
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