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Started By ZTYguy , Nov 2 2020 1:35 PM

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#1 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 2 2020 - 1:35 PM

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Says it in the title. What fun anting things can I do.


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#2 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted November 2 2020 - 2:24 PM

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Says it in the title. What fun anting things can I do.

Go into the woods and look for rare and/or obscure ant species. 


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#3 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 2 2020 - 2:47 PM

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sounds great. Thanks


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#4 Offline Manitobant - Posted November 2 2020 - 3:12 PM

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You can try blacklighting though its a little late now.
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#5 Offline BADANT - Posted November 2 2020 - 3:45 PM

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I agree with ant dude, go on hikes in the hills, woods and fields. Find what species are in those areas, so next season you’ll have some target rich areas to watch for the right flight conditions and timing for what ever species you decide to hunt.


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#6 Offline MinigunL5 - Posted November 2 2020 - 4:09 PM

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Play video games or watch YouTube. Or try counting all the ants in you biggest colony.


#7 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 2 2020 - 7:13 PM

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Play video games or watch YouTube. Or try counting all the ants in you biggest colony.

Tryed that and the count is 30 but I have a new colony on the way with a lot of workers. 


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#8 Offline BADANT - Posted November 2 2020 - 7:34 PM

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I could loan you my Pheidole colony to count, there’s somewhere over 300. But every time I try to count them, I get somewhere between 5 and 10 and I loose track of who I’ve already counted


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#9 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 2 2020 - 8:55 PM

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I did that with an old camponotus colony. Those were the days. :lol:  :lol:  :lol:


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#11 Offline steelplant - Posted November 3 2020 - 3:42 AM

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I guess the obvious one is design and build formicaria. Sketch out ideas. Gather materials, like interesting stones and driftwood. Make dishes or other outworld features out of ant-safe modelling clay. I love making nests because you imagine how the ants will use them, so you're totally absorbed in Ant World.
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#12 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted November 3 2020 - 6:08 AM

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I guess the obvious one is design and build formicaria. Sketch out ideas. Gather materials, like interesting stones and driftwood. Make dishes or other outworld features out of ant-safe modelling clay. I love making nests because you imagine how the ants will use them, so you're totally absorbed in Ant World.

yes! i was actually just going to say that! creating formicaria during winter when there is nothing else to do is the best, and it also helps you care for your ants better when you know the details of what ants need in a formicarium.


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#13 Offline ANTdrew - Posted November 3 2020 - 6:32 AM

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Read good books. There's also more to the natural world than ants. Winter can be a great time for birding, for example. House plants help me through winter as well.


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#14 Offline Devi - Posted November 3 2020 - 7:02 AM

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Read good books. There's also more to the natural world than ants. Winter can be a great time for birding, for example. House plants help me through winter as well.

Yesss.  Books are great.  Lol.  I am getting into keeping house plants, I hope to get some insectivorus plants sometime soon!


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#15 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted November 3 2020 - 7:11 AM

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Read good books. There's also more to the natural world than ants. Winter can be a great time for birding, for example. House plants help me through winter as well.

Yesss.  Books are great.  Lol.  I am getting into keeping house plants, I hope to get some insectivorus plants sometime soon!

 

and i 100% agree with both of you. birds and house pets are/have been my thing for years. they are really entertaining and also pertain to ants(at least the plants)


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#16 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted November 3 2020 - 7:46 AM

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Read good books. There's also more to the natural world than ants. Winter can be a great time for birding, for example. House plants help me through winter as well.

Yesss.  Books are great.  Lol.  I am getting into keeping house plants, I hope to get some insectivorus plants sometime soon!

 

yes get a venus fly trap or pitcher plant of a sundew


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#17 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted November 3 2020 - 8:23 AM

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Read good books. There's also more to the natural world than ants. Winter can be a great time for birding, for example. House plants help me through winter as well.

Yesss.  Books are great.  Lol.  I am getting into keeping house plants, I hope to get some insectivorus plants sometime soon!

 

yes get a venus fly trap or pitcher plant of a sundew

 

my experience with those plants has not gone good. don't buy the cheap ones!


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#18 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 3 2020 - 9:00 AM

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Read good books. There's also more to the natural world than ants. Winter can be a great time for birding, for example. House plants help me through winter as well.

Yesss.  Books are great.  Lol.  I am getting into keeping house plants, I hope to get some insectivorus plants sometime soon!

 

yes get a venus fly trap or pitcher plant of a sundew

 

my experience with those plants has not gone good. don't buy the cheap ones!

 

Don't even think of bringing a venus fly trap near my neighborhood. (In a Gandalf Voice) They will surely perish. 


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Read good books. There's also more to the natural world than ants. Winter can be a great time for birding, for example. House plants help me through winter as well.

Yesss.  Books are great.  Lol.  I am getting into keeping house plants, I hope to get some insectivorus plants sometime soon!

 

yes get a venus fly trap or pitcher plant of a sundew

 

my experience with those plants has not gone good. don't buy the cheap ones!

 

They are, in fact, very difficult to take care of.  You need to keep them at a high humidity, they need lots of light, and most importantly, they can't have any fertilizer in their soil.  This will kill them promptly.  


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#20 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted November 3 2020 - 9:07 AM

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Read good books. There's also more to the natural world than ants. Winter can be a great time for birding, for example. House plants help me through winter as well.

Yesss.  Books are great.  Lol.  I am getting into keeping house plants, I hope to get some insectivorus plants sometime soon!

 

yes get a venus fly trap or pitcher plant of a sundew

 

my experience with those plants has not gone good. don't buy the cheap ones!

 

They are, in fact, very difficult to take care of.  You need to keep them at a high humidity, they need lots of light, and most importantly, they can't have any fertilizer in their soil.  This will kill them promptly.  

 

i think the problem was that i didn't keep them in a greenhouse sort of environment, as you are saying devi. well, i have lots to learn! 


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