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ZTY's Acromyrmex versicolor Journal *Sep 4

Started By ZTYguy , Nov 4 2020 12:15 PM

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#41 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted November 9 2020 - 12:11 PM

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wow. great growth! 


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#42 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 9 2020 - 1:12 PM

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I know. I thought that my breeding idea would take about 2-4 years but now i'm starting to think otherwise


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#43 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted November 9 2020 - 1:13 PM

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I was looking at the fungus gardens and was comparing it to the original photos and saw a huge growth but when I looked closer it was a massive pile of brood. You can see it in the last photo I posted.

beautiful colony! i’m so jelly now lol

 

you weren't jelly before? lol


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#44 Offline Swirlysnowflake - Posted November 9 2020 - 1:16 PM

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I was looking at the fungus gardens and was comparing it to the original photos and saw a huge growth but when I looked closer it was a massive pile of brood. You can see it in the last photo I posted.

beautiful colony! i’m so jelly now lol

 

you weren't jelly before? lol

haha :P


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#45 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted November 9 2020 - 1:21 PM

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Wish these were here. In a few decades


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#46 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 9 2020 - 2:24 PM

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Wish these were here. In a few decades

Who knows. Laws change all the time. Maybe they will be the next ants to travel across the US.


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#47 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted November 9 2020 - 2:28 PM

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no they are the definition of "plant pest"


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#48 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 9 2020 - 5:30 PM

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no they are the definition of "plant pest"

hehe yeah, I've practically tore up my rose plant feeding them


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#49 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted November 10 2020 - 5:09 AM

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Yeah, I don't think it's possible for any fungus grower to be shipped except for maybe Trachymyrmex or Cyphomyrmex. (Since they use frass).


#50 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted November 10 2020 - 8:42 AM

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I have received Acromyrmex in the mail from LA county to the bay area, its certainly possible,

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#51 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 10 2020 - 10:24 AM

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I think they mean across state lines.


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#52 Offline Guest_StrickyAnts_* - Posted November 10 2020 - 10:43 AM

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Yeah, I don't think it's possible for any fungus grower to be shipped except for maybe Trachymyrmex or Cyphomyrmex. (Since they use frass).

You can ship. You just have a higher chance of the queens eating the fungus pellet if single queens or the fungus getting injured.

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#53 Offline Guest_StrickyAnts_* - Posted November 10 2020 - 10:45 AM

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I think they mean across state lines.

It is illegal to ship across state lines of any ants. Getting a huge fine if doing so. With the exception of Pogonomyrmex occi which you can ship over state lines legally except california and flordia. Other then that it's illegal.

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#54 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 10 2020 - 10:47 AM

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Funny it's illegal in florida since you know it's florida.


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#55 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted November 10 2020 - 11:24 AM

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I think they mean across state lines.

It is illegal to ship across state lines of any ants. Getting a huge fine if doing so. With the exception of Pogonomyrmex occi which you can ship over state lines legally except california and flordia. Other then that it's illegal.

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#56 Offline CheetoLord02 - Posted November 10 2020 - 12:03 PM

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Shipping fungus growers in general is a pretty terrible idea. My Atta had to be shipped to me and even with overnight shipping they nearly died. It's possible, but rarely goes well in my experience. On the topic of legality, fungus growers will never be approved to be transported across state lines. Never.


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#57 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 10 2020 - 1:15 PM

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I agree with that 100% they are too big of a pest and as hard as they are to keep in captivity they must thrive in the wild and must do great in any arid or lush areas depending on species. I also would never ship Acromyrmex or any other fungus growers but the person who sold me mine shipped them very well. They were well hidrated when I got them and even were foraging in their outworld while I was taking them out of the package.


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#58 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 10 2020 - 1:35 PM

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Go check out the Acromyrmex in my youtube channel if you want to see them move. Also from my last post the fungus has almost doubled in size.  :D  :D

 

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#59 Offline Swirlysnowflake - Posted November 10 2020 - 1:53 PM

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Go check out the Acromyrmex in my youtube channel if you want to see them move. Also from my last post the fungus has almost doubled in size.  :D  :D

 

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#60 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 10 2020 - 2:28 PM

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thanks a lot. I figured when you said veromessor in xl mini hearth. You posted about that a bit back.


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