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I will pay a lot of money for a temnothorax curvispinosus queen/ small colony

Started By Cityantsrcool , Jan 11 2021 10:05 AM

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#1 Offline Cityantsrcool - Posted January 11 2021 - 10:05 AM

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I will pay/trade for a temnothorax curvispinosus queen/small colony. ($70 is my limit)

#2 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted January 11 2021 - 10:19 AM

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You can go out to a local forest/park and crack open nuts, small sticks and twigs and you'll find plenty. No need to spend so much money on an ant so easily found. I would wait til it warms up a little in your area, though.


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#3 Offline Cityantsrcool - Posted January 11 2021 - 10:21 AM

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You can go out to a local forest/park and crack open nuts, small sticks and twigs and you'll find plenty. No need to spend so much money on an ant so easily found. I would wait til it warms up a little in your area, though.


I live in nyc and I have only seen 2 temnothorax colonies in my time ant keeping

#4 Offline Cityantsrcool - Posted January 11 2021 - 10:22 AM

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You can go out to a local forest/park and crack open nuts, small sticks and twigs and you'll find plenty. No need to spend so much money on an ant so easily found. I would wait til it warms up a little in your area, though.

I also have a temnothorax curvispinosus queen less colony I can BROOD boost her with

#5 Offline ANTdrew - Posted January 11 2021 - 10:30 AM

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Totally not worth spending money. Have you tried blacklighting? I saw at least 500 queens at my light over the course of the summer last year, and I live in a very urban area myself.


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#6 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted January 11 2021 - 10:35 AM

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Totally not worth spending money. Have you tried blacklighting? I saw at least 500 queens at my light over the course of the summer last year, and I live in a very urban area myself.

I saw probably double that this last season... They were everywhere! :lol:


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#7 Offline Cityantsrcool - Posted January 11 2021 - 10:39 AM

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Totally not worth spending money. Have you tried blacklighting? I saw at least 500 queens at my light over the course of the summer last year, and I live in a very urban area myself.

I have found one temnothorax queen black lighting but that was in summer and I want to brood boost a queen

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#8 Offline Cityantsrcool - Posted January 11 2021 - 10:41 AM

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Totally not worth spending money. Have you tried blacklighting? I saw at least 500 queens at my light over the course of the summer last year, and I live in a very urban area myself.

I saw probably double that this last season... They were everywhere! :lol:
Wanna sell me one?

Totally not worth spending money. Have you tried blacklighting? I saw at least 500 queens at my light over the course of the summer last year, and I live in a very urban area myself.

Wanna sell me one?

#9 Offline Manitobant - Posted January 11 2021 - 10:43 AM

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If you want temnothorax colonies, go into some deep woods and crack open acorns. I get tons of colonies that way.
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#10 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted January 11 2021 - 10:45 AM

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Totally not worth spending money. Have you tried blacklighting? I saw at least 500 queens at my light over the course of the summer last year, and I live in a very urban area myself.

I saw probably double that this last season... They were everywhere! :lol:
Wanna sell me one?

Totally not worth spending money. Have you tried blacklighting? I saw at least 500 queens at my light over the course of the summer last year, and I live in a very urban area myself.

Wanna sell me one?

 

We can't unless you apply for (and get approved for) a PPQ526 permit. 


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#11 Offline antsandmore - Posted January 11 2021 - 10:46 AM

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that would be very nice. 

 

 

 

Totally not worth spending money. Have you tried blacklighting? I saw at least 500 queens at my light over the course of the summer last year, and I live in a very urban area myself.

I saw probably double that this last season... They were everywhere! :lol:
Wanna sell me one?

Totally not worth spending money. Have you tried blacklighting? I saw at least 500 queens at my light over the course of the summer last year, and I live in a very urban area myself.

Wanna sell me one?

 

he can't sell you it, as you live in a different state than him. unless you have a ppq permit, you will need to catch them yourself. 


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#12 Offline antsandmore - Posted January 11 2021 - 10:47 AM

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 Ant_Dude and I posted on the same time lol


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#13 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted January 11 2021 - 11:00 AM

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look in these places: https://www.inatural...taxon_id=232366 Edit: if you can


Edited by Antkeeper01, January 11 2021 - 11:01 AM.

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#14 Offline Cityantsrcool - Posted January 11 2021 - 11:08 AM

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look in these places: https://www.inatural...taxon_id=232366 Edit: if you can

I can look at one of those places easily so I will try

#15 Offline Cityantsrcool - Posted January 11 2021 - 11:13 AM

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If you want temnothorax colonies, go into some deep woods and crack open acorns. I get tons of colonies that way.

I would but I live in a city

If you want temnothorax colonies, go into some deep woods and crack open acorns. I get tons of colonies that way.

I would but I live in a city

#16 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted January 11 2021 - 11:15 AM

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look in these places: https://www.inatural...taxon_id=232366 Edit: if you can

I can look at one of those places easily so I will try

 

that good


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1X Pogonomyrmex occidentalis 40-50 Workers

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#17 Offline Cityantsrcool - Posted January 11 2021 - 12:19 PM

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look in these places: https://www.inatural...taxon_id=232366 Edit: if you can

I can look at one of those places easily so I will try
that good
Just found out it’s a backyard:/
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#18 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted January 11 2021 - 12:21 PM

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yes. please, everyone, finding these queens are hard for me as well, as they live more to the west. some people find them easily and some can't. that is way too much money to spend on a colony, though. imagine if it dies or is not mated.


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#19 Offline Cityantsrcool - Posted January 11 2021 - 1:44 PM

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yes. please, everyone, finding these queens are hard for me as well, as they live more to the west. some people find them easily and some can't. that is way too much money to spend on a colony, though. imagine if it dies or is not mated.

I want a queen since I have a queen less colony
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#20 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted January 11 2021 - 3:49 PM

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yes. please, everyone, finding these queens are hard for me as well, as they live more to the west. some people find them easily and some can't. that is way too much money to spend on a colony, though. imagine if it dies or is not mated.

I want a queen since I have a queen less colony

if you do manage to get a queen atleast raise her to larvae then dump her in vinegar,  and put her in the colony


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1X Solenopsis molesta 10 Workers (mono)

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