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Started By Richj , Jan 21 2021 7:14 AM

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#1 Offline Richj - Posted January 21 2021 - 7:14 AM

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Hi, new keeper from N.Wales in the UK here, thought I'd say a quick hello.
I have been introduced to ants by my 10 year old son and hopefully be showing you the most over engineered formicarium really soon 😁

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#2 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted January 21 2021 - 7:48 AM

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Hi, new keeper from N.Wales in the UK here, thought I'd say a quick hello.
I have been introduced to ants by my 10 year old son and hopefully be showing you the most over engineered formicarium really soon

Welcome to the forum! I have seen many new members come to this forum, and from this I can state with great certainty that you will learn a lot in this community.

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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#3 Offline SleepyAsianAnter - Posted January 21 2021 - 7:49 AM

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General Kenobi, you are a bold one.

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#4 Offline AleeGuy - Posted January 21 2021 - 8:20 AM

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Whalecome to the forum! OwO, can't wait to see the overengineered formicariums!

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#5 Offline antsandmore - Posted January 21 2021 - 11:49 AM

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Whalecome to the forum! OwO, can't wait to see the overengineered formicariums!

me too. If I can get my dad to like ants, that would be an accomplishment. Hopefully by the end of the year he will realize even more how interesting they can be.

Ants I am keeping:

none for now, planning on being more active this year

#6 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted January 21 2021 - 11:58 AM

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get him to watch documentaries

1X Pogonomyrmex occidentalis 40-50 Workers

1X Solenopsis molesta 10 Workers (mono)

Ants I Want: Crematogaster sp, Camponotus Sp., Ponera Pennsylvanica, Mymercocystus sp.

My Youtube channel: https://www.youtube....kUjx-dPFMyVqOLw

Join Our Fledgling Discord Server https://discord.com/...089056687423489

#7 Offline Swirlysnowflake - Posted January 21 2021 - 11:59 AM

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Whalecome to the forum! OwO, can't wait to see the overengineered formicariums!

me too. If I can get my dad to like ants, that would be an accomplishment. Hopefully by the end of the year he will realize even more how interesting they can be.

Thankfully my dad is just as animal-crazy as I am. He even caught me one of my queens wasps