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Posted January 14 2021 - 11:27 AM
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So, i find that ants are amazing, and i want to hear the experience of myrmecologists and what they do. i am posting here because i want to know some people's personal experience if they are willing to share. of course, I'm only 12, but yes i am already thinking about what kind of job I want lol. thanks for all opinions and input!!!
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none for now, planning on being more active this year
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Posted January 14 2021 - 11:45 AM
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Posted January 14 2021 - 12:12 PM
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There aren’t many myrmecologists here, however gcsnelling should be able to help.
ok, thanks!
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Posted January 14 2021 - 5:06 PM
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https://www.youtube....dMVpZ4H78RJbPOg
Miles here has a lot of videos that show sampling and surveying procedures, should be interesting to you.
https://www.research...graphic_Images
https://www.antwiki....ich_(1882-1942)
And heres Hans Friedrich Overbeck, one of the more well known non-myrmecologists, having the genus Overbeckia named after him. It's never too early to think about your career, I'm only 2 years older than you and already deeply immersed in how wonderful zoology is.
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Posted January 14 2021 - 5:24 PM
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I've wanted to be an entomologist since I was 9 years old, and I'm also curious to see people's experiences being a myrmecologist lol
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Posted January 14 2021 - 6:12 PM
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lol, yeah for some reason i've been collecting insects and kind of observing them since preschool.
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Posted January 14 2021 - 7:40 PM
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lol, yeah for some reason i've been collecting insects and kind of observing them since preschool.
When I was in kindergarten I used to pick up dying insects and try to save them. I tried that once with a honeybee, and let me tell you, dead ones can still sting lol
Edited by Swirlysnowflake, January 14 2021 - 7:40 PM.
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Posted January 15 2021 - 5:19 AM
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I'm not a proper Myrmecologists, but I have many Myrmecologist friends and have done work on scholarly articles, mostly on Strumigenys, for Myrmecologist Doug Booher. I'm currently working on describing a new Strumigenys species, so that's cool.
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Camponotus chromaiodes, Camponotus nearcticus, Stigmatomma pallipes, Strumigenys brevisetosa, Strumigenys clypeata, Strumigenys louisianae, Strumigenys membranifera, Strumigenys reflexa, Strumigenys rostrata
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Posted January 15 2021 - 6:38 AM
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I'm not a proper Myrmecologists, but I have many Myrmecologist friends and have done work on scholarly articles, mostly on Strumigenys, for Myrmecologist Doug Booher. I'm currently working on describing a new Strumigenys species, so that's cool.
i love strumigenys! i found an alate last year
1X Pogonomyrmex occidentalis 40-50 Workers
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Posted January 15 2021 - 6:45 AM
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I'm not a proper Myrmecologists, but I have many Myrmecologist friends and have done work on scholarly articles, mostly on Strumigenys, for Myrmecologist Doug Booher. I'm currently working on describing a new Strumigenys species, so that's cool.
i love strumigenys! i found an alate last year
I found 7 lifer species this year after moving away from the suburbs. I had previously only seen 3 other species, 2 exotic, when I lived in the suburbs, but now that I live in a far more pristine environment, the Strumigenys are everywhere! I've made 3 new state records for South Carolina.
Currently Keeping:
Camponotus chromaiodes, Camponotus nearcticus, Stigmatomma pallipes, Strumigenys brevisetosa, Strumigenys clypeata, Strumigenys louisianae, Strumigenys membranifera, Strumigenys reflexa, Strumigenys rostrata
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Posted January 15 2021 - 8:26 AM
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Honestly, Ferox is pretty much myrmecologist level. I would just ask them to be honest.
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Posted January 15 2021 - 8:27 AM
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Honestly, Ferox is pretty much myrmecologist level. I would just ask them to be honest.
Them
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Posted January 15 2021 - 9:00 AM
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lol, yeah for some reason i've been collecting insects and kind of observing them since preschool.
When I was in kindergarten I used to pick up dying insects and try to save them. I tried that once with a honeybee, and let me tell you, dead ones can still sting lol
i picked up a bee in recess time in 3rd or 4th grade and the kids were like: "STAY AWAY"
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Posted January 15 2021 - 11:31 AM
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Honestly, Ferox is pretty much myrmecologist level. I would just ask them to be honest.
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Posted January 15 2021 - 11:32 AM
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I wish being a myrmecologist was financially practical....(of course, there are some exceptions)
Edited by NickAnter, January 15 2021 - 11:33 AM.
Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies.
However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:
Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant).
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Posted January 15 2021 - 1:33 PM
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Yeah...I wish being a myrmecologist was financially practical....(of course, there are some exceptions)
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Posted January 19 2021 - 8:26 PM
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So, i find that ants are amazing, and i want to hear the experience of myrmecologists and what they do. i am posting here because i want to know some people's personal experience if they are willing to share. of course, I'm only 12, but yes i am already thinking about what kind of job I want lol. thanks for all opinions and input!!!
Same for me to
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Posted January 19 2021 - 9:40 PM
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https://www.youtube....dMVpZ4H78RJbPOg
Miles here has a lot of videos that show sampling and surveying procedures, should be interesting to you.
https://www.research...graphic_Images
https://www.antwiki....ich_(1882-1942)
And heres Hans Friedrich Overbeck, one of the more well known non-myrmecologists, having the genus Overbeckia named after him. It's never too early to think about your career, I'm only 2 years older than you and already deeply immersed in how wonderful zoology is.
Thanks for sharing!
I'd also like to share the AMA I did last April. "Careers in entomology, how to start on the path as a student and what it's like! Miles AMA #3"
PhD Student & NSF Graduate Research Fellow | University of Florida Dept. of Entomology & Nematology - Lucky Ant Lab
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Posted January 19 2021 - 9:42 PM
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I wish being a myrmecologist was financially practical....(of course, there are some exceptions)
yep!
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