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Want to buy lasius niger in new york and will pay shipping

Started By Max0606 , Mar 14 2021 4:57 PM

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#1 Offline Max0606 - Posted March 14 2021 - 4:57 PM

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I'm in brooklyn new york and looking for Tetramorium immigrans. I would like the ants shipped and ill pay for shipping.

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Edited by Max0606, March 14 2021 - 5:08 PM.

#2 Offline NickAnter - Posted March 14 2021 - 5:02 PM

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L. niger is very rare in the US--its only introduced in some areas. You are more likely to find L. neoniger, L. americanus, or L. brevicornis. On Long Island you also have the introduced L. emarginatus. So if you see anyone selling L. niger in the Americas, chances are they are mistaken on it's ID, or they got it illegally(or very rarely legally) imported from Europe.

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).

#3 Offline Max0606 - Posted March 14 2021 - 5:04 PM

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L. niger is very rare in the US--its only introduced in some areas. You are more likely to find L. neoniger, L. americanus, or L. brevicornis. On Long Island you also have the introduced L. emarginatus. So if you see anyone selling L. niger in the Americas, chances are they are mistaken on it's ID, or they got it illegally(or very rarely legally) imported from Europe.

ah thanks. what's a good beginner species that's more common?

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#4 Offline NickAnter - Posted March 14 2021 - 5:07 PM

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The other Lasius species I mentioned are good beginner species, albeit slow growing. A better faster growing beginner species would be Tetramorium immigrans, the pavement ant, which is extremely common in urban and suburban areas on the East Coast.

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:

#5 Offline Max0606 - Posted March 14 2021 - 5:08 PM

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The other Lasius species I mentioned are good beginner species, albeit slow growing. A better faster growing beginner species would be Tetramorium immigrans, the pavement ant, which is extremely common in urban and suburban areas on the East Coast.

Ok thanks! Ill look for those instead.

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