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I just got a black light and wow!

Started By KadinB , Jul 8 2021 9:12 PM

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#1 Offline KadinB - Posted July 8 2021 - 9:12 PM

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I just black lighted and i had caught 10 tapinoma sessile queens 1 solenopsis molesta queen and a pheidole californica queen. Well worth the 20$. It took a month for the black light to get here which made me miss lio flights sadly so i had to catch near a back yard light. Caught a few queens luckily. But overall it was well worth it to buy a black light!


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#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 9 2021 - 2:35 AM

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Welcome to the dark side.
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#3 Offline cap_backfire - Posted July 11 2021 - 5:30 PM

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I'm going out with a blacklight tonight to see what I can see. It rained lightly all day so I have high expectations. Wish me luck!!!

#4 Offline futurebird - Posted July 11 2021 - 5:56 PM

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Would a blacklight work on a Bronx roof top 6 stories up?


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#5 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 11 2021 - 6:15 PM

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Would a blacklight work on a Bronx roof top 6 stories up?

Probably not. Look into getting a portable power source and taking it to a greener area.
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#6 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted July 12 2021 - 3:59 AM

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You can also blacklight in the morning that’s when I find my pheidole and aphenogaster
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My favorite queens/colony’s:
Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata 

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