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[Flu1d]

Are you allowed to take your ants with you if you move to another state? I eventually plan on moving to New Mexico, where Rugosus is native, and they are the closest thing to p. badius in that area I believe, as far as having bi/polymorphic (i think rugosis are bimorphic?) workers and I think they might be close in size.

Anyway, I can't get a badius colony cause I don't wanna get a colony I can't move there. However, I'm not moving for quite some time so even if I can't bring them, its gonna be YEARS so I may be able to sell or rehome them to a local anter.

Edit: Random statement, your comment about the badius is so right on.. When I first got into ants, I assumed "pheidole", or BHA, was a term for them cause they had the biggest heads I've seen on workers (I havent seen many large species in person yet sadly.. Those and some different carpenter variants and a few others like cow killers, etc)

Edited by Flu1d, November 8 2022 - 3:44 PM.

[T.C.]

Are you allowed to take your ants with you if you move to another state? I eventually plan on moving to New Mexico

 

Florida to New Mexico. Pretty sure that's a negative sir.

[Flu1d]

Are you allowed to take your ants with you if you move to another state? I eventually plan on moving to New Mexico

Florida to New Mexico. Pretty sure that's a negative sir.

Good to know that now! Thank you so much.

[antsriondel]

Update? Are these guys out of hibernation?

[bmb1bee]

Update? Are these guys out of hibernation?

Unfortunately, I had most of my colonies die out on me during my winter break vacation. The only colonies that I have left are my Pogonomyrmex rugosus and Acromyrmex versicolor. I'll be giving them some new formicariums soon though, so I may be uploading some pictures of them soon. I also have a Lasius crypticus queen with a worker, so that'll be included too.

[antsriondel]

 

Update? Are these guys out of hibernation?

Unfortunately, I had most of my colonies die out on me during my winter break vacation. The only colonies that I have left are my Pogonomyrmex rugosus and Acromyrmex versicolor. I'll be giving them some new formicariums soon though, so I may be uploading some pictures of them soon. I also have a Lasius crypticus queen with a worker, so that'll be included too.

 

No, that sucks! Sorry for your losses. 

Edited by antsriondel, February 7 2023 - 7:01 AM.

[AntsCali098]

 

Update? Are these guys out of hibernation?

Unfortunately, I had most of my colonies die out on me during my winter break vacation. The only colonies that I have left are my Pogonomyrmex rugosus and Acromyrmex versicolor. I'll be giving them some new formicariums soon though, so I may be uploading some pictures of them soon. I also have a Lasius crypticus queen with a worker, so that'll be included too.

 

Oh no! Sorry to hear.

[bmb1bee]

It's been awhile, but this journal is far from discontinued. I may have lost much of my collection from last year, but I'll definitely be getting more this season. After this crazy finals month of May, I will hopefully start posting entries again. 

[antsriondel]

Did the Lios survive hibernation?

[bmb1bee]

Did the Lios survive hibernation?

They ended up with loads of mites and eventually died off. I was hoping to start another colony this year, but decided not to due to their overwhelming colony size. 

[bmb1bee]

This year, however, I've been far more successful in finding and keeping colonies. I'll try to get this journal back up and running to display the variety that I currently keep.

[antsriondel]

Update?

[bmb1bee]

I'll probably discontinue this and split into different journals depending on the category of ants I keep. I plan to start two more soon, but that sort of has to do with how much time I have to make and update them.