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Hello from the UK!

Started By Hey_Chanelle , Aug 5 2024 12:45 PM

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#1 Offline Hey_Chanelle - Posted August 5 2024 - 12:45 PM

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Hello, been keeping ants for about a year now. I currently keep lassius n, messor b, and acorn ants, that I've had for 1 year
I managed to catch a pair of lassius flavus that have just laid some eggs last month and I recently brought bamboo sugar ants, crematogaster scuttellaris and some bi colour honey pot ants. Looking forward to learning a lot more about ants.
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#2 Offline GOCAMPONOTUS - Posted August 5 2024 - 12:49 PM

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Welcome! I look forward to seeing your ants. Just a tip When spelling species names write them M.barbarus Not Messor.b Ect. Engoy your stay!


Currently keeping: 2 C.vicinus colonies.2 C.sansabeanus. 1 C.leavissimus. 2 C.Ca02. 1 V.pergandei. 4 T.immigrans.1 F.pacifica. 1 C.hyatti

1 M.ergatognya

 

 

 

 

Trying to get my hands on :C.modoc,A.vercicolor, and Any Honeypots

  

 

 

#3 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted August 5 2024 - 6:51 PM

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Welcome! Lately we haven't had a ton of European ant keepers on the forum, so I'd love to hear about your experiences and some classic European species.


"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

#4 Online rptraut - Posted August 5 2024 - 10:59 PM

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Hello Hey Chanelle;

Welcome to Formiculture! Looking forward to hearing about your ants and what you’ve learned about keeping them. Enjoy your time.
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My father always said I had ants in my pants.

#5 Offline Hey_Chanelle - Posted August 6 2024 - 5:53 AM

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Welcome! Lately we haven't had a ton of European ant keepers on the forum, so I'd love to hear about your experiences and some classic European species.

Thanks
So my messor queen has been an interesting one, originally she was very skittish to the point I felt guilty for even owning her and now she's turned into a very confident queen, when I feed them she comes out to eat I gave them a fruit fly and it got into the nest all the workers were freaking out and she just walked over grabbed it and slammed it into the ground. She's my fav queen for sure right now. My lassius are very quiet I see one or two workers out if I'm lucky and my acorn ants I've never seen them leave the nest or feed but they've had a population boom so I know they're eating.

I was wondering is there a DIY section on this forum? I want to make a nest for my honeypots but want to check what materials are safe for them

Thanks
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#6 Offline GOCAMPONOTUS - Posted August 6 2024 - 6:42 AM

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No, but you could look around in the archives.


Currently keeping: 2 C.vicinus colonies.2 C.sansabeanus. 1 C.leavissimus. 2 C.Ca02. 1 V.pergandei. 4 T.immigrans.1 F.pacifica. 1 C.hyatti

1 M.ergatognya

 

 

 

 

Trying to get my hands on :C.modoc,A.vercicolor, and Any Honeypots

  

 

 

#7 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 6 2024 - 11:28 AM

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Try this guide out:
https://docs.google....bilebasic?pli=1
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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.

#8 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted August 6 2024 - 2:23 PM

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I miss SleepyAsianAnter. In fact there's a lot of people I miss that went silent in recent years.


"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

#9 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 6 2024 - 3:22 PM

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I miss SleepyAsianAnter. In fact there's a lot of people I miss that went silent in recent years.

I feel the same way. So many great contributors have vanished.
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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.

#10 Offline Ernteameise - Posted August 6 2024 - 11:08 PM

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Hello from Germany!

I keep some the same species as you, they are all great!


Edited by Ernteameise, August 6 2024 - 11:09 PM.

#11 Offline Hey_Chanelle - Posted August 9 2024 - 1:17 AM

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Try this guide out:
https://docs.google....bilebasic?pli=1


Thank you I'll have a read of that!
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