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Places I can buy ants

Started By evanmancini2011 , Aug 18 2024 2:55 PM

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#1 Offline evanmancini2011 - Posted August 18 2024 - 2:55 PM

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I live in Colorado and was wondering if anyone has any idea where I can buy some ants that are not too expensive? And does anyone sell ants near me?

 

Thank You for your time!

Evan Mancini


#2 Offline cooIboyJ - Posted August 18 2024 - 3:21 PM

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I have two recommendations: the ants Canada GAN project and stateside ants.

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#3 Offline T.C. - Posted August 18 2024 - 4:36 PM

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statesideants.com is the better of all options in my opinion. 


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#4 Offline Stubyvast - Posted August 18 2024 - 5:30 PM

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Yah the GAN project is a great option, as there will be ant keepers you can visit directly to buy ants from locally, and pretty cheap. Occasionally members from formiculture will also be selling ants, and chances are they'll be near enough for you to buy from them! I don't know much about ants sold in the U.S but the ones listed above are pretty great options!


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Currently raising: 

Myrmica rubra (1 queen +  ~5 workers)

Lasius niger (single queen + ~90+ workers)

Lasius neoniger (3 single queen + brood)

Formica spp. (Queen [likely parasitic, needs brood])

Formica pacifica (Queen)

Also keeping a friend's tetramorium immigrans for the foreseeable future. Thanks CoffeBlock!

#5 Offline GOCAMPONOTUS - Posted August 18 2024 - 6:13 PM

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My favs are antopia usa and statside ants. I've got the best service from antopia usa though.


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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

  

 

 

#6 Offline OhNoNotAgain - Posted August 18 2024 - 6:25 PM

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If you can't find a seller here or via the above recos, I know that while the AAK (Ants & Ant-keeping) discord isn't liked by everyone, AAK may have a Colorado contingent. I'm not in that region but I met a lot of anters there on AAK (many also have accounts here) and now I have "regular suppliers" from there.


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Formiculture Journals::

Veromessor pergandei, andrei; Novomessor cockerelli

Camponotus fragilis; also separate journal: Camponotus sansabeanus (inactive), vicinus, laevigatus/quercicola

Liometopum occidentale;  Prenolepis imparis; Myrmecocystus mexicanus (inactive)

Pogonomyrmex subnitidus and californicus (inactive)

Tetramorium sp.

Termites: Zootermopsis angusticollis

 

Isopods: A. gestroi, granulatum, kluugi, maculatum, vulgare; C. murina; P. hoffmannseggi, P. haasi, P. ornatus; V. parvus

Spoods: Phidippus sp.

#7 Offline jgibbens - Posted September 2 2024 - 3:19 PM

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I live in Colorado (Loveland) and have some Tetra queens I am selling. Is that a species you are interested in? I also have a Pogonomyrmex Occ queen, but she has yet to successfully hatch nanitics. Once (if) she does, she would also be for sale. 


#8 Offline AntsGodzilla - Posted September 2 2024 - 4:42 PM

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antopia usa or THA


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And many Carnivorous plants such as: Dionea muscipula (fly trap), Sarracenia x 'Fiona' ( American Pitcher plant), Nepenthese ventrata (Tropical Pitcher plant), and Pinguicula agnata x emarginata (Butterwort) (show off your plants here)

Godzilla thread

Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores it's provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. Proverbs 6: 6-8

 

Myrmecocystus depilis

 

#9 Offline Full_Frontal_Yeti - Posted September 2 2024 - 7:54 PM

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I'd maybe say go local to you if there's an option.

If you were mail ordering I'd recommend TarHeelAnts, i've been very happy with everything i've bought from them.

 

https://www.formicul...talis/?p=222773
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https://www.formicul...talis/?p=233038


#10 Offline bmb1bee - Posted September 2 2024 - 8:24 PM

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I live in Colorado (Loveland) and have some Tetra queens I am selling. Is that a species you are interested in? I also have a Pogonomyrmex Occ queen, but she has yet to successfully hatch nanitics. Once (if) she does, she would also be for sale. 

You should probably send him a PM, since he might not see it here.


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