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Bad news - Being forced to move Good news - We'll be better off


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#1 Offline Vendayn - Posted September 15 2015 - 5:20 PM

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One of the reasons I went on a little vacation, if anyone saw posts about that, to see a friend (for the last time probably, except to chat online) is for my parents to figure out how to get money for the past two months of rent (that hasn't been paid).

But business has just been so slow, and there has been more competition to what my parents do.

 

So, by the end of this week we will be out of here. Its a fast move.

 

The good news is, we'll end up saving TONS of money, pay all our debts and live in a really nice area. We are moving to northern Washington, we are gonna rent a house, and it has a large pond (part of the property) with a whole forest around us. Unlike California, we can do all that with 800 dollars a month...INCLUDING utilities.

 

So, once we move, we'll be saving so much money and won't be in debt and live in a way better area.

 

My parents went there while I was gone, and they saw huge "black ants"...probably Camponotus. Tons of Formica ant mounds and one tree by the pond had Dampwood termites.

 

As for my current colonies, which was only one, I already put in the freezer. I know a couple wanted samples, but I don't even think I'll be able to do anything like that, its just too much a rush to pack everything. I don't want Pheidole megacephala spreading more around here. There are a couple colonies around, but I'll never know how they do unless they spread a lot. My dampwood termite alates I put up high in a tree, along the river, where the Argentine ants don't go. Hopefully they do good.

 

Well, see you guys whenever I get internet hooked up again. Or if I just use my phone's wifi but that is annoying to post on. I dunno how long it'll be till we have internet though, but hopefully not too long.

 

See you all when I am moved and situated. :) Its gonna be a beautiful area and so many great ants. :)

AND NO ARGENTINE ANTS!!!!!


Edited by Vendayn, September 15 2015 - 5:20 PM.

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#2 Offline NightsWebs - Posted September 15 2015 - 5:55 PM

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good luck V with the move.


Current Colonies;

Acromyrmex Versicolor

Dorymyrmex Bicolor

Pogonomyrmex Californicus
Pogonomyrmex Rugosus

Pogonomyrmex Tenuispinus
Novomessor Cockerelli
Myrmecocystus Mexicanus

 

Last Update: 08 Jul 2016

 

 


#3 Offline gcsnelling - Posted September 16 2015 - 2:42 AM

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Now that you are moving how would you feel about an address so I can have someone come look for the Pheidole?


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#4 Offline Foogoo - Posted September 16 2015 - 6:53 AM

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Holy cow that's a big move in a short amount of time. Glad to hear you're taking it positively. Good luck and show us the local ants we don't have here when you're settled!


Camponotus vicinus, Crematogaster 1, Crematogaster 2, Formica francoeuri, *, *, Myrmecocystus testaceus, Novomessor cockerelli, Pheidole hyatti, Pogonomyrmex californicus, Pogonomyrmex rugosus, Solenopsis invicta


#5 Offline William. T - Posted September 16 2015 - 11:55 AM

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Show us the native ants! And good luck on the move!


Species I keep:

 

1 Lasius cf. Neoniger 30 workers

1 Camponotus sp. 15 workers

20 Tetramorium SpE 30 workers

1 T. Sessile 200 workers

 





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