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I've started a new ant keeping blog.

Started By Bcam43 , May 27 2016 6:23 AM

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#1 Offline Bcam43 - Posted May 27 2016 - 6:23 AM

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Hi guys,

As my love of ants grows I've decided to start a new ant keeping blog.

http://www.gamergate.com.au
The modern ant keeping blog.

Let me know what you think.


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Edited by Bcam43, May 30 2016 - 6:47 PM.
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#2 Offline Chall - Posted May 27 2016 - 10:41 AM

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It's a very pretty blog
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#3 Offline antmaniac - Posted May 28 2016 - 4:40 AM

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Very neat and tidy, I have shared it in the Australian Antkeepers group on Facebook.


#4 Offline Cypherf0x - Posted May 29 2016 - 12:39 AM

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When I saw this I brushed off an old design from 2 years ago.

4PXfVgy.jpg

 

Then made it a bit larger and added two ports for tubes.

 

3fJCb1v.png

 

The design is free to use and can be printed locally.  A laser cutter is needed for the acrylic top.

Github design files


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#5 Offline Etherwulf - Posted May 29 2016 - 8:28 AM

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Very pretty blog! I think the font used for body text is a bit too condensed though...


 

#6 Offline dspdrew - Posted May 29 2016 - 8:32 AM

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Looks nice.


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#7 Offline Miles - Posted May 29 2016 - 5:35 PM

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Lovely site. Keep it up!


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#8 Offline drtrmiller - Posted May 29 2016 - 6:30 PM

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In addition to all the good things people have said so far, it appears to be very inclusive.  We don't see enough inclusivity in this community.




byFormica® is the manufacturer of the iconic nectar feeders and Sunburst Ant Nectar.
byFormica ant products always deliver consistent performance, convenience,
and reliability, making them among the most beloved ant foods and kit enjoyed by
ant keeping enthusiasts worldwide. For more information, visit www.byFormica.com.

#9 Offline Bcam43 - Posted May 29 2016 - 7:02 PM

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Very neat and tidy, I have shared it in the Australian Antkeepers group on Facebook.

 

Thanks Antmaniac, what's the group called?

 

 

In addition to all the good things people have said so far, it appears to be very inclusive.  We don't see enough inclusivity in this community.

 

Thanks Terry, we're trying to be very inclusive and offer unbiased informative posts for ant keepers.

 

 

Very pretty blog! I think the font used for body text is a bit too condensed though...

 

Hmmmm, what are other's opinions on this? We may consider expanding the text somewhat.

 

When I saw this I brushed off an old design from 2 years ago.

 

 

Then made it a bit larger and added two ports for tubes.

 

 

The design is free to use and can be printed locally.  A laser cutter is needed for the acrylic top.

Github design files

 

Looks great Cypherf0x, I think we'll add it to the blog! :)


#10 Offline Etherwulf - Posted May 30 2016 - 6:50 AM

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I think you might be interested in the following articles I've written a while back. 

 

 

Detailed explanation and guide to synthetic diets 

http://www.formicult...food#entry14698

 

Intelligent Lighting System for Ants

http://www.formicult...em/?hl=lighting


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#11 Offline Reacker - Posted May 30 2016 - 4:24 PM

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That is a fantastic website, but I have to ask, what's with the name?

 

https://en.wikipedia...ate_controversy

 

That is literally the only thing I, and probably now millions of people, think of when they read "gamergate". Is it related to ants in some way that I'm not aware of?


#12 Offline drtrmiller - Posted May 30 2016 - 4:31 PM

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Haha!  I personally thought it was clever, though I suspected some in North America may be confused.

 

Gamergate is, and has always been, an ant term to describe an ant that reproduces—similar to a queen.  The reason it is more familiar in the east vs here in the west, is because they have some ants with very different social hierarchies, like the queenless Diacamma or Myrmecia, where old gamergates may be "overthrown" in combat and replaced by a younger gamergate.

 

The "a" is pronounced like yam or sam—gam - er - gate.

 

https://en.wikipedia.../wiki/Gamergate


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byFormica® is the manufacturer of the iconic nectar feeders and Sunburst Ant Nectar.
byFormica ant products always deliver consistent performance, convenience,
and reliability, making them among the most beloved ant foods and kit enjoyed by
ant keeping enthusiasts worldwide. For more information, visit www.byFormica.com.

#13 Offline Reacker - Posted May 30 2016 - 4:34 PM

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Well that explains it.


#14 Offline antmaniac - Posted June 1 2016 - 4:12 PM

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Very neat and tidy, I have shared it in the Australian Antkeepers group on Facebook.

 

Thanks Antmaniac, what's the group called?

 

"Australian Ant Keepers"


#15 Offline drtrmiller - Posted June 11 2016 - 9:41 AM

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Your DNS is wonky.  It was redirecting me to a parked domain page for a few days before dspdrew cobbled together a fix for me on my end.  You definitely want to look into that.


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byFormica® is the manufacturer of the iconic nectar feeders and Sunburst Ant Nectar.
byFormica ant products always deliver consistent performance, convenience,
and reliability, making them among the most beloved ant foods and kit enjoyed by
ant keeping enthusiasts worldwide. For more information, visit www.byFormica.com.

#16 Offline Bcam43 - Posted June 11 2016 - 3:31 PM

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Your DNS is wonky.  It was redirecting me to a parked domain page for a few days before dspdrew cobbled together a fix for me on my end.  You definitely want to look into that.


Thanks Terry I'll check it out.

#17 Offline dspdrew - Posted June 11 2016 - 4:01 PM

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You have a round-robin DNS configuration with one bad IP.

 

Name:    gamergate.com.au
Addresses:  198.185.159.14
          202.124.241.178
          198.49.23.145
          198.49.23.144
          198.185.159.144


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#18 Offline Bcam43 - Posted June 11 2016 - 4:02 PM

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You have a round-robin DNS configuration with one bad IP.

 

Name:    gamergate.com.au
Addresses:  198.185.159.14
          202.124.241.178
          198.49.23.145
          198.49.23.144
          198.185.159.144

 

Yep, I just found it. Fixing now. Thanks again guys!


#19 Offline dspdrew - Posted June 11 2016 - 4:04 PM

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You have a round-robin DNS configuration with one bad IP.

 

Name:    gamergate.com.au
Addresses:  198.185.159.14
          202.124.241.178
          198.49.23.145
          198.49.23.144
          198.185.159.144

 

Yep, I just found it. Fixing now. Thanks again guys!

 

 

No problem. That blog is even nicer than I remember it the first time.


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#20 Offline JWRay - Posted June 11 2016 - 8:46 PM

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Very pretty blog! I think the font used for body text is a bit too condensed though...

 

Hmmmm, what are other's opinions on this? We may consider expanding the text somewhat.

 

 

I personally like the style and font of the body text. But everyone's eyes are different.

 

Those Myrmecia are very cool looking ants, and I especially like the photo of the hitch hiker ant.

 

Overall very beautiful site, nice job.


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