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Hello all! Greetings from California

Started By bryancurtis8 , May 29 2016 11:58 AM

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#1 Offline bryancurtis8 - Posted May 29 2016 - 11:58 AM

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Hey there everyone. My name is Bryan and I am from Puerto Rico but recently moved to California. Looking forward to start back in the hobby here since back in Puerto Rico I didn't know anybody else that liked it.

Looking forward to meeting you all!

#2 Offline PTAntFan - Posted May 29 2016 - 12:03 PM

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Welcome!  Are you SoCal, central or NorCal?


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#3 Offline dspdrew - Posted May 29 2016 - 12:50 PM

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Welcome. :)


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#4 Offline bryancurtis8 - Posted May 29 2016 - 3:13 PM

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I am living in the Monterey County, king city.

#5 Offline Zeiss - Posted May 29 2016 - 3:47 PM

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#6 Offline PTAntFan - Posted May 29 2016 - 3:58 PM

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I am living in the Monterey County, king city.

Oh boy, Los Padres right in your backyard.  Should be lots of opportunity not far from you.  How does one end up in King City from PR?


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#7 Offline NightsWebs - Posted May 30 2016 - 9:15 AM

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hello Bryan welcome to the forum!  What species did you try to keep while you were in Puerto Rico?  The several times I have been to Puerto Rico I always find myself up in the rain forest of el Yunque and I am sure the ants there are wonderful!


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Acromyrmex Versicolor

Dorymyrmex Bicolor

Pogonomyrmex Californicus
Pogonomyrmex Rugosus

Pogonomyrmex Tenuispinus
Novomessor Cockerelli
Myrmecocystus Mexicanus

 

Last Update: 08 Jul 2016

 

 

#8 Offline bryancurtis8 - Posted May 30 2016 - 5:42 PM

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hello Bryan welcome to the forum! What species did you try to keep while you were in Puerto Rico? The several times I have been to Puerto Rico I always find myself up in the rain forest of el Yunque and I am sure the ants there are wonderful!


#9 Offline bryancurtis8 - Posted May 30 2016 - 5:59 PM

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Hey there NightsWebs, I am from the opposite direction of El Yunque. I am from the top west of the island.

The most common one is solenopsis invicta (fire ant),

black garden ants,

Ghost ants

And my favorite was a type of bulldog ant.

I saw a couple more species but never could identify them. I also always saw a big orange ant queen that I never found the name for, but I was never succesful keeping them.

I didn't really now anybody else that liked ants in the island so I collected what I could alone lol.

#10 Offline NightsWebs - Posted May 30 2016 - 6:04 PM

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I actually got involved in the hobby not long ago and stumbled on this forum only because I was attempting to get a queen from a GAN keeper and that keeper was Drew here on the forum.


Current Colonies;

Acromyrmex Versicolor

Dorymyrmex Bicolor

Pogonomyrmex Californicus
Pogonomyrmex Rugosus

Pogonomyrmex Tenuispinus
Novomessor Cockerelli
Myrmecocystus Mexicanus

 

Last Update: 08 Jul 2016

 

 

#11 Offline bryancurtis8 - Posted May 30 2016 - 6:11 PM

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I want to get one around here but I don't know anybody close to where I live that i can adopt one of.

Been looking in the mountains close where I work and around town but haven't been succesful yet.

#12 Offline dspdrew - Posted May 30 2016 - 8:10 PM

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Have you read this thread yet?

 

http://www.formicult...tch-queen-ants/


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#13 Offline bryancurtis8 - Posted May 30 2016 - 11:13 PM

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Very nice thread, thank you!

#14 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted June 5 2016 - 12:39 AM

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