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[nurbs]

 

 

Poly C. sansabeanus,

 

 

I saw you post a pic of them on Facebook.  They're gorgeous!

 

I'LL TAKE THEM!

 

 

 

The ones on FB aren't for sale, but think I have two more in the wing. Want one?

[chaoqi]

 

 

 

Poly C. sansabeanus,

 

 

I saw you post a pic of them on Facebook.  They're gorgeous!

 

I'LL TAKE THEM!

 

 

 

The ones on FB aren't for sale, but think I have two more in the wing. Want one?

 

 

Yes save one for me please!

 

Also is it just me or is this year's heat wave in SoCal worse than the last time I drove up to LA?

[KBant]

Hey Nurbs don't think I forgot about the cockerellis. Did you collect more this year.?

 

 

he has some with 15+ workers. get those instead of a new one so you can compensate for potential deaths. 

 

• Species: Novomessor cockerelli (large to very large, dark maroon to black)
• Colony Size: Queen and 15+ workers with detailed CARE SHEET
• Housing: Custom Formicarium
• Price: $100 USD
• # of Colonies: 5

[nurbs]

 

SALES ON modocs, quercicolas, and black vicinus

 

Check original post for all listings.

 

 

Species: Camponotus modoc (very large, dark red legs, matte black)

Colony Size: Queen and 2-7 workers with detailed CARE SHEET

Housing: Custom Formicarium

Price: SALE! $50 USD was $70

# of Colonies: 7

 

Species: Camponotus vicinus (very large, black)

Colony Size: Queen and 2-10 workers with detailed CARE SHEET

Housing: Custom formicarium

Price: SALE! $30 USD was $60

# of Colonies: 10

 

Species: Genuine Camponotus quercicola (very large queen and workers)

Colony Size: Queen and 2-7 workers with detailed CARE SHEET

Housing: Custom formicarium

Price: SALE! $40 USD was $70

# of Colonies: 5

[nurbs]

All single queen C. fragilis and M. navajo sold! The ones I kept should have workers anytime now, and they will be up for sale shortly.

 

Single queen Pogonomyrmex still available 

[nurbs]

More single queen M. navajo!

 

Found a few more of these the other night. Two for $40, comes in test tube setup with sand. Gettem while they last

 

Edited by nurbs, August 18 2018 - 1:29 PM.

[nurbs]

C. fragilis and N. navajo now available!

 

Check original post for updated listing and pricing.

[MrCobalt]

Wow you must be making quite the profit from this!

[Yossarian]

Wow you must be making quite the profit from this!

 

They are using materials to make artificial founding chambers, putting mileage on cars, using gas, and driving on bad roads.  My impression though is that the biggest resource cost is time:  assembly, traveling, looking for queens, posting and emailing, meeting buyers.  They could be making more in air conditioned offices in front of a PC if money were the sole motivator.

Edited by Yossarian, September 1 2018 - 10:03 AM.

[nurbs]

There's "profit", sure. Like enough for a $50 steak dinner every week and groceries.

 

I do this for fun, it pays for the hobby. If you want to make money with ants, go into formicariums and accessories such as feeders and food. And even then I doubt it is crazy lucrative.

 

The fact that one can't even sell or mail ants across State borders severely limits outreach - and that's not taking into account gas, lodging, time, feeding ($60 a week), making, sorting, designing, heating, and researching the varying 100s of colonies I have. 

 

 

 

 

Wow you must be making quite the profit from this!

 

They are using materials to make artificial founding chambers, putting mileage on cars, using gas, and driving on bad roads.  My impression though is that the biggest resource cost is time:  assembly, traveling, looking for queens, posting and emailing, meeting buyers.  They could be making more in air conditioned offices in front of a PC if money were the sole motivator.

 

[Myrmecocyst]

First time on this website. How can I order and pick up the Myrmecocystus Navajo colony?

[nurbs]

If you are a CA resident, just send a private message through this forum.

 

 

First time on this website. How can I order and pick up the Myrmecocystus Navajo colony?

[Zeiss]

First time on this website. How can I order and pick up the Myrmecocystus Navajo colony?

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[EthanNgo678]

Nurbs what is your opinion on the species Formica francoeuri.

[nurbs]

Nurbs what is your opinion on the species Formica francoeuri.

 

They don't do well past the first year, that's from my own experience. I don't sell them because of that.

[nurbs]

 

Two queen polygynous C. sansabeanus and C. semitestaceus now available

 

The C. semitestaceus were found here in the desert, and do not require hibernation. They look similar in coloring to C. fragilis and C. sansabeanus.

 

Check original post for updated pricing and listing.

[nurbs]

Myrmecocystus mexicanus

 

They are doing great this season. This will be the first time I'll have them up for sale. I've collected them every year, but don't like to put them onto the market until the colony and queen looks healthy - usually at least 20-30 workers with tons of brood. These queens have a terrible mortality rate, even after the first workers emerge, so I like to wait til the colony stabilizes and not "rip off" buyers if the queen dies post sale. Can the queen still die after this? Of course, but death rate reduces the longer the colony thrives.

 

Right now, have about a dozen colonies doing very well with another dozen more on the way with tons of cocoons.

 

Ordered 5 THA Fortress Type III to house the faster growing coloines as well. They do quite well in them. Will sell some colonies with a THA Fortress.

 

[YsTheAnt]

How much larger are mexicanus compared to Navajo?

[nurbs]

Don't have the exact numbers, but they are visually and noticeably larger. Coloring is near identical.

 

How much larger are mexicanus compared to Navajo?

[anttics]

semitestaceus are they as large as vicinus, and salsabeans?
A large camponotus with no hibernation riquired sound interesting.