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[Kevin]

I'm bored, so heres a list of things never to do, while ant keeping or anything in general. I don't really want to include illegal things, especially considering it's against the rules.

never get silicone on you fingers.

never get super glue on you.

never mountain bike or go trailing aggressively without gloves.

never put carrots in your eyes, they help eyesight by eating them.

never let small child(s) near a formicarium, with ants in it or not.
never feed pill bugs alive to ants, especially small colonies.

never do something you will regret,

never drink bleach.

never lay down to observe some ants without first making sure that you're not laying down in such a way that the bottom of your pants legs aren't open right next to a column of foraging Pogonomyrmex rugosus. 

never get super glue inside of you.

never excessively brood boost young colonies.

never give a uromastyx a water dish.

never use water as a substitute for milk in a milkshake.

 

 

I'll continue this list later, feel free to addon in the comments.

Edited by Kevin, November 1 2016 - 1:57 PM.

[Yuki]

Never get super glue in your mouth.

[T.C.]

oh shoot, you we're bored... lol

[ctantkeeper]

never excessively brood boost young colonies

[XZero38]

never excessively brood boost young colonies

what is considered excessive brood boosting?

[ctantkeeper]

 

never excessively brood boost young colonies

what is considered excessive brood boosting?

 

I often stick to only providing brood in batches of 4-7 once the colony is established (I try to do this as little as possible).

[spider_creations]

Never give a uromastyx a water dish...it can kill them.

[Reacker]

Never lay down to observe some ants without first making sure that you're not laying down in such a way that the bottom of your pants legs aren't open right next to a column of foraging Pogonomyrmex rugosus. 

[ctantkeeper]

Never lay down to observe some ants without first making sure that you're not laying down in such a way that the bottom of your pants legs aren't open right next to a column of foraging Pogonomyrmex rugosus. 

 

ouch!!! that sucks

[Canadian anter]

Never sit on top of a log when there is a myrmica rubra colony below

[Alabama Anter]

Never put ur hand in a Solenopsis invicta nest

[CallMeCraven]

Never agitate a Formica obscuripes mound right next to where you are sampling vegetation  .

Edited by CallMeCraven, October 5 2016 - 2:00 PM.

[AntsMAN]

Never let your hobby stress you out.

[Kevin]

Added "never use water as a substitute for milk in a milkshake."

Trust me, I don't suggest it.
 

[Alabama Anter]

Never only eat Tide Pods. Always eat with Clorox (Lemon Lime)

[Solenoqueen]

Never do the fire ant challenge.

[Alabama Anter]

Never trip over a rock and get your leg stuck in RUSTED barbed wire

[Air]

don't get squirted with formic acid from a Camponotus Major, and smell the fumes.

[Crystals]

Do not run over a Formica aserva hill while cutting grass, especially if you are wearing sandals

Do not pick blueberries in sandals (Formica aserva and Polyergus love the same habitat...)

If you must knock down a yellow jacket nest, ensure that you have a clear escape route (or better yet, use a water hose from a distance)

This will not apply to most, but never wear high heels over the drainage grating in commercial entryways.

Do not leave the lid off of an outworld - Murphy's Law declares that something will either escape or enter it.

 

Keep in mind that Murphy's law (Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong) applies to all aspects of anting and life - and probably applies to every post in this thread.

[MrPurpleB]

Never miss nuptial flight