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[dspdrew]

 PLEASE READ
BEFORE ORDERING:

• $25 minimum order.
• I accept Cash or PayPal only.
• Colonies marked (no shipping) cannot be shipped, and must be picked up locally.
• Shipping within California only.
• Colonies are shipped from Santa Ana, CA.
• For most orders, shipping is $15-20.
• Shipping service is USPS Ground with Signature Required to ensure the package is not left in any extreme conditions.
• Orders that are shipped typically go out in the evening of the next business day (Monday - Friday).
• If you are picking the ants up, you must have an adult present, and pick up from me at my designated location in Santa Ana, CA.
• Will deliver to a location of your choice for a premium.
• Colonies marked (transfer required) will have a $15 transfer fee added to the price of the colony and may take up to 3 days to be ready for shipping or pickup.
• If you have any questions about large order discounts, please feel free to send me a private message or email me from the link below.
• My prices strictly cover the cost of the collection, rearing, maintenance and delivery of the ants and the containers they're housed in.
• If you have any questions that are not answered in the information on this page, please feel free to ask in this thread, and I will do my best to answer.

If you are interested but don't have an account on this forum, you can email me by clicking HERE.


Make sure you agree to all of the above before emailing and placing an order.

 

Edited by dspdrew, June 20 2023 - 10:47 AM.

[dspdrew]

 
Acromyrmex versicolor
Size: Small-Medium
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Advanced
out of stock





 
Camponotus clarithorax
Size: Medium
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Camponotus essigi
Size: Medium
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Camponotus fragilis
Size: Medium
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Camponotus laevigatus (formerly quercicola)
Size: Medium-Large
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Camponotus laevissimus (formerly laevigatus)
Size: Medium-Large
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: Yes
Experience level: Intermediate
out of stock



 
Camponotus maritimus
Size: Medium-Large
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Camponotus sansabeanus
Size: Medium-Large
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Camponotus us-ca02
Size: Large
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Camponotus vicinus (larger high-elevation variety)
Size: Large
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: Yes
Experience level: Intermediate
out of stock



 
Camponotus vicinus (smaller low-elevation variety)
Size: Medium-Large
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Camponotus vicinus (all-black variety)
Size: Medium-Large
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: Yes
Experience level: Intermediate
out of stock



 
Camponotus sp.1
Size: Medium
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Camponotus sp.2
Size: Medium-Large
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
available
1 queen, 1-10 workers (comes in test tube) - $50
1 queen, 1-10 workers (comes in small starter formicarium with one liquid feeder) - $75



 
Crematogaster sp.1
Size: Small
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Crematogaster sp.2
Size: Small
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Crematogaster sp.3
Size: Small
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Crematogaster sp.4
Size: Small
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Crematogaster sp.5
Size: Small
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 

Edited by dspdrew, October 7 2024 - 8:36 PM.
dspdrew

[dspdrew]

 
Crematogaster sp.6
Size: Small
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Dorymyrmex bicolor
Size: Small
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Dorymyrmex insanus
Size: Small
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Formica francoeuri
Size: Medium
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Lasius alienus
Size: Small
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: Yes
Experience level: Intermediate
out of stock



 
Liometopum occidentale
Size: Small-Medium
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Myrmecocystus mexicanus (yellow colored variety)
Size: Medium-Large
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Advanced
out of stock



 
Myrmecocystus mexicanus (orange colored variety)
Size: Medium-Large
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Advanced
out of stock



 
Myrmecocystus mimicus (dark colored variety)
Size: Small-Medium
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Advanced
available
1 queen, 1-10 workers (comes in test tube) - $60
1 queen, 11-20 workers (comes in test tube) - $70
1 queen, 21-30 workers (comes in test tube) - $80
1 queen, 31-50 workers (comes in test tube) - $95



 
Myrmecocystus mimicus (dark colored workers, queen w/ yellow gaster)
Size: Small-Medium
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Advanced
available
1 queen, 11-20 workers (comes in test tube) - $70
1 queen, 31-50 workers (comes in test tube) - $95
1 queen, 51-100 workers (comes in test tube) - $125



 
Myrmecocystus navajo
Size: Small
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Advanced
available
1 new queen, 0 workers (comes in test tube) - $15 (Qty 1-2)
1 new queen, 0 workers (comes in test tube) - $12 (Qty 3-9)
1 new queen, 0 workers (comes in test tube) - $10 (Qty 10+)
1 queen, 21-30 workers (comes in test tube) - $80
1 queen, 31-50 workers (comes in test tube) - $95



 
Myrmecocystus cf. placodops
Size: Medium
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Advanced
available
1 queen, 21-30 workers (comes in test tube) - $130
1 queen, 31-50 workers (comes in test tube) - $145



 
Myrmecocystus cf. romainei
Size: Small-Medium
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Advanced
out of stock



 
Myrmecocystus cf. semirufus
Size: Medium
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Advanced
available
1 queen, 1-10 workers (comes in test tube) - $80



 
Myrmecocystus tenuinodis
Size: Small
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Advanced
out of stock



 
Myrmecocystus testaceus
Size: Small-Medium
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Advanced
out of stock



 
Myrmecocystus wheeleri
Size: Small-Medium
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Advanced
available
1 queen, 1-10 workers (comes in test tube) - $80
1 queen, 11-20 workers (comes in test tube) - $90



 
Myrmecocystus yuma
Size: Small
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Advanced
out of stock



 
Myrmecocystus sp.2
Size: Small-Medium
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Advanced
out of stock



 
Novomessor cockerelli
Size: Medium-Large
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Nylanderia vividula
Size: Tiny
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Pheidole barbata
Size: Tiny
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Pheidole gilvescens
Size: Tiny
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Pheidole hyatti
Size: Small
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Pheidole navigans
Size: Tiny
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Pheidole xerophila
Size: Tiny
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 

[dspdrew]

 
Pogonomyrmex californicus (coastal all-red variety)
Size: Medium
Stinging: Yes
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Pogonomyrmex californicus (desert bicolor variety)
Size: Medium
Stinging: Yes
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Pogonomyrmex magnacanthus
Size: Small
Stinging: Yes
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Pogonomyrmex maricopa
Size: Medium
Stinging: Yes
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Size: Medium
Stinging: Yes
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
available
1 queen, 1-10 workers (comes in test tube) - $50
1 queen, 1-10 workers (comes in small starter formicarium with 1/2 oz bag of seed mix) - $75



 
Pogonomyrmex subnitidus
Size: Medium
Stinging: Yes
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Pogonomyrmex tenuispinus
Size: Medium
Stinging: Yes
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Prenolepis imparis
Size: Small
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Solenopsis molesta
Size: Tiny
Stinging: Yes
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Solenopsis xyloni
Size: Small-Medium
Stinging: Yes
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Temnothorax sp.1
Size: Tiny
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Temnothorax sp.2
Size: Tiny
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Veromessor andrei
Size: Medium
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 
Veromessor pergandei
Size: Small-Medium
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: No
Experience level: Beginner
out of stock



 

[antsinmypants]

Hi, Drew. What is the rationale behind buyers being within a 155 mile radius from your home town?

[Gregory2455]

How much would you sell just a little fungus of Acromyrmex versicolor for? Just the fungus.

[dspdrew]

Hi, Drew. What is the rationale behind buyers being within a 155 mile radius from your home town?

It's to keep ant species from being taken too far out of their native territory.

[dspdrew]

How much would you sell just a little fungus of Acromyrmex versicolor for? Just the fungus.

Well that is all going to depend on how much I have. Right now, I would charge probably 50 dollars for a little 3 mm diameter chunk. You saw how big the fungus garden is, so you can probably do the math. If it was twice the size it is, I would probably charge 25 dollars, and twice that size, 10 dollars, and so on.

[Gregory2455]

I can wait till it gets larger.

[dspdrew]

At this point I would be willing to sell a small piece for 20 bucks.

[Gregory2455]

How much Acromyrmex versicolor queens did you get? If you are willing to sell some I presume more than just a couple.

[dspdrew]

I got quite a few.

[Gregory2455]

What do you mean by "quite a few"?

[Alza]

man i gotta get my hands on some of these queens! the leaf cutter and the two fire ants are what I'm going to try and get

[Gregory2455]

I would study up before getting the Acromyrmex versicolor- they are just about the neediest ants you can get here in Southern California, ever since I found out about them, they have been my focus- I spent most of summer gathering information, and I still failed at getting the fungus needed for their survival. 

[Alza]

he said you could buy the fungus so its all good, right ? also i heard you can feed them rice and it works just as good as leaves, is that true ?

[Gregory2455]

For the most part, you can actually experiment with anything to see what the accept. Drew uses fish pellets I think. Also, most plants work too, any clippings, as long as it is not a type of plant that is toxic to the fungus- which I know there are a few.

[Alza]

what do solenopsis xyloni eat ?

[Gregory2455]

Meats, basically anything you would see that moves. Small animals, insects, other ants, they enjoy sugar here and there too.

[Gregory2455]

All ants need a source of protein, sugars, and water. I can post a more in depth thread if you want, lets leave this one to the ant adoption.