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[limwhol]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Antony]

Lao J?

[Alabama Anter]

Lao J?

xD

[limwhol]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lao J?

Yes?

[Alabama Anter]

Very bueatiful pictures. Very high quality!

[Antony]

Hey bro.

[limwhol]

Hello mate.

[Batspiderfish]

I hope you aren't extracting Dorylus colonies from the wild, and that this is just a small worker sample. The reproductive strategies of army ants do not allow for sustainable collection by hobbyists. Rather than producing hundreds or thousands of queens, army ants can only manage to create one additional colony at a time.

Edited by Batspiderfish, April 27 2017 - 4:58 AM.

[Martialis]

Where did you see the Dorylus?

Edited by Martialis, April 27 2017 - 6:12 AM.

[Batspiderfish]

Where did you see the Dorylus?

 

2nd from the bottom (of the 2nd set of photographs).

Edited by Batspiderfish, April 27 2017 - 7:01 AM.

[Antony]

Sadly he didn't find a queen. batspiderfish, you might know a couple laws about USA and ants but he's in Asia. You can't tell him what not and what to do as dorylus is not a protected species and he can do as he pleases.

[Batspiderfish]

Sadly he didn't find a queen. batspiderfish, you might know a couple laws about USA and ants but he's in Asia. You can't tell him what not and what to do as dorylus is not a protected species and he can do as he pleases.

 

I think you are taking my role a little too personally. It would be disgraceful to knowingly harm your ecosystem just to adorn yourself with a pet, regardless of its legality. Don't confuse informed concern with policing.

[T.C.]

Sadly he didn't find a queen. batspiderfish, you might know a couple laws about USA and ants but he's in Asia. You can't tell him what not and what to do as dorylus is not a protected species and he can do as he pleases.

Batspiderfish is not "telling" anyone here in the U.S. or other countries what they can or can't do! He is informing and advising you not to do something for the protection of the environment and for those in the U.S. to avoid them getting in trouble. It would be wise to listen to him.

[Barristan]

Nice pictures.

 

Is this genus threatened in the region he lives? if no I don't see a problem.

 

Or to play the "evidence game" (which has become quite popular in this forum lately): Is there any evidence that this species is threatened?

Edited by Barristan, April 27 2017 - 7:52 AM.

[Antony]

Nope, no evidence but batspiderfish to patrol the forum as he is a moderator(OMG). I definetly understand what he is trying to say and totally agree with him.

Edited by Antony, April 27 2017 - 8:46 AM.

[Batspiderfish]

Nice pictures.

 

Is this genus threatened in the region he lives? if no I don't see a problem.

 

Or to play the "evidence game" (which has become quite popular in this forum lately): Is there any evidence that this species is threatened?

 

Sometimes you have to accept that we don't live in a world where research has been done on every aspect of every ecological relationship. I am old enough to relay what other myrmecologists had to say about keeping Dorylinae back when myrmecologists liked coming to these forums. It's not hard to reason that a single hobbyist's ability to block an entire year of reproduction for a colony (or else remove the species entirely from the immediate environment) is not good for the species. If you are not satisfied with my answer, then ask somebody who knows more about this subfamily than you or I do.

 

Nope, no evidence but batspidersh** has to patrol the forum as he is a moderator(OMG). I definetly understand what he is trying to say and totally agree with him.

 

Please edit your post as to conform to rule 3.

Edited by Batspiderfish, April 27 2017 - 8:27 AM.

[Martialis]

Perhaps not calling some of the most senior members of Formiculture profane names is a good course of action. All Batspiderfish was saying was that the reproductive strategies of army ants are so vastly different than other ants that it is irresponsible to collect gyne(queens).

[Antony]

Auto correct, can someone delete it please? I don't know how too.

[T.C.]

Nope, no evidence but bathorseshit has to patrol the forum as he is a moderator(OMG). I definetly understand what he is trying to say and totally agree with him.

I suppose another auto correct? Or maybe your looking to get banned?

Sorry limwhol, your post has kind of been polluted. I was gonna say before, We have a ant photo thread that you should post these in. They are very nice quality, you should put them in there.

Edited by T.C., April 27 2017 - 8:50 AM.

[Martialis]

Some autocorrect.