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AntsNewZealand
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An ant finding dog!

Post: # 35153Post AntsNewZealand
Wed Apr 18, 2018 2:36 am

Random fact!

There is an ant finding dog! It is used for finding Argentine ants in New Zealand. Rhys Jones (the dog's name), is a 4-year-old Welsh springer spaniel, he has learnt to smell the ant's pheromones. At the moment, it is the only one in the world. His nose is sufficiently acute to ignore native ants and only smells the presence of the invader species. He mainly works on the islands near the Hauraki Gulf. He has also been trained to New Zealand's, Department of Conservation standards because he has to work on islands in the presence of endangered species, manly birds.

Where I am reading this from it is a bit old so this could be out of date. :D

Here are a few links if you like to read more:
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/dog-squad/episodes/s8-e7 5:56 - 7:23 and 13:24 - 15:30 (NZ TV show called Dog Squad had a small bit on it)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11522943 (News article)

http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/waiheke-marketplace/8048967/Spaniel-on-the-trail-of-invasive-ants (News article)

Hope one of you found that interesting.

Hugh :D

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Re: An ant finding dog!

Post: # 35436Post AntsDakota
Wed Apr 25, 2018 9:48 pm

That's amazing!
"God made every kind of wild beasts and every kind of livestock and every kind of creeping things;" (including ants) "and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:25

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Re: An ant finding dog!

Post: # 70302Post Antmanboy
Sun May 24, 2020 7:27 pm

Very cool

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Re: An ant finding dog!

Post: # 71412Post Antmanboy
Fri Jun 12, 2020 6:57 pm

Every ant keepers dream

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Re: An ant finding dog!

Post: # 72640Post AM1C39
Thu Jul 30, 2020 1:36 pm

Antmanboy wrote:
Fri Jun 12, 2020 6:57 pm
Every ant keepers dream
HAHAHA LOL
My current colonies:
-Miniature Military(formica neogagates)
-Black Hearts(crematogaster cerasi)
In search of new camponotus colony
[Have a look at antmaps.org]

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Re: An ant finding dog!

Post: # 72643Post Antmanboy
Thu Jul 30, 2020 2:25 pm

Yeah

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Re: An ant finding dog!

Post: # 73272Post antzamerica
Fri Aug 21, 2020 8:24 pm

I don't know for sure but I think people are trying to train another one!

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Re: An ant finding dog!

Post: # 73273Post Antmanboy
Fri Aug 21, 2020 8:28 pm

whoa TAKE MY MONEY

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Re: An ant finding dog!

Post: # 73281Post TherealIABAST
Sun Aug 23, 2020 12:16 am

“An ant finding dog”
When I read it, I feel pure glee.

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Re: An ant finding dog!

Post: # 73294Post Antmanboy
Sun Aug 23, 2020 1:02 pm

Me too its just crazy

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