Hello From England

[JohnyDL]

Hi I'm from stoke on trent I'm kinda late to the party this year and I'm going to try and document my escapades from novice to ant keeper.

Right now I'm doing a work up of everything I do before my first ants next year, I've got 3 choices for local species according to the powers that be, Lasius flavus, Lasius niger sensu lato, Myrmica rubra. Lasius flavus isn't ideal they're a farming species that live all their lives underground eating root aphids and finding a queen will be nearly impossible. Myrmica Rubra which are a little on the small side, not that I mind that, and are a stinging species which I might have a problem with. And Lasius niger which is common and I've experienced on more than one occasion foraging in my home ^_^ guess Lasius niger it probably will be.

I actually wanted to go for tetramorium but unfortunately while native to the country aren't native to my area so I'm not permitted to keep. More on that in my Journal ^_^

Anyways nice to meet you all

John

[AntsMclama]

Hello! and good luck to finding the ants you want, Maybe you will one day find the tetramorium you want walking alongside you on the sidewalk one day

[JohnyDL]

I wish they're a costal species in the UK and I'm nowhere near the coast, unless they invade naturally anyway I wouldn't be permitted to keep them which sucks

[Martialis]

I wish they're a costal species in the UK and I'm nowhere near the coast, unless they invade naturally anyway I wouldn't be permitted to keep them which sucks

Why can people in the UK keep ants like Atta/Acromyrmex, but not ants non-native ants native to another part of the country?

[JohnyDL]

Why can people in the UK keep ants like Atta/Acromyrmex, but not ants non-native ants native to another part of the country?

it might just be my council but I asked and they said I have to keep a local species, so that's what's going to have to happen, it's unfortunate but I'll deal with it ^_^

[Martialis]

Why can people in the UK keep ants like Atta/Acromyrmex, but not ants non-native ants native to another part of the country?

it might just be my council but I asked and they said I have to keep a local species, so that's what's going to have to happen, it's unfortunate but I'll deal with it ^_^

Ah. Thanks for clarifying this.