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Hey guys,

I live in a pretty remote area and nuptial flight season is starting, I am unsure of where to look for them in terms of landscape, any ideas?

AntCompetitors wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 26, 2020 12:07 pm

if you have one of those glass medicine pill cylindrical containers you can use one of those.

How do you give them water in that case?

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