if you take a daily walk you should not miss any major nuptial flights. If you catch too many queen ants you could join the gan project to sell your ants. https://www.AntsCanada.com/queen-ants-for-sale/Rakeil wrote: ↑Mon Dec 16, 2019 4:10 amYeah that's the plan, i do a daily walk every afternoon after work so now I take 2-4 test tubes with me just in case
I'd like to get more as while my current queen is laying eggs (8-10 thus far) there is no telling how that will go, if I end up with a few tube colonies that are going well I may give them away to local guys looking to get into the hobby
Ant keepers in Australia NSW and all other states and territories in Australia
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2 x iridomyrmex sp Queen:15+ workers
2 x iridomyrmex pallidus: 40+ workers
1 x pheidole megacephala:2 queen 300 workers.
1 x opisthopsis Queen: 14 workers
2 x iridomyrmex pallidus: 40+ workers
1 x pheidole megacephala:2 queen 300 workers.
1 x opisthopsis Queen: 14 workers
Re: Ant keepers in Australia NSW and all other states and territories in Australia
Selling them sounds good, i wouldn't mind helping out people that aren't able to go hunting like I can though
Re: Ant keepers in Australia NSW and all other states and territories in Australia
How much luck have you guys had with Nuptial flights?
I emailed a local Myrmecologist or whatever you call them about nuptial flights in my region. He said he finds lots of queens in march/April in my region which is helpful.
I emailed a local Myrmecologist or whatever you call them about nuptial flights in my region. He said he finds lots of queens in march/April in my region which is helpful.
2 x iridomyrmex sp Queen:15+ workers
2 x iridomyrmex pallidus: 40+ workers
1 x pheidole megacephala:2 queen 300 workers.
1 x opisthopsis Queen: 14 workers
2 x iridomyrmex pallidus: 40+ workers
1 x pheidole megacephala:2 queen 300 workers.
1 x opisthopsis Queen: 14 workers
Re: Ant keepers in Australia NSW and all other states and territories in Australia
one of my friends told me about him. You could possibly look them up on the csiro website.
2 x iridomyrmex sp Queen:15+ workers
2 x iridomyrmex pallidus: 40+ workers
1 x pheidole megacephala:2 queen 300 workers.
1 x opisthopsis Queen: 14 workers
2 x iridomyrmex pallidus: 40+ workers
1 x pheidole megacephala:2 queen 300 workers.
1 x opisthopsis Queen: 14 workers
Re: Ant keepers in Australia NSW and all other states and territories in Australia
I have caught a lot of polyrachis hookeri queens by moving around leaflitter, maybe that works for other species
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Re: Ant keepers in Australia NSW and all other states and territories in Australia
Hey I’m in NSW and I just started. It is nearly September. September will be really exciting as the r.Metallica, I.bickenilli and the P.ammon will be flying! Really looking forward to joining the anting community in Australia. Last time, I caught an r.Metallica but I figured out it was a male.
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1x Iridomyrmex bickenilli, first workers
1x Iridomyrmex bickenilli, first workers
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Im from northern nsw if anyone else if reasonably close hit me up!!
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