Ant keepers in Australia NSW and all other states and territories in Australia
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 12:01 am
This is just going to be for Aussie ant keepers to talk and try to met up.
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Re: Ant keepers in Australia NSW and all other states and territories in Australia
Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2019 8:37 am
Hello, new to all this but interested to know if there are any Ant keeper community events in Sydney or Melbourne.
Re: Ant keepers in Australia NSW and all other states and territories in Australia
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2019 4:47 am
I’m in Melbourne but technically not an Ant keeper as I haven’t found any Queen ants yet (only started looking the last 2 days). I’m tempted to buy some online but that seems like a cop out so I’m holding out for now. Would love to hear suggestions on great places in Melbourne to go Queen collecting.
Re: Ant keepers in Australia NSW and all other states and territories in Australia
Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2019 4:03 am
The iridomyrmex sp are flying at this time of the year [with a lot of other species]. I'm from Darwin, I've had a lot of luck with the iridomyrmex sp. caught 9 of them over the last 2 months.JimmyBanks wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2019 4:47 amI’m in Melbourne but technically not an Ant keeper as I haven’t found any Queen ants yet (only started looking the last 2 days). I’m tempted to buy some online but that seems like a cop out so I’m holding out for now. Would love to hear suggestions on great places in Melbourne to go Queen collecting.
Re: Ant keepers in Australia NSW and all other states and territories in Australia
Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2019 2:37 am
Formicoidea, just as a question what colonies do you keep?Formicoidea wrote: ↑Thu Dec 05, 2019 10:45 pm
As it gets warmer we should have more and more nuptials. It's best to look after a rainstorm. Looking on the pavement is pretty effective for finding queens as they are visible when they walk over it.
Good luck, keep us posted!
Re: Ant keepers in Australia NSW and all other states and territories in Australia
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 12:08 am
im new as well. But i have joined the gan project as i have caught to many Queen ants for me to look after.Formicoidea wrote: ↑Mon Dec 09, 2019 8:48 pmI keep quite a few.AusAnts wrote: ↑Mon Dec 09, 2019 2:37 amFormicoidea, just as a question what colonies do you keep?Formicoidea wrote: ↑Thu Dec 05, 2019 10:45 pm
As it gets warmer we should have more and more nuptials. It's best to look after a rainstorm. Looking on the pavement is pretty effective for finding queens as they are visible when they walk over it.
Good luck, keep us posted!
- Iridomyrmex Bicknelli
- Iridomyrmex Sp. (x2)
- Camponotus Consobrinus
- Camponotus Sp.
- Myrmecia Sp.
- Rhytidoponera Metallica (x2)
- Rhytidoponera victoriae
- Notoncus Sp. (x2)
- Anonychomyrma Cf. Froggatti (x6)
I am however very new to ant keeping (my earliest queen being from December last year). Most of these are just queens.
-unknown. [x1]
-opisthopsis sp. [x2]
-pheidole sp. [x5]
-Iridomyrmex Sp. [x8]
When did you catch the camponotus?
Re: Ant keepers in Australia NSW and all other states and territories in Australia
Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2019 11:07 pm
Got some really good rain in the past day. caught 5 healthy opisthopsis Queens (there were over 20), maybe a trap jaw Queen ant (could be a worker), and a probably infertile small Queen ant.
Re: Ant keepers in Australia NSW and all other states and territories in Australia
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2019 3:09 am
Gold Coast based here, new to keeping as I recently nabbed a Camponotus claripes queen that made the mistake of crossing my coffee table as I was sorting/sterilizing the test tubes I had just gotten
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Re: Ant keepers in Australia NSW and all other states and territories in Australia
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2019 3:23 am
Thats some good luck. I reckon you will find more if you have a look around.
Re: Ant keepers in Australia NSW and all other states and territories in Australia
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2019 4:10 am
Yeah 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
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