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Title: Ant specimen!
Post by: nepenthes on January 07, 2007, 07:48:32 pm
Ant Specimen I got in a trade here is what I received. Pogonomyrmex is pretty much harvester ants that you would find in south west United States. they are pretty self explanatory.

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/alaskaheadbanger/Ants/PICT0597.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/alaskaheadbanger/Ants/PICT0600.jpg)
 
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/alaskaheadbanger/Ants/PICT0588.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/alaskaheadbanger/Ants/PICT0591.jpg)

Pogonomyrmex rugosus
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/alaskaheadbanger/Ants/PICT0596.jpg)

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/alaskaheadbanger/Ants/PICT0585.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/alaskaheadbanger/Ants/PICT0587.jpg)

This Species is actualy an army ant native that is in the USA. Just not as elaborate as the ones you would see in say South America.
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/alaskaheadbanger/Ants/PICT0582.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/alaskaheadbanger/Ants/PICT0584.jpg)

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/alaskaheadbanger/Ants/PICT0577.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/alaskaheadbanger/Ants/PICT0580.jpg)

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/alaskaheadbanger/Ants/PICT0574.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/alaskaheadbanger/Ants/PICT0576.jpg)


Ask any questions you might have about any species.
Title: Re: Ant specimen!
Post by: Cindi on January 11, 2007, 11:38:24 pm
Fabulous, all I really want to know though is what do you do with the ants?  Great day. cindi
Title: Re: Ant specimen!
Post by: nepenthes on January 12, 2007, 12:07:05 am
I will be pinning them, like with little pins in a box with a glass cover so you can see inside? Kind of like a quick reference to compare specimen.
Title: Re: Ant specimen!
Post by: Cindi on January 12, 2007, 08:48:47 am
nepenthes, are you a collector?  How many species do you have, I presume that you have catalogued many.  Great day.  Cindi
Title: Re: Ant specimen!
Post by: nepenthes on January 12, 2007, 10:00:25 am
Right now? No I don't have many i am actually just getting into Collecting and Pinning Ant Specimen, these actually came from Mexico, I want to get native and non native ant fauna, just kind of to get a good idea of ant world species, I know if i ever visit Australia I'm setting aside about a weeks worth of looking for specimen.

I think I have about 12 Species of ant right now, I really cant wait for the spring so many cool things, Collecting ants, first attempt at Bee's collecting more Tetramorium Reproductives!
Title: Re: Ant specimen!
Post by: Cindi on January 12, 2007, 10:06:55 am
What fauna do the ants like to eat?  I imagine they are pretty particular.  Great day.  Cindi
Title: Re: Ant specimen!
Post by: nepenthes on January 12, 2007, 10:19:53 am
Any thing really, Ants will eat any sugary substance, they eat other insects that are dead or alive for brood. Ill talk more about that in the one post later I really need to get going.

 ;)