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Specimen requests
- Polyergus with Formica hosts needed for molecular work – James Trager
- Cerapachyinae needed for morphological work – Marek Borowiec
- Palearctic Stenamma needed for molecular work – Michael Branstetter
- Army/Leafcutter/Bullet ant queens needed for morphometrics – Mike Kaspari
- Simopelta needed for molecular work – Alex Wild
- Solenopsidini needed for molecular work – Rachelle Adams
- Trachymyrmex & Acromyrmex needed for molecular work – Scott Solomon
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Not a comment, but an unrelated question:
Trying to find an answer to a question, I found your site. Please forgive the question if it is offensive, and if you don’t know the answer, maybe you know someone who does.
Yesterday I put a bit of Terro outside for what I call “Pissants” (little tiny ants that will come inside and make me crazy – sorry). They didn’t do their usual roundup feed- off and I didn’t think much of it. Today, the old Terro had debris all around it and was stale, but the ants were incredibly busy. I put out a new spot. They still weren’t into the feedoff but seemed to be intent on surrounding the new Terro and covering it with debris(?). That’s my presumption – they may have wanted the debris to go into their colony but the Terro blocked the main entance?
Both yesterday and today were daytime highs of approx 60 degrees and dry; 35ish at night. It started raining around 7:00 pm tonight, Salem Oregon 45th parallel temperate zone. I’ve spent 2 hours online trying to find an answer for this behavior, and enjoyed an hour with your photos – can you help me find an answer to what these ants were doing with the Terro? Again, forgive me with the Terro biz- ants were fascinating to me before I found your photos and I find them more incredible now. Thanks for your time.
Is there some sort of by products from ants? I seem to remember it is something people by for some reason or am I crazy?
ooops. Should be “… people BUY”…….
Help I’ve been stung by a cow killer ant and the pain is bad what do I use for relief help me please