Thanks for sharing your perspective. I appreciate it.

I don't use a map, but after 4 years I know more ant nest by heart than I care to admit. I also have many areas I collect from over about a 50 square mile area so I don't have to worry about depleting any one nest.
There are a few that I've collected from over the course of 4 years now, and they seem none the worse for wear. I would estimate that I've taken as much as 5000 per year from some of these with little noticeable effect. Hard to say what a scientific study might actually show as far as impact, but that is for another day.

Last year I located a very good barbatus area here in AZ. The size/mass is double or so that of rugosus. So there are three species I can collect from, the large barbatus down to the small maricopa.

So if you are in a sharing mood still I have a question.
Do you price based on weight, or actual count. If by weight, is it weight of 500 barbatus (or whatever incriment you use)? Raw? Hydrated? Fed?

Do you sell other species? If so, do you sell them by that same weight per $?

It seems having several sizes to choose from would be a benefit to the community, but the small ones are as difficult (or more so) to catch than the rugosus or barbatus. They won't go nearly as far with adults, but are very helpful for hatchlings.
If you don't have smaller Pogos, how do you deal with hatchlings?


Just some random thoughts and questions on ants...
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