So, I've been thinking about getting into ant keeping. Anyone have any idea when Nuptial Flights happen in Israel? I imagine no, but better to ask!
Ants are intensely interesting to me and have only grown more-so as I've studied ant keeping and ants in general. A lot of what I thought I knew has turned out to be exceedingly basic and narrow in focus.
I'll keep you guys up to date once I get things rolling.
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@Surasanji I was just talking to @mngrif about wanting to get into ant keeping myself!
@Surasanji @freemo @mngrif I keep bees... I am not sure what one gets from keeping ants though. Or is it just voyeuristic?
@Absinthe @freemo @mngrif Partially, I also just find them extremely interesting. How they act and work- in Ant Keeping, a lot of set ups are designed so you can see the ants in their nest and observe them being ants.
They don't give you honey or anything like that. It's just, for me at least, fascinating to watch an insect with such a complex social life.
@Surasanji
First, I didn't know ant keeping was a thing. Looks awesome.
When I was in Australia there were this green bottom ants, people ate that green part. It wasn't that bad frankly, i tried quite a few of them (You won't get your belly full, but it's something)
@arteteco @Surasanji @freemo @mngrif Actually, seems if you look for them online, Australia is where you can easily buy queens. Imagine that. There are so many cool looking ants, some of them must be delicious. :)
@Absinthe @Surasanji @freemo @mngrif
Honestly, I think it would make a good business too... I'd personally buy ants to eat.
