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On Tue Dec 25 20:25:32 2001
Andreas Weckerle writes:		 Hi Randy the ants are interesting as always - wish you and them a merry christmas & a happy new year. CU in January am in need of some NeXT spare parts. Greetings from Germany Andreas.
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On Sat Jan 19 17:14:30 2002
Mr Ant replies:		 Always nice to see you Andreas. LOL Maybe when I reorganize my NeXT site I'll put up a guest book.!!
On Wed Dec 12 22:06:58 2001
Candy writes:		 interesting
On Sat Jan 19 17:13:30 2002
Mr Ant replies:		 Cool.
On Mon Dec 3 04:19:44 2001
Ryujunsu writes:		 i m korean .. so my ENGLISH is not good...-.- my school is University of Inchon Dept. of BIOLOGY. i find this web site. this site have so many CAMs. ant s social insects. ... To web manager.. i feel thanks your effort make this all contents. well see i m gone..
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On Sat Jan 19 17:12:30 2002
Mr Ant replies:		 Ryujunsu. I'm glad you came and enjoyed the site. Thank you very much for your appreciation. It's thing like the above which make me think perhaps it's time to come back to the web world. Even if just for a while each week.!
On Fri Nov 23 02:00:39 2001
Elizabeth A Schlotman writes:		 I learning a lot from this site and others. I am hoping to learn enough to build an ant farm for my two young boys. Wish me LUCK!
On Sat Jan 19 17:10:30 2002
Mr Ant replies:		 Good luck Elizabeth! It's not that hard. But I am still having issues relating to humidity. Tough to keep humidity at decent levels or gradient I'm going to be working on that more this year.. I also very much wish to keep colonies which forage outside so I don't have to feed them.!
On Sun Nov 11 16:07:34 2001
MIKE writes:		 I am gay please contact via my website
On Sat Jan 19 17:08:30 2002
Mr Ant replies:		 I left this in so people don't think ants are homophobic. But it seems to be more of a solicitation than a thank you. So unless your looking for others gays you might wish to pass on this one. Everytime I see gay I think to my self so is that gay happy or gay else.. *G*
On Sat Oct 13 12:02:43 EDT 2001
Daniel Ward writes:		 I am doing research on the social life and behaviour of ants and bees with a view to relating it to political theory. Can anyone give me some specific information on the way ants behave towards each other and towards the colony in general?
On Sat Jan 19 17:06:30 2002
Mr Ant replies:		 Hello Daniel. Well probably way to late. But you should check out a number of books on Ants to see if they have any info which might help you as I'm not really sure what you are looking for. Sorry but I've been on a LONG antcam website vacation.!!
On Fri Oct 12 20:46:17 EDT 2001
Linda Barragan writes:		 This is my first bio project an ant farm so I found your so site ever so informative. Thanks for sharing all of your hard work and information......Linda
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On Sat Jan 19 17:05:30 2002
Mr Ant replies:		 Linda. You can't imagine how much work. And you can't imagine how much your appreciation means to me. Thank you very much for your comments!! It's been a togh 2001 for me!
On Fri Oct 12 11:40:29 EDT 2001
will mariano writes:		 can u send me stuff about ants
On Sat Jan 19 17:02:30 2002
Mr Ant replies:		 Hello Will. Generally I don't use e-mail to distribute information and just let people come back when they want to see if anything is new. At some point I'm going to figure out how to show that to people. Links with stares or something. So at this time no I don't have any plans for some kind of e-mail updates..
On Mon Oct 8 18:18:27 EDT 2001
JAN M. writes:		 I HAVE A NEW SET UP THIS IS SO INTERESTING. CAN WE SEND THESE ANTS TO GET OSAMA???
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On Sat Jan 19 16:54:30 2002
Mr Ant replies:		 LOL Jan. Would be great wouldn't it. Go get em girls! My apologies for taking so long to reply..
On Thu Sep 27 13:10:06 EDT 2001
Rude writes:		 Wicked page but your chat room... is anyone ever there???????!?!?
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On Sat Jan 19 17:01:30 2002
Mr Ant replies:		 Rude. No I took a extended leave from this site. I'm slowly reorganizing my own life so I'll be around a bit more.. I finally have sound alerts working again.
On Sat Sep 22 13:38:08 EDT 2001
Rude writes:		 I have a colony of mymricine ants (thats all i know with many eggs and larvae i also have many pupae and larvae which will become ne alates. Coul i send you a journal? i would apreciat. Rude
On Sat Jan 19 16:59:30 2002
Mr Ant replies:		 Rude. I would be happy to have you do a journal. You should just drop me a e-mail if you manage to come back here. You got me wondering if anyone is still around doing journals. I know I've been lazy!.
On Tue Sep 11 02:56:28 EDT 2001
ronald v.d. werf writes:		 very nice but i am dutch
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On Sat Jan 19 16:54:30 2002
Mr Ant replies:		 Hello ronald. That is great. Wish I had more time to work on this site. Just been busy with life I guess. .. Also really bummed about my primary video camera Ldying.. Still looking for a suitable replacement. Thank for taking time to say hi.
On Fri Aug 31 04:51:33 EDT 2001
Joe F. Rocks! Growth Stock Investor & Market Strategist writes:		 nice site
On Sat Jan 19 16:45:30 2002
Mr Ant replies:		 Hmmm. Can only wonder sometimes whether people sign to say high or to put there link on my site. Oh well.. Even ants have to invest. ! *G*
On Sat Aug 4 05:45:48 EDT 2001
velvetviolet writes:		 greetings from Sweden - s g hi to the ants too :-
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On Sat Jan 19 16:52:30 2002
Mr Ant replies:		 Hello back to sweden. I hope to visit there soon!
On Sun Jul 29 17:32:44 EDT 2001
David writes:		 I have got to say that this is the first time I ve seen a carpenter ant queen on WebCam. Thank you so much for giving me something to look at when it s too hot outside
On Sat Jan 19 16:51:30 2002
Mr Ant replies:		 That's great David - and yeah it was darn hot this summer here too.! Thanks for stopping buy.!
On Wed Jul 25 21:53:33 EDT 2001
sedrick robinson writes:		 [were did you get your ant from!]
On Sat Jan 19 16:49:30 2002
Mr Ant replies:		 I make them myself Sedrick! See the AntFarm pages..
On Sun Jul 22 06:42:20 EDT 2001
theantlady writes:		 Hey there! Amazing site! Keep up the good work : I am in the process of starting a supercolony indoors. It s one of my dreams .. wish me luck!
On Sat Jan 19 16:47:30 2002
Mr Ant replies:		 Greetings theantlady. I definately wish you best of luck!! One of my goals is to just figure out how to keep a colony in my house and have them forage outside. I'm thinking this year to actually build a large terrarium and give carpenter queens access to it from the outside - or introduce a queen in there and see what happen.
On Sat Jul 7 21:29:18 EDT 2001
Cheri writes:		 I love this! see also http://www.ocfireant.com no live cams there - but it is my job!
Submitted URL http://tocha.homestead.com/index7.html
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On Sat Jan 19 16:45:30 2002
Mr Ant replies:		 Glad you enjoyed the site Cheri. When I get a chance I will check out your site..!
On Thu Jul 5 11:58:02 EDT 2001
Taz Caruso writes:		 I started a nest with a couple of shovel full of Harvesters. Got a few larvae and the rest workers of two sizes. THe larvae where fed until they pupated an d then came out with wings. Was that a fluke or did they try and perpetuate the colony. Or do all of them come with wings?
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On Fri Jul 1 17:51:30 2001
Mr Ant replies:		 Greetings Taz! Hmmm. It's hard to say given that you wern't able to identify if those alates(winged ants) were male (drones) or females (virgin queens). No all ants do not come with wings. Could be all kinds of reasons you observed what you did - w/o additional info I could only speculate.
On Tue Jun 12 16:54:24 EDT 2001
Joachim writes:		 Hi Im an ant seller from Germany and I only can stare on my monitor while seeing that fantastic species.We dont have that interesting species here you know so I ll have to wait until I can get some from outer Europe :-( Hm actually our sites have a similar content but my webcam isnt ready yet :-( Well I then will keep on trying to make leafcutting ants live here in that climate and up to now it works well - So greetings from here I have to go now great site with lots of information go on that way when I were you I would add some more ant species descriptions that is what they want here in Germany OK bye then :-
Submitted URL http://bugbrother.2xs.net
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On Fri Jul 1 17:47:30 2001
Mr Ant replies:		 Joachim, Welcome. Yes one of my goals is to add a lot more about species. But too many crazy things going on in my life this summer. I hope to hunker down and refocus. Until then be patient with me.. :)
On Wed Jun 6 01:55:47 EDT 2001
Andrew writes:		 I have really enjoyed using this website as an important educational too for me to learn more about species in my area. I am also thinking about starting my own colony very soon. Thanks for all the valueable information that you have provided. I espescially enjoyed the chat room!
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On Fri Jul 1 17:45:30 2001
Mr Ant replies:		 I'm glad you enjoyed the website. It is intended to be a educational resource. As to the chat room well it's been more and more difficult for me to man it lately.. Too many ants to visit and play with now that it's summer.
On Mon Jun 4 04:43:52 EDT 2001
Cody Pathin writes:		 uhhh.i duo...all i know is i have many questions to ask about a queen black ant...
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On Fri Jul 1 17:42:30 2001
Mr Ant replies:		 Well I hope I answered most of them cody.. I hope everyone reads the Ant FAQ as well as Gakken's Encyclopedia. They are good resources.
On Sat Jun 2 10:03:27 EDT 2001
Pete writes:		 Hi this site is awesome especially with all this info on ants. I found a queen with a black abdomen a red thorax and a black head which i have caught. It is very large I found it undera rock with larvae next to it in a chamber I collected it but I don t know if it had mated with a male :0
On Fri Jul 1 17:40:30 2001
Mr Ant replies:		 Thank you Pete. I wish you good luck with your queen. If it didn't have wings it is probably fertilized (mated).
On Wed May 30 09:23:06 EDT 2001
Invisible Planet writes:		 We very much enjoyed looking at the Ant cam - we have not seen a Queen Ant b4 so this is quite fascinating to us. Thankyou!
Submitted URL http://www.uboot.com/u/InvisiblePlanet
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On Fri Jul 1 17:39:30 2001
Mr Ant replies:		 Glad you liked it InvisiblePlanet.
On Sun May 27 15:21:09 EDT 2001
Todd Duft writes:		 Hi! This is a GREAT site. I have loved ants for as long as I can remember and would be very interested to learn how I might start my own colony of carpenter ants. If you sell the equipment that I would need to get started I would love to learn more about the process. Thanks! Todd
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On Sun Jun 1 00:39:30 2001
Mr Ant replies:		 Todd. Thank you for the kind compliments. I'm currently working on some information that might help you. Things are changing slowly but steadily. I should have something up in a few weeks to help everyone who wants to start a colony. Until I get my information done please read Gakken's Encyclopedia it's a excellent resource I have a listed index on my links page
On Fri May 25 06:11:02 EDT 2001
Rude writes:		 Nice site I myself have a queen with three workers and the second brood are in larval stage please email me to chat!
Submitted URL
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On Thu May 24 10:43:45 EDT 2001
Miss Bugeau s class writes:		 We are very interested in ants. This site was very cool and informative. thank you!
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On Fri May 18 15:50:10 EDT 2001
seidon writes:		 hi your comments about how to catch the ant queen helped me very much. thanks!!!
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On Sun Jun 1 00:36:30 2001
Mr Ant replies:		 Seidon, Glad to help.
On Sun May 6 21:01:57 EDT 2001
Troy Kazmierczak writes:		 I loved this website im going to buy 3 terrariums. Im looking for a queen ant so if any one can sell me one email me please
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On Sun Jun 1 00:35:30 2001
Mr Ant replies:		 Well we shall see Troy.. As to Queens please see FAQ on that since shipping them across state lines is illegal w/o proper permits.. I'm working on some things to help solve this problem..
On Sun May 6 11:35:45 EDT 2001
will demuth writes:		 Web site gets better and better..
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On Sun Jun 1 00:33:30 2001
Mr Ant replies:		 As does yours Will..
On Sun May 6 01:43:26 EDT 2001
Wally writes:		 I now know more about the Ant than I ever thought I would. Neat Site!
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On Fri May 4 20:34:22 EDT 2001
eddie writes:		 Cool
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On Fri Apr 27 16:45:41 EDT 2001
Taz writes:		 Great site. When I was frustrated over not being able to talk to someone about finding queens it was a pleasure to get a realtime response. Thanks
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On Sun Jun 1 00:33:30 2001
Mr Ant replies:		 Taz. Well I'm glad you liked that. ALWAYS check the FAQ first since many common questions are answered there including the one above.
On Mon Apr 16 14:05:39 EDT 2001
tom writes:		 great website. i loved to see the ants from my own home. the only thing i would say is i think it would be a bit better if the web cam moved. but overall i think its GREAT.
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On Sun Jun 1 00:31:30 2001
Mr Ant replies:		 Tom. Yeah I agree it would be better. Maybe someday I'll have that feature. You have to realize that the amound of light needed makes using standard cams difficult at best.. But someday I hope to have precisely the feature you want.
On Sun Apr 15 18:42:55 EDT 2001
heather writes:		 i love your web site love heather
Submitted URL http://heatherpeanut.homestead.com/main.html
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On Sun Jun 1 00:29:30 2001
Mr Ant replies:		 I'm glad you liked it Heather. I saw your site as well. Keep it growing!!
On Sat Apr 14 22:28:48 EDT 2001
John writes:		 I really like the way this site is being setup! I can t wait for the T-shirts to be avaliable for buying! I hope that you can come visit us at The Ant Farm Message Board.
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On Sun Jun 1 00:29:30 2001
Mr Ant replies:		 John, I'm glad you like it.. Have no clue when I'll get T-shirts done. I have designs - but they are too expensive to produce right now..
On Tue Apr 3 10:55:04 EDT 2001
Coleton writes:		 this is Cool. I ve had 2 ant farms so far (I m 6yrs. old and they came from Uncle Milton Company.
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On Sun Jun 1 00:27:30 2001
Mr Ant replies:		 Coleton. Thank your for writing. I started collecting ants at about your same age. I hope you have as many years of enjoyment as I - and I hope your mom is more tolerant of your farms than mine was.!!
On Wed Mar 28 14:21:42 2001
Kirk writes:		 I must say you have some nice nest designs. I like your site its spectacular.
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On Sun Jun 1 00:25:44 2001
Mr Ant replies:		 Kirk. Thank you for your nice compliments. I do work pretty hard on things. It's slow but growing..
On Tue Mar 13 13:33:03 2001
Rossier writes:		 Very good site! I m french my English is not good
Submitted URL http://www.ultranet.fr.fm
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On Sun Mar 16 19:52:00 2001
Mr Ant replies:		 Rossier. I'm glad you like AntCam.
On Sun Mar 11 10:26:29 2001
Joe Nauman writes:		 I like this site
On Sun Mar 11 11:44:00 2001
Mr Ant replies:		 Hello Joe and welcome. I'm glad you like it cause this year AntCam is going to ROCK! I have plans for a lot more images and field work. How to Videos (available online via Real Networks G2 Player) or VHS all about how to start your colony, take care of it, problems you might run into, where and how to get your ants, etc. Hopefully it will all be converted to web pages as well. I have a lot of work to do so sit back relax and as I will say Let the colony begin. I want to let people know that as long as there is a MrAnt - there will be AntCam and your all welcome here. Just go easy on me. OK!
On Fri Mar 2 23:48:33 2001
Dave Bennett writes:		 it could be completed a bit more but the pics are amazing i would give this site 7 out of ten. One other thing needs more info on ants
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On Sun Mar 11 11:37:00 2001
Mr Ant replies:		 Hello David. Sorry it's taken so long to respond to your guestbook signature. Thanks BTW!! Yep I agree a lot more could be done. And I hope will be done. I'm almost finished with my new terrarium design. I had a inspiration which may allow me to make and sell the wood ones for a reasonable price (less than $100). It's so slick I love it!!

I want to let everyone know that David Bennett is the author of the Consobrinus Journal here at AntCam. A great thanks and I hope to see more Aussies here on the board since Hailes Aquarium sells not just Ant Terrariums but Consobrinus Queens as well.. You are a welcome addition to AntCam. And just as a note to see when you see this. I'm thinking of adding a Personality section to the Community Page which has information on you and the other David, myself and other ant personalities in the world so people can get to know a little about us personally. Thanks again David!

On Sun Feb 25 18:25:07 2001
Ms. Lindner writes:		 thanks for the informative answers on the ant faq. my 1st and 2nd graders asked many of the questions listed there and they will enjoy surfing your site during the coming week or two. regards
Refered by searched under ants and or insects only 18000 sites in response eeeek!
On Tue Feb 27 11:37:00 2001
Mr Ant replies:		 Ms. Lindner. How nice of you to stop by and write! Any feedback regarding what you as a teacher find lacking here, or particularly students comments would be greatly appreciated.. I'm glad the FAQ was helpful.. We (the authors) decided to make that FAQ because we got tired of answering the same questions over and over again. With regards to searching for ant sites. I agree tons of entries . I have been working on my links page in which I am trying to put together a fairly complete ant link resource page.. The first few sites on that list also have pretty extensive links and other information. Welcome to the world wide search :).. As always good things take time.. As this year unfolds I'm hoping to put up a lot more information, pictures, etc. regarding the field work I have planned.. Also I do have a journal of one young ant researcher online David that your students can check out. The only one of my journals I have available or have been working on is my camponotus journal - which they can step through and read.. If you have any students which plan on obtaining and studying ants this spring I would be happy to create a way for them to make journal entries of there own here.. I would very much like to have as many young ant hobbiest journals as possible as other young hobbiests can gain perspective from their peers on the problems, and successes other have experienced..
On Mon Feb 12 21:39:35 2001
Meme writes:		 this place sucks! the 60 second updates did nothing to the picture! stupid!
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On Fri Feb 16 17:36:00 2001
Mr Ant replies:		 Well Me seeing as I'm not sure I believe your e-mail address AND you didn't care to tell me what OS and browser you were using I can't check. I can tell you that the html page itself is updated with each cam snapshot. So the html page AND the image it refers to change every 20/60 seconds depending on which page your looking at (you didn't bother to tell me). Hence there is no single image one can link to to get a updating cam image. I did this to overcome bugs in Netscape that wasn't updating properly (when image URL is same it wouldn't update). The additional benefit was that it made it harder for people to steal my feed - or use my cam as backgrounds on their computer (if someone wants that they have to ask!!).

Final note: I have checked on the browsers available to me and both 60 sec update pages work fine.. So if you manage to come back please give some info so I might try to diagnose and fix the problem if there is one..

On Thu Feb 1 19:45:38 2001
Brant Cotter writes:		 thanks for ideas on how to build a ant farm.!!
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On Fri Feb 16 17:33:00 2001
Mr Ant replies:		 Hope it helps Brant. The first two who tried havn't been sucessful. I know I had to make a couple before I was happy with the result. The hardest thing was making sure my plaster mixture was thin enough so it didn't permaturely harden. And making sure not too much ran out through crack between frame and plastic mat (clay helps seal there). I'm going to be changing that design soon as well.
On Thu Jan 11 08:45:00 2001
david writes:		 Great Webpage Randy! well done on creating such a well designed page about the little guys(or should that be gals?)! :) BTW great webcams!
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On Thu Jan 11 08:48:20 EST 2001
Mr Ant replies:		 It was nice meeting you David. I wish you well with the ants you found. And yes it is Gals.. Every living ant you see on antcam will probably be female - unless its a drone with wings.. And thank you for the compliments on AntCam. I do work hard and am filling in slowly.. Tough enough just taking care of the 4 colonies I have now. I'll keep your ant trivia and ant games ideas in mind.
On Sun Mar 11 11:37:00 2001
Mr Ant replies:		 I also wanted to add a short note letting everyone know that David is AntCam's first outside journal author. He writes about his Lasius Flavus Journal here at AntCam. A great thanks to you. You are a welcome addition to AntCam. And just as a note to see when you see this. I'm thinking of adding a Personality section to the Community Page which has information on you and David Bennett, myself and other ant personalities in the world so people can get to know a little about us personally. Thanks again David!
On Mon Jan 8 19:36:58 2001
Andreas writes:		 These little brothers and sisters are quite active I ll look at the ones in our garden next summer with different eyes. cu Andreas
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On Tue Jan 9 00:58:00 2001
Mr Ant replies:		 Hey Andreas wonderful of you to stop by!! Thanks for the nice comments.. I hope you find a new appreciation for ants. They turn more topsoil than any other creature (including us) on this planet. They are very important for the ecosystem.! Oh and by the way they are all sisters!
On Thu Jan 4 14:09:39 2001
mary jane writes:		 ants are mean
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On Tue Jan 9 00:31:09 2001
Mr Ant replies:		 Yeah mary jane ants can seem mean. But they are neither more or less mean than us and just as fascinating to watch. Thank you for signing and sharing your thoughts with us.
On Fri Oct 13 17:31:35 2000
Ant writes:		 Kick butt Web site, Randy! Perhaps the best cam on the Internet too! :)
Submitted URL http://antfarm.home.dhs.org
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On Fri Oct 13 18:15:28 2000
Mr Ant replies:		 Hey Ant! Well nice of you to stop by and leave your URL graffitti as well as praising words.. Thank you! Grins. To everyone who doesn't know - Phillip aka Ant is the maintainer and co-author of the AntFAQ. His web site has all kinds of Ant related stuff..

And YES I think compared to most Critter webcams the AntCam is one of the best if not THE best.. At least when one clicks on the cam you get to see Ants.. If your not satisfied with one cam we have two..

BTW: Ant have you checked my online Journal?
On Sun Sep 17 03:21:28 2000
Kris writes:		 Now it works Mr. Rencsok!!! I just wanted to tell you that it is a very good site. The antcams are fascinating, the info is thorough and finaly there is a site where a clumsy guy like me can BUY nests and not loose his nerves trying to build one myself:))) Thanks for that site!!!
Submitted URL http://www.bsnet.dhs.org
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On Sun Sep 17 15:26:28 2000
Mr Ant replies:		 Thanks for pointing out the problem Kris! I'm glad you enjoy the site. I do work hard to try to keep things interesting. I have a lot more to do so look forward to better things. You and all other fellow myrmecologists are welcome!
On Fri Feb 11 23:30:57 2000
will demuth writes:		 Great job on the ant cam
Submitted URL http://www.antcolony.org
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On Sat Dec 30 13:08:00 2000
Mr Ant replies:		 Well I always appreciate thanks.. Looks like Will needed a plug for AntColony.org! :)
On Sun Feb 6 21:16:08 2000
Braden writes:		 very interesting, great pictures. why cant you see the queen on the Ant Cam?
Refered by I was trying to find information on Carpenter Ants and your website poped up!
On Sat Dec 30 13:13:00 2000
Mr Ant replies:		 Braden! Thanks for stopping by. I'm sorry you had a terrible time trying to make your own plaster terrarium. I hope the terrariums are working ok for you. (Nothing is perfectg) And above all I hope your colony(ies?!) is(are) doing well..