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Does anyone who maintains a leaf-cutter ant exhibit have a source
for the ant colonies?  Any "leads" would be appreciated.

Two of the main suppliers (Museum of Life and Science in NC, and the 
Cincinatti Zoo)
have stopped or slowed-down providing colonies.

Apparently it is now a big(ger) deal to transport leaf-cutter ant 
colonies
into the U.S. because of post 9/11 security and import issues.

Well, there's an unintended consequence of "homeland security"!
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Paul Orselli

Paul Orselli Workshop (POW!)
1684 Victoria Street
Baldwin, NY  11510

(516) 223-1043  voice
(270) 294-5912  fax
(516) 238-2797  mobile

www.orselli.net

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