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[antgenius123]

From my experience, I usually see Camponotus queens walking around the afternoon/evening after a flight.

[T.C.]

From my experience, I usually see Camponotus queens walking around the afternoon/evening after a flight.

Yes for sure. I have noticed this also.

[dspdrew]

Species: Veromessor pergandei, Pheidole cf. barbata

Location: Sky Valley, California

Date: 2-23-2017

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[noobkeeper]

Species: Solenopsis Fugax

Location: Cividale del Friuli, Friuli, Italy (46°04'29.6"N 13°24'47.0"E)

Date: 10-16-2016 (I guess that's how you tell the date in America, 21st of October)

Time: 16:20 PM

Temperature: unknown

Humidity: unknown

Wind: none

 

Rain: day before

[VoidElecent]

Species: Prenolepis imparis

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (39.9526° N, 75.1652° W)

Date: 2-24-2017 (February twenty-fourth)

Time: 15:30-16:00 PM (Around 3:30 to 4 EST)

Temperature: Mid to high 70's;  75° F - 80 ° F

Humidity: low-moderate

Wind: none

Rain: No rain, but enough fog to make it look like it rained earlier that day.

Edited by VoidElecent, February 25 2017 - 6:11 AM.

[AnthonyP163]

I caught 3 Crematogaster Cerasi queens in the beginning of September,

 

1 Camponotus Pennsylvanicus in August. (:

 

2 of the Crematogaster were caught on the sidewalk, the other under some bark.

 

The camponotus queen was found under a log.

 

I also caught 1 Aphaenogaster Rudis in a small puddle in September, in my backyard.

 

All caught during the day, Aphaenogaster in the morning.

 

In Wisconsin.

Edited by AnthonyP163, February 28 2017 - 4:47 PM.

[Bracchymyrmex]

Species: Prenolepis Imparis

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: 03-01-2017

Time: ~2:40pm

Temperature: 73° F

Humidity: 58%

Wind: 15-16 mph

Rain: Recent rain. (Overnight into morning)

[kellakk]

Species: Hypoponera sp.

Location: Austin, Texas

Date: 2-28-2017

Time: 12 PM

Temperature: 75 degrees F

Humidity: 79%

Wind: ~7 mph

 

Rain: Thunderstorm the week before.

 

Found 2 queens under a rock, not sure when they flew.

[Aaron567]

Species: Camponotus floridanus

Location: Pensacola, Florida

Date: 2-23-2017

Time: 5:00 PM

Temperature: 70° F

Humidity: 76%

Wind: 6 mph

Rain: None

 

Species: Pseudomyrmex gracilis

Location: Pensacola, Florida

Date: 3-2-2017

Time: 6:00 PM

Temperature: 65° F

Humidity: 30%

Wind: 7 mph

Rain: Night before

 

[dspdrew]

Species: Veromessor pergandei

Location: Indio Hills, California

Date: 3-4-2017

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Rain: Recent rain.

 

Species: Veromessor pergandei

Location: Palm Desert, California

Date: 3-4-2017

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Rain: Recent rain.

 

Species: Myrmecocytus cf. mimicus

Location: Anaheim Hills, California

Date: 3-4-2017

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[dspdrew]

Species: Dorymyrmex insanus

Location: Lake Elsinore, California

Date: 3-4-2017

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Species: Dorymyrmex insanus

Location: Hot Spring Canyon, California

Date: 3-4-2017

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[Aaron567]

Species: Dorymyrmex smithi

Location: Pensacola, Florida

Date: 3-9-2017

Time: 5:00 PM

Temperature: 74° F

Humidity: 70%

Wind: None

Rain: 2 days before

[Alabama Anter]

Species: Camponotus floridanus ​(?)

Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Date: 3/9/17

Temperature 76 Degrees

Humidity:

Wind: small breezes

Rain: Huge storm two days ago and light drizzle yesterday.

[dspdrew]

Species: Dorymyrmex insanus, Veromessor pergandei

Location: Hemet, California

Date: 3-8-2017

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Species: Camponotus clarithorax

Location: Garden Grove, California

Date: 3-7-2017

Time:8:00 PM

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[nurbs]

Species: Camponotus clarithorax, Camponotus quercicola, Camponotus sansabeanus, Dorymyrmex bicolor, Liometopum occidentale

Location: Chaney Trail, Angeles National Forest/San Gabriel Mountains, Altadena, CA

Date: 03-08-2017

Time: 5-8pm

Temperature: 70 deg

Rain: Recent rain

Edited by dspdrew, March 10 2017 - 4:09 AM.
Added city name

[Alabama Anter]

Wow...

[SoySauce]

I'm hiking on the Chaney trail now and I went down to the campground so far. I haven't found any live queens yet but I found this ginormous dead one so far:





I've also found about a dozen dead drones too:



Finding founding chambers here in the foothills are a lot harder than the desert! Darn these hiking stick holes too! They make me think I see a founding chamber every 3 or 4 feet! I think I picked up a few rat or mouse poop too

[SoySauce]

I just found a queen digging a founding chamber!

[nurbs]

I just found a queen digging a founding chamber!

 

Nice! Most likely C. Sansabeanus.

 

EDIT: On closer inspection (need better shots) this could be Myrmecocystus . 

Edited by nurbs, March 10 2017 - 12:48 PM.

[SoySauce]

Is this a queen or just a very large ant?