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Solenopsis invicta... AGAIN...

Started By Alabama Anter , Jan 13 2017 2:41 PM

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#1 Offline Alabama Anter - Posted January 13 2017 - 2:41 PM

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Alright. I caught 13 more queens today and according to my ant keeping friends, flights in Florida.

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#2 Offline Connectimyrmex - Posted January 13 2017 - 7:16 PM

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Wow, those Solenopsis are surely going crazy there :P

 

Also, I found 15 queens and 1 nanitic under a rock. They looked so happy that I left them there. The next day they all were dead but 2 queens and the 1 nanitic. 


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#3 Offline ParaStatic - Posted January 13 2017 - 7:22 PM

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Wow very cool, wish I wasn't so far north sometimes lol.  :(


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#4 Offline Alabama Anter - Posted January 14 2017 - 5:49 AM

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Wow very cool, wish I wasn't so far north sometimes lol. :(

Be glad you don't live in the South. Diversity is dead. You'll only find Solenopsis invicta and Linpethuma. The one diversity that I see is Solenopsis molesta and Crematogaster ashmeadi

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#5 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted January 14 2017 - 6:51 AM

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Wow very cool, wish I wasn't so far north sometimes lol. :(

Be glad you don't live in the South. Diversity is dead. You'll only find Solenopsis invicta and Linpethuma. The one diversity that I see is Solenopsis molesta and Crematogaster ashmeadi

 

Still working out the kinks (like the extra 0's that keep sneaking into elevation), but the diversity in the south is actually fine.

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If you've enjoyed using my expertise and identifications, please do not create undue ecological risk by releasing your ants. The environment which we keep our pet insects is alien and oftentimes unsanitary, so ensure that wild populations stay safe by giving your ants the best care you can manage for the rest of their lives, as we must do with any other pet.

 

Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.

 

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#6 Offline Alabama Anter - Posted January 14 2017 - 8:16 AM

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Wow very cool, wish I wasn't so far north sometimes lol. :(

Be glad you don't live in the South. Diversity is dead. You'll only find Solenopsis invicta and Linpethuma. The one diversity that I see is Solenopsis molesta and Crematogaster ashmeadi
Still working out the kinks (like the extra 0's that keep sneaking into elevation), but the diversity in the south is actually fine.
Oh i know. For Florida. Alabama is overrun. But at least we have some diversity in the top of it.

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#7 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted January 14 2017 - 1:27 PM

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My language wasn't totally accurate. This data in no way reflects ant distributions or populations, but it's clear that hobbyists have been finding native fauna throughout all of these states. Solenopsis invicta is less prevalent away from human-dense environments (lawns and wasteland). The diversity is less-fine because of RIFA and Brachymyrmex patagonicus. Solenopsis xyloni, for example, is presumed to be extinct in the Eastern U.S.


If you've enjoyed using my expertise and identifications, please do not create undue ecological risk by releasing your ants. The environment which we keep our pet insects is alien and oftentimes unsanitary, so ensure that wild populations stay safe by giving your ants the best care you can manage for the rest of their lives, as we must do with any other pet.

 

Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.

 

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