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Is it unusual for ants to have nubtial flight long after their main one?

Started By DDD101DDD , Aug 12 2019 7:06 PM

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#1 Offline DDD101DDD - Posted August 12 2019 - 7:06 PM

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I'm a little bit confused, I caught a Camponoutus sp. queen today, but its long after its nubtial flights.


He travels, he seeks the p a r m e s a n.

#2 Offline Somethinghmm - Posted August 12 2019 - 7:40 PM

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This is pretty normal behavior. Most ant species have more than 1 nuptial flight in each season.


#3 Offline ponerinecat - Posted August 13 2019 - 9:05 PM

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I had a flight of unknown camponotus at school in late october. Caught 7 queens, all were fertile, so i'm guessing it's pretty normal.


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