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Are nanitcs dumb?

Started By Temperateants , Sep 27 2019 4:07 PM

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#41 Offline dermy - Posted September 28 2019 - 8:04 PM

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Come on now, do we really have to have this flame/fight in a thread everytime, this time it looks more like someone instigated than just simply Hightlyze spewing stuff. No one here ever heard of Don't feed the Trolls? I guess Don't instigate could also be another thing as well.

 

I don't normally do much in the way of getting into people's faces with stuff, but come on every thread doesn't need to have this...... 


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#42 Offline Serafine - Posted September 29 2019 - 1:09 AM

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Expectation: Sticking your finger into an outworld will end up with majors ripping off your fingers.
Reality: Ants will climb on your hand and calmly explore the strange new terrain.
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#43 Offline NickAnter - Posted September 29 2019 - 6:14 AM

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Expectation: Forelius pruinosus are as large as Nylanderia vividula.


Reality: They are aboutthe size of Solenopsis molesta.
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Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

#44 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted September 29 2019 - 6:24 AM

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Expectation: Lasius and Formica have "unmissable" flights. (In the words of Mikey)

Reality: I missed every single Formica flight and only caught one neoniger queen this year.

(I say caught, but she was in a pool)

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#45 Offline DDD101DDD - Posted September 29 2019 - 6:32 AM

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Expectation: Lasius and Formica have "unmissable" flights. (In the words of Mikey)

Reality: I missed every single Formica flight and only caught one neoniger queen this year.

(I say caught, but she was in a pool)

Same with me, couldn't find any Formica, and only one neoniger.


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#46 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted September 29 2019 - 6:36 AM

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All I found were the dead alates after each Formica flight I missed.

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#47 Offline ANTdrew - Posted September 29 2019 - 7:17 AM

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Truuuuth. I’ve only found one Formica ever and zero L. neonigers.
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#48 Offline Guy_Fieri - Posted September 29 2019 - 7:25 AM

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We'll get those Formica one day.

#49 Offline DDD101DDD - Posted September 29 2019 - 7:39 AM

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Truuuuth. I’ve only found one Formica ever and zero L. neonigers.

But you're practically a Crematogaster magnet, which Antscanada has described as rare. 


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#50 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted September 29 2019 - 7:40 AM

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Truuuuth. I’ve only found one Formica ever and zero L. neonigers.

But you're practically a Crematogaster magnet, which Antscanada has described as rare.

They're nowhere near rare. Just have a small time frame for flights.

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#51 Offline Canadian anter - Posted September 29 2019 - 8:17 AM

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Expectation: Lasius and Formica have "unmissable" flights. (In the words of Mikey)
Reality: I missed every single Formica flight and only caught one neoniger queen this year.
(I say caught, but she was in a pool)

  

Truuuuth. I’ve only found one Formica ever and zero L. neonigers.

  

Truuuuth. I’ve only found one Formica ever and zero L. neonigers.

But you're practically a Crematogaster magnet, which Antscanada has described as rare.

They're nowhere near rare. Just have a small time frame for flights.

Almost all fully claustral Ants have small time frames from my experience. Just depends when you're normally anting
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#52 Offline Manitobant - Posted September 29 2019 - 9:01 AM

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That's funny. I found 30+ assorted formica this year, half of which were parasitic
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Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
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#53 Offline ANTdrew - Posted September 29 2019 - 9:36 AM

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Truuuuth. I’ve only found one Formica ever and zero L. neonigers.

But you're practically a Crematogaster magnet, which Antscanada has described as rare.
Facts. They literally landed on my shirt and pants. Benefits of being a CrematoMaster, I suppose. I’m trading two for a Formica, though!
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#54 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted September 29 2019 - 9:46 AM

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Expectation: Ants are supposed to slow down around hibernation time

Reality: They eat mealworms during the day when they are nocturnal and 1/4 of the colony decides it would be a good idea to circle their enclosure a couple times


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#55 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 29 2019 - 9:47 AM

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expectations: local ants are easy to find

Reality: WHERE ARE MY STIGMA


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#56 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted September 29 2019 - 9:55 AM

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Me too lol! "local ants" :db:


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#57 Offline Canadian anter - Posted September 29 2019 - 10:22 AM

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expectations: local ants are easy to find
Reality: WHERE ARE MY STIGMA

  

Truuuuth. I’ve only found one Formica ever and zero L. neonigers.

But you're practically a Crematogaster magnet, which Antscanada has described as rare.
Facts. They literally landed on my shirt and pants. Benefits of being a CrematoMaster, I suppose. I’m trading two for a Formica, though!
  

Expectation: Lasius and Formica have "unmissable" flights. (In the words of Mikey)
Reality: I missed every single Formica flight and only caught one neoniger queen this year.
(I say caught, but she was in a pool)


Expectation: Can't find any diversity of ants because of limited range

Reality: Finds almost every Ontario single ant species and in good numbers on the Ant Togethers
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#58 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted September 29 2019 - 10:26 AM

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Expectation: Can't find any diversity of ants because of limited range

Reality: Finds almost every Ontario single ant species and in good numbers on the Ant Togethers

Dang! The only ants i see around here are tetrmorium and formica? Yea, Camponotous looks like it's getting pushed out of my area a little


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#59 Offline FSTP - Posted September 29 2019 - 10:32 AM

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Expectation: My friends are going to love hearing about this cool ant behavior I just witnessed!

 

Reality: Eyes glaze over in a stuper.


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#60 Offline DDD101DDD - Posted September 29 2019 - 10:36 AM

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Expectation: Antkeeping is really common.

 

Reality: We're the last of our kind.


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