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SoDak (Society of Dakotan Ant Keepers) Official Ant Keeping Thread

Started By RushmoreAnts , Feb 14 2020 2:44 PM
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#1 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted February 14 2020 - 2:44 PM

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The official

 

 

Society of (South) Dakotan Ant Keepers 

 

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     Welcome, one and all, to the Society of (South) Dakotan  ant keepers (SoDAK) thread! This is AntsDakota, founder of this establishment, and I welcome all South Dakotans and others to our little group, and I hope to see our South Dakotan community grow!

 

     This thread is meant for chatting about ants, ant keeping, and miscellaneous subjects between South Dakotan ant keepers (and others who are visiting the thread). Feel free to post, comment, etc., and on behalf of the SoDAK, I wish you a happy ant keeping season!


Edited by AntsDakota, July 20 2022 - 3:33 PM.

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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#2 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted February 14 2020 - 3:45 PM

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This will be where i update regularly all the species I have seen fly.

 

Camponotus pennsylvanicus- late May through early July

Camponotus novaeboracensis- mid June through early July(around same time as pennsylvanicus)

Camponotus modoc- late May through early July(around same time as pennsylvanicus)

Crematogaster cerasi- Late August

Formica subsericea.- July

Lasius claviger- Early to mid October

Lasius neoniger- early September

Prenolepis imparis- Late March to Early April

Solenopsis molesta- early August through early September(Usually same time as Lasius neoniger)

Tetramorium immigrans- early July


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Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8

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#3 Offline Ants4fun - Posted February 14 2020 - 3:59 PM

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Awesome. South Dakota getting some love.
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#4 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted February 15 2020 - 11:10 AM

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Just for anyone who's curious, these are the species and times I have witnessed flying over the past few years:

 

 

Camponotus pennsylvanicus- late May through early July

Camponotus novaeboracensis- mid June through early July

Tetramorium sp.- early July

Formica sp.- early July through mid August

Dorymyrmex cf. insanus- July

Lasius nearcticus- August

Lasius americanus - early August through early September

Brachymyrmex depilis- August through early September

Solenopsis molesta- early August through early September

Aphaenogaster rudis- late August through early September

Lasius neoniger- late August through early September

Ponera pennsylvanica- September

Myrmica sp. - September

parasitic Lasius- August through mid October


Edited by AntsDakota, February 15 2020 - 11:11 AM.

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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#5 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted February 15 2020 - 11:11 AM

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Alright, I will start. My Tetramorium colony has 17 workers, and lots of larva

You may want to start a journal on them.


"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#6 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted February 15 2020 - 11:13 AM

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Awesome. South Dakota getting some love.

Yes, indeed. We South Dakotans show a unique pride, love, and a sense of community within our state. It is unmatched.


"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#7 Offline ANTdrew - Posted February 15 2020 - 3:49 PM

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Cool. I’m mentally hearing ya’ll saying Campooonotus in the accent.
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#8 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted February 15 2020 - 5:48 PM

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lol


Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8

My Nationwide Ant Shop Here I have PPQ-526 permits to ship ants nationwide

Attention Ant-Keepers in South Dakota! Join the SoDak(Society Of Dakotan Ant Keepers)

My Formica sp. Journal

My Lasius sp. Journal

My Micro Ants Journal

My Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Journal

#9 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted February 15 2020 - 7:26 PM

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Cool. I’m mentally hearing ya’ll saying Campooonotus in the accent.

And I'm hearing you sutern' folk's Campernautus.  :lol:


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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#10 Offline ANTdrew - Posted February 15 2020 - 7:31 PM

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Haha, true. I actually don’t really have any kind of accent.
How about dem Laaaaasius?
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#11 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted February 15 2020 - 7:34 PM

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We don't really have a strong accent at all, except for the excess of "ya'know"s.


"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#12 Offline ANTdrew - Posted February 15 2020 - 7:42 PM

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Okay. I must be conflating North Dakota. My family is from Wisconsin, so they talk basically the same.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#13 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted February 15 2020 - 7:46 PM

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North Dakota? What's that?  :lol: Most of us pay almost no mind to social happenings in any other states. It's pretty isolated from everything- crimes, traffic jams, pollution, no state income taxes, no urban-lack-of-ant-diversity syndrome. Unfortunately, most people think of it as nothing more than corn fields, prairies, and Mt. Rushmore.  :facepalm:


Edited by AntsDakota, February 15 2020 - 7:46 PM.

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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#14 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted February 20 2020 - 10:16 AM

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Too true, too true


Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8

My Nationwide Ant Shop Here I have PPQ-526 permits to ship ants nationwide

Attention Ant-Keepers in South Dakota! Join the SoDak(Society Of Dakotan Ant Keepers)

My Formica sp. Journal

My Lasius sp. Journal

My Micro Ants Journal

My Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Journal

#15 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted February 20 2020 - 10:17 AM

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Just for anyone who's curious, these are the species and times I have witnessed flying over the past few years:

 

 

Camponotus pennsylvanicus- late May through early July

Camponotus novaeboracensis- mid June through early July

Tetramorium sp.- early July

Formica sp.- early July through mid August

Dorymyrmex cf. insanus- July

Lasius nearcticus- August

Lasius americanus - early August through early September

Brachymyrmex depilis- August through early September

Solenopsis molesta- early August through early September

Aphaenogaster rudis- late August through early September

Lasius neoniger- late August through early September

Ponera pennsylvanica- September

Myrmica sp. - September

parasitic Lasius- August through mid October

Also i didn't know that you saw camponoyus novaeboracensis


Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8

My Nationwide Ant Shop Here I have PPQ-526 permits to ship ants nationwide

Attention Ant-Keepers in South Dakota! Join the SoDak(Society Of Dakotan Ant Keepers)

My Formica sp. Journal

My Lasius sp. Journal

My Micro Ants Journal

My Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Journal

#16 Offline Ants4fun - Posted February 20 2020 - 10:31 AM

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And I’m assuming you found dorymyrmex in west SD?

#17 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted February 20 2020 - 6:15 PM

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No, I've found a couple colonies in my yard, and have found a few queens (all infertile) during the last couple years. I know they're Dorymyrmex, and they're a dark grey, so I call them D. insanus, as it is several species, yet to be determined.


"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#18 Offline Ants4fun - Posted February 20 2020 - 6:45 PM

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Wow, that’s super interesting. Never seen them in Sioux Falls before.

#19 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted February 21 2020 - 8:06 AM

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anyone know how to put pictures on your journal. I can't seem to. for some weird reason, i could do it on my first journal post, but i can't figure out how do do it again.


Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8

My Nationwide Ant Shop Here I have PPQ-526 permits to ship ants nationwide

Attention Ant-Keepers in South Dakota! Join the SoDak(Society Of Dakotan Ant Keepers)

My Formica sp. Journal

My Lasius sp. Journal

My Micro Ants Journal

My Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Journal

#20 Offline Ants4fun - Posted February 21 2020 - 8:09 AM

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http://forum.formicu...sting-pictures/
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