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What species do you want to catch next anting season?

Started By antsandmore , Dec 18 2020 12:09 PM

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#1 Offline antsandmore - Posted December 18 2020 - 12:09 PM

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I want to catch Camponotus, Myrmecocystus, and maybe Odontomachus (the ones that crossed the arizona border)


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 none for now, planning on being more active this year

#2 Offline Manitobant - Posted December 18 2020 - 12:19 PM

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I want to find formicoxenus. Its the only native genus here that i havent found.
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#3 Offline M_Ants - Posted December 18 2020 - 12:21 PM

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Temnothorax, Pseudomyrmex, and Strumigenys.


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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

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#4 Offline antsandmore - Posted December 18 2020 - 12:53 PM

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I want to find formicoxenus. Its the only native genus here that i havent found.

cool! i've never heard of that one.(I've never heard of most species/genus)


Temnothorax, Pseudomyrmex, and Strumigenys.

Pseudomyrmex looks awesome


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 none for now, planning on being more active this year

#5 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted December 18 2020 - 1:04 PM

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Camponotus castaneus has been on my list for a while. Also some Crematogaster or Pheidole. And despite it being one of the more plain and beginner-y ants, getting some Lasius wouldn't be bad because I've had not-great luck with them in the past and I'd like to try again.


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#6 Offline TechAnt - Posted December 18 2020 - 1:05 PM

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I don't really know, only true ant goals I have set for this year is to get a fairly large honeypot colony. Maybe I could try to catch some Acromyrmex once I have researched, planned, and when I am equipped to care for Acromyrmex.


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(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#7 Offline CheetoLord02 - Posted December 18 2020 - 1:23 PM

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Pheidole rhea is my white whale. Seeing Cephalotes rohweri would be cool too, but I don't plan on keeping them. I'm also definitely fixing to get more Atta and another Neivamyrmex colony.


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#8 Offline Spazmops - Posted December 18 2020 - 1:41 PM

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Ponera, Strumigenys, Myrmecocystus, and the only one I actually have a chance of catching, Camponotus.


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#9 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted December 18 2020 - 1:43 PM

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I want to find Camponotus subbarbatus. I also want some Dolichoderus and to find the one Dorymyrmex species that AntMaps.org says lives here.

#10 Offline antsandmore - Posted December 18 2020 - 1:47 PM

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all cool ants!!! I also want to catch camponotus fragillis and maybe even myrmecocystus


Ants I am keeping:

 none for now, planning on being more active this year

#11 Online ANTdrew - Posted December 18 2020 - 1:48 PM

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My white whale is Nylanderia arenivaga.
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis would be awesome, but I only want to find nuptial queens. Seems like most people just dig up their colonies, but I refuse to do that for any species.
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#12 Offline M_Ants - Posted December 18 2020 - 1:57 PM

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How could I forget Cyphos? Also I want C. yogi but that's not gonna happen. 


Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

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#13 Offline FSTP - Posted December 18 2020 - 3:30 PM

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anything really, I did so bad in 2020. 


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#14 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted December 18 2020 - 3:46 PM

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anything really, I did so bad in 2020. 

I did mediocre. I'm just wanting to get any and all Attines this season, but I'm keeping all natives I find.


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#15 Offline antsandmore - Posted December 18 2020 - 5:50 PM

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hopefully i catch some cool ants next year. I just got into antkeeping


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 none for now, planning on being more active this year

#16 Offline NickAnter - Posted December 18 2020 - 6:58 PM

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Realistic ones: Formica perpilosa, Tetramorium immigrans, Hypoponera, Myrmentoma, Liometopum occidentale and Crematogaster.

 

Unrealistic ones: Strumigenys, Camponotus laevigatus/quercicola, Myrmecocystus, Acromyrmex, Parasitic Formica, and Parasitic Lasius.


Edited by NickAnter, January 24 2021 - 1:52 PM.

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). 

#17 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted December 20 2020 - 6:04 PM

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Camponotus castaneus has been on my list for a while. Also some Crematogaster or Pheidole. And despite it being one of the more plain and beginner-y ants, getting some Lasius wouldn't be bad because I've had not-great luck with them in the past and I'd like to try again.

camponotus castaneus is on the top of my list as well. they look so awesome!


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#18 Offline Devi - Posted December 20 2020 - 6:23 PM

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Camponotus castaneus has been on my list for a while. Also some Crematogaster or Pheidole. And despite it being one of the more plain and beginner-y ants, getting some Lasius wouldn't be bad because I've had not-great luck with them in the past and I'd like to try again.

camponotus castaneus is on the top of my list as well. they look so awesome!

 

Camponotus, myrmecocystus, pheidole.  Those are mine for next year.  :)


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#19 Offline ZTYguy - Posted December 20 2020 - 6:29 PM

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#20 Offline antsandmore - Posted December 20 2020 - 7:04 PM

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acromyrmex are awesome. I heard they were going to fly in huge flights since they didn't fly last year 


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 none for now, planning on being more active this year

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