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When to find Lasius

Started By AntBoi3030 , Aug 14 2021 1:12 PM

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#21 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted August 19 2021 - 7:27 AM

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Aren’t they the same (pretty much)

My favorite queens/colony’s:
Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata 

#22 Offline AntsMaryland - Posted August 19 2021 - 8:15 AM

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To my understanding, their colonies get quite a bit larger and they're more "spunky."


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Aphaenogaster cf. rudis 

Tetramorium immigrans 

Tapinoma sessile

Formica subsericea

Pheidole sp.

Camponotus nearcticus

#23 Offline NickAnter - Posted August 19 2021 - 8:26 AM

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Yeah, with a single queen, they get to a thousand workers in like 2-3 years... Whereas my 3 QUEEN Lasius americanus colony has like 300 after 2 years after capture...


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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). 

#24 Offline m99 - Posted August 19 2021 - 8:58 PM

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I really want a neoniger queen this year, especially since it takes them a year to get going.

 

Are there any particular environmental cues to look for here in the northeast US? Or should I just be out at sunset anytime it's not windy or rainy basically?


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#25 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted August 20 2021 - 5:40 AM

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They decently flew yesterday they were EVERYWHERE I only caught five because tbh I don’t want 200 Lasius colony’s lol. They swarmed across my yard and kept smacking me in the face. They’re were also hundreds of selonopis molesta and brachymyrmex depilis
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My favorite queens/colony’s:
Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata 

#26 Offline m99 - Posted August 20 2021 - 9:39 AM

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Alright I'll definitely do some walking along the trails around here in that case, that seals it yay


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#27 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted August 20 2021 - 10:27 AM

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Go looking about an hour earlier then sundown because it is easier to spot them
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My favorite queens/colony’s:
Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata 

#28 Offline Ottercl - Posted August 20 2021 - 12:43 PM

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Should I set up a black light tonight for them?
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#29 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted August 20 2021 - 4:19 PM

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Go ahead! I only found two Lasius neoniger queens there. But brachymyrmex depilis are flying too.
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My favorite queens/colony’s:
Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata 

#30 Offline Ottercl - Posted August 20 2021 - 4:58 PM

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There were hundreds solenopsis molesta drones at my blacklight, but hardly any queen queens. I caught 4 Lasius neoniger queens but only kept the one without wings

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Journal: https://www.formicul...onotus-journal/

#31 Offline m99 - Posted August 21 2021 - 2:11 PM

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Alright well the universe wants me to have a neoniger queen tonight. I was out looking on the way back from errands and not seeing anything, and had decided to give up and stay in for the night because I hadn't even been able to find any nests preparing for flights.

 

I'm in the house feeling sweaty and gross and then I think "man that droplet in my eyebrow right now is really ... mobile?" And I pluck a soaking wet male alate out off my temple  :lol:

 

So I guess I'll go back out and try a farmer's market lawn area down the road in a bit, and if I DON'T come back with a queen  :mad:  :mad: what a tease, universe. What a tease. 

 

*edit* Universe hates me. Eat pizza.


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#32 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted August 22 2021 - 6:21 AM

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Maybe they ahead a test flight with males mine did that and they flew the next day!
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My favorite queens/colony’s:
Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata 

#33 Offline m99 - Posted August 22 2021 - 9:16 AM

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I definitely had that thought. But for their sake I sure hope they didn't, because we've got a hurricane around today  :whistle:  :lol:


#34 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted August 22 2021 - 10:22 AM

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Haha it rained after their “males only flight” then the next day they flew!
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My favorite queens/colony’s:
Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata 

#35 Offline futurebird - Posted August 23 2021 - 5:26 AM

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I can’t find any females only males EVERYWHERE at my blacklight there is probably 1 thousand nearing 2 thousandy I have no idea where the female alates are.

 

I'm just a city girl, but in a book I read it said that males often fly before females by a few hours or as much as a day, they spread the pheremones that trigger the flight in other colonies. 


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#36 Offline smares - Posted August 23 2021 - 6:45 PM

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I'm looking for these guys also! I wish they flew here in Co as the do in Britain! If I recall they were so numerous the mating flight showed up on weather radar!
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#37 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted August 24 2021 - 6:28 AM

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That’s so cool, I looked the day after flights under some rocks that were United for collecting hosts and found a lot of queen in their founding chambers looking up at me(they had no eggs)

My favorite queens/colony’s:
Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata 

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