4got about this,
yesterday, s. invicta
Edited by AntsTexas, August 29 2015 - 7:34 AM.
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anting mating queens swarming alates mating flight nuptial flight
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Posted August 25 2015 - 4:33 PM
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Ant Queens found:
Solenopsis Invicta, Solenopsis xyloni, Brachymyrmex depilis/Sp, Myrmecocystus Mimicus, Pogonomyrmex barbatus,
Forelius pruinosus, Camponotus sayi, Dorymyrmex insanus, crematogaster ashmeadi,
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Ant Queens i have going right now:
camponotus sayi, solenopsis invicta, Myrmecocystus Mimicus, Forelius pruinosus
Pogonomyrmex barbatus, and some others (no i.d.)
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Posted August 25 2015 - 10:32 PM
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Neivamyrmex "flew" (do they fly? Or do they just split up their colonies and the male flies off?). I found a male in the pool. Pretty obvious what species the male was, Neivamyrmex are very easy to identify (even the males).
Solenopsis invicta males were everywhere in the pool, saw no queens.
A third species was flying, dad saw the queen, but I missed it. Some type of queen with a large (half an inch long), pure black, elongated body. No idea the species, but tomorrow I hope to find one.
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Posted August 25 2015 - 10:39 PM
Species: Solenopsis invicta
Location: Riverside, California
Date: 8-25-2015
Time: 3:30 PM
Temperature: 93 F
Humidity: 40%
Wind: None
Rain: Light rain earlier
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Posted August 26 2015 - 12:54 PM
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Species: Lasius neoniger
Location: Athabasca, Alberta
Date: 8-26-2015
Time: 3pm
Temperature: 22C
Humidity: went from 94% at 7am to 53% at 1pm, 34% at 3pm
Wind: 8km/hr
Rain: none for past week
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Posted August 26 2015 - 2:27 PM
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Posted August 26 2015 - 3:00 PM
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Species: Lasius neoniger
Location: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Date: 8-25-2015
Time: 6pm
Rain: none for past couple days
Location: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Date: 8-25-2015
Time: 6pm
Rain: none for past couple days
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Posted August 26 2015 - 6:16 PM
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Species: Lasius sp.
Location: Richmond, BC
Date: 8-26-2015
Time: 6:pm
Temperature: Around 22C maybe?
Humidity: Not very humid
Wind: None
Weather: Sunny
Rain: none for past week
Species: Myrmica sp.
Location: Richmond, BC
Date: 8-26-2015
Time: 11:pm 12:pm and 1:30pm - 4:pm
Temperature: Around 21C and 23C
Humidity: Not very humid
Wind: None
Weather: Sunny with clouds
Rain: none for past week
Notes: They didn't have mass flights or really flew at all, it was more of a "nuptial gathering". The "gatherings" were really localized and no males were present. Some queens flew but most did not and the small minority that shed their wings all went back into their colonies. Also all the flights/gatherings they had last year were on really cloudy days not sunny+clouds.
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Posted August 28 2015 - 6:57 AM
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After having a discussion with someone telling Pogonomyrmex are only found in the southern US states, and not anywhere even close to Alberta, here is some historic flight and location data for Pogonomyrmex occidentalis in Alberta. Although, Alberta is at the northernmost part of their range and they are likely rare and/or geographically isolated.
Pogonomyrmex flew on July 27, 2014 in Medicine Hat (Alberta).
There are a colony found in Lethbridge in 2010.
They are on Antweb.org for Alberta
Map for their range (not very helpful for finding them)
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Posted September 10 2015 - 6:29 AM
Species: Crematogaster sp. [80]
Location: Trabuco Canyon, California
Date: 9-9-2015
Time: 8:30 PM
Temperature: 73 F
Humidity: 60%
Wind: Light wind
Rain: Heavy rain earlier
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Posted September 10 2015 - 3:46 PM
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Species: Formica sp.
Location: Sask. Canada
Date: 9/10/2015
Time: 2:30pm
Temps: 16-18C
Humidity: Not much but some
Wind: Lots of wind, Queens were even flying into my hair because of the wind
Rain: Last few days have seen a sprinkle here and a shower there
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Posted September 10 2015 - 4:12 PM
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Species: Brachymyrmex patagonicus
Location: Orange, CA
Date: 9/10/15
Time: Queen found crawling in the early morning.
Humidity: 69%
Temperature: 80 F
Wind: None
Rain: Little to none
Current Species:
Camponotus fragilis
Novomessor cockerelli
Pogonomyrmex montanus
Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Manica bradleyi
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Posted September 11 2015 - 7:35 AM
Species: Acromyrmex versicolor
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Date: 9-11-2015
Time: Morning
Temperature:
Humidity:
Wind:
Rain: Rain day before
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Posted September 11 2015 - 11:52 AM
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Species: Acromyrmex versicolor
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Date: 9-11-2015
Time: Morning
Temperature:
Humidity:
Wind:
Rain: Rain day before
You got my hopes up when I saw A. versicolor... 
Current Species:
Camponotus fragilis
Novomessor cockerelli
Pogonomyrmex montanus
Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Manica bradleyi
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My heart skipped a beat when I saw Acromyrmex versicolor. 
Edited by Gregory2455, September 11 2015 - 2:35 PM.
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Posted September 11 2015 - 8:35 PM
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Species: Solenopsis amblychila, Solenopsis molesta
Location: Trabuco Canyon, CA
Date: 9-11-2015
Time: 7:30 PM
Temperature: 77 F
Humidity: 57%
Wind: ~5 mph
Rain: None
Current Species:
Camponotus fragilis
Novomessor cockerelli
Pogonomyrmex montanus
Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Manica bradleyi
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Posted September 12 2015 - 7:48 AM
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Species: Lasius Neoniger
Location: Montgomery County, Maryland
Date: 9-11-2015
Time: 7:30 PM
Temperature: 70F
Humidity: 57%
Wind: None
Rain: None
Species I keep:
1 Lasius cf. Neoniger 30 workers
1 Camponotus sp. 15 workers
20 Tetramorium SpE 30 workers
1 T. Sessile 200 workers
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Posted September 17 2015 - 9:11 PM
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Species: Dorymyrmex insanus
Location: Brea, CA
Date: 9-16-2015
Time: Not sure
Temperature: High at 82 F
Humidity: Average 71%
Wind: Light
Rain: Heavy rain the previous day (over 1 inch)
Small flight, I only found 1 founding chamber.
Current Species:
Camponotus fragilis
Novomessor cockerelli
Pogonomyrmex montanus
Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Manica bradleyi
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Posted September 21 2015 - 6:23 PM
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Species: Dorymyrmex insanus
Location: Fredonia, Arizona
Date: 9-18-2015
Time: After noon, queen found in evening.
Wandering queens found.
Species: Pogonomyrmex cf. occidentalis
Location: Fredonia, Arizona
Date: 9-19-2015
Time: Morning.
Only males seen taking flight from nest- may have been an end-of-the-season dump flight.
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Crematogaster sp just started flying
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Ant Queens found:
Solenopsis Invicta, Solenopsis xyloni, Brachymyrmex depilis/Sp, Myrmecocystus Mimicus, Pogonomyrmex barbatus,
Forelius pruinosus, Camponotus sayi, Dorymyrmex insanus, crematogaster ashmeadi,
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Ant Queens i have going right now:
camponotus sayi, solenopsis invicta, Myrmecocystus Mimicus, Forelius pruinosus
Pogonomyrmex barbatus, and some others (no i.d.)
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Posted September 24 2015 - 1:50 PM
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