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Queen Ant Spotting/Mating Chart

Started By dspdrew , Dec 17 2013 12:41 PM
anting mating queens swarming alates mating flight nuptial flight

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#441 Offline Reacker - Posted July 5 2016 - 10:51 AM

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Species: Pogonomyrmex sp.
Location: Boise, Idaho
Date: 7-4-2016
Time: 7:30 AM
Temperature: NA
Humidity: NA
Wind: NA
Rain: None

 

It should be said that I don't think the queens actually flew yesterday, it seems like the few that I found were just making fresh excavations on older nests that looked to be at least a few days old.


Edited by Reacker, July 5 2016 - 10:55 AM.

#442 Offline LC3 - Posted July 6 2016 - 7:20 PM

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#443 Offline AntsMAN - Posted July 7 2016 - 5:25 AM

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Species: Camponotus Novaboracensis
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date: 06/20/2016
Time: 12:30 AM
Temperature: 75F
Humidity: 30%
Wind: 15-20kmh
Rain: None

 

I found her wondering around in my kitchen. No flights seen yet.


Current queens/colonies

Camponotus novaeboracensis x2

Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2

Camponotus herculeanus x1

Formica sp. x1

Lasius americanus x1  (Lasius alienus)

Lasius neoniger x1

Crematogastor cerasi x1

Myrmica sp. x1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#444 Offline Crystals - Posted July 8 2016 - 5:09 PM

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Lots of activity the last few days in Alberta.  Formica podzolica, several Myrmica species, Leptothorax, and a parasitic Formica I have to ID (sanguinea group).  I think I even saw a Formicoxenus queen.

Tonnes of Formica podzolica alate pupae in the nests, the main flights are still a little ways away.

 

Species: Myrmica sp., Formica podzolica, Leptothorax

Location: Athabasca, AB, Canada

Date: July 5-8, 2016

Time: 12-8pm

Temperature: 23° C (73F)

Humidity: 60% 

Wind: 20 km/h

Rain: showers on and off daily for last few weeks.  All ants were spotted during sunny patches.


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#445 Offline Barristan - Posted July 8 2016 - 11:48 PM

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#446 Offline dermy - Posted July 13 2016 - 7:07 AM

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Species: Myrmica sp.

Area: Sask. Canda

Time: 8:30am

Temps: 15c very cloudy, very wet still, been raining for the last 2 weeks almost non-stop

 

I found an alate running around on the sidewalk, and a dead queen that was being carried by workers.


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#447 Offline noebl1 - Posted July 13 2016 - 5:54 PM

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Species: Temnothorax species

Location: Tyngsboro, MA
Date: July 13, 2016
Time: around 10PM 
Temperature: 75 F
Humidity: 67%
Wind: very light
Rain: None
 
Was holding a flashlight and was swarmed a bit by them.  Put the flashlight on the ground, and only took a couple seconds for them to start landing on the ground in front of it.  Much more substantial then what I saw 2 weeks ago around the same time at night.

#448 Offline Kevin - Posted July 14 2016 - 2:39 AM

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Species: tetramorium
Location: Mullica Hill, New Jersey
Date: 07/14/2016
Time: 5:40 AM
Temperature: 75F
Humidity: 94%
Wind: 3 mph
Rain: yesterday-lastnight.

 

Note: I've been seeing tetramorium for the last couple days. I think I have around 17 tetramorium, if I remember correctly.


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#449 Offline MrILoveTheAnts - Posted July 16 2016 - 6:44 PM

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Lasius alienus was flying a week or so ago. Flight happened mid day oddly enough around 1:30pm.


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#450 Offline MrILoveTheAnts - Posted July 19 2016 - 5:44 PM

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Species: Solenopsis molesta
Location: Somerdale, New Jersey
Date: 07/19/2016
Time: 7:40 PM
Temperature: 84F
Humidity: 33%
Wind: 4 mph
Rain: Stormed two days ago.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/mrilovetheants/Solenopsis%20molesta%20queen%203.jpg

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Note the two clubbed antenna segment and two waist segments.

 


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#451 Offline Mdrogun - Posted July 19 2016 - 6:07 PM

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Species: Solenopsis molesta
Location: Naperville, Illinois
Date: 7-18-2016 to 7-19-2016
Time: 9:00 PM
Temperature: 80s
Humidity: 73%
Wind: none
Rain: rain on 7-17-2016

 

I caught 9 queens in a two day period.


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Pheidole pilifera

Forelius sp. (Monogynous, bicolored) "Midwestern Forelius"
Crematogaster cerasi

Pheidole bicarinata

Aphaenogaster rudis

Camponotus chromaiodes

Formica sp. (microgena species)

Nylanderia cf. arenivega

#452 Offline AntsMAN - Posted July 20 2016 - 5:35 AM

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Species: Camponotus Novaboracensis
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date: 07/19/2016
Time: 10:30 PM
Temperature: 70F
Humidity: 30%
Wind: NA
Rain: No

 

Must have flown the other night sometime, because they are everywhere. Seen 30+, but I already have four of these queens, so I just observed them.

 

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Edited by AntsMAN, July 20 2016 - 11:27 AM.

Current queens/colonies

Camponotus novaeboracensis x2

Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2

Camponotus herculeanus x1

Formica sp. x1

Lasius americanus x1  (Lasius alienus)

Lasius neoniger x1

Crematogastor cerasi x1

Myrmica sp. x1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#453 Offline AntsMAN - Posted July 20 2016 - 5:36 AM

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Species: Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date: 07/19/2016
Time: 10:30 PM
Temperature: 70F
Humidity: 30%
Wind: NA
Rain: No

 

Caught two kept one.

 

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Edited by AntsMAN, July 20 2016 - 11:31 AM.

Current queens/colonies

Camponotus novaeboracensis x2

Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2

Camponotus herculeanus x1

Formica sp. x1

Lasius americanus x1  (Lasius alienus)

Lasius neoniger x1

Crematogastor cerasi x1

Myrmica sp. x1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#454 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted July 21 2016 - 6:14 AM

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Species: Formica pallidefulva
Location: Portland, ME
Date: 7-21-2016
Time: 10:00 AM
Temperature: 77 F
Humidity: 53%
Wind: 0/MPH
Rain: Four days ago

 

The first July ant I've seen for the year! Beautiful, shiny black and red. It's been a dry spring and summer.


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#455 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted July 25 2016 - 8:49 AM

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One of the members on the AntsCanada forum seems to have found a July Liometopum sp. queen. I wouldn't mind a second opinion:
http://forum.antscan...php?f=48&t=1457


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Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.

 

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#456 Offline LC3 - Posted July 25 2016 - 9:54 AM

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Species: Pheidole megacephala
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Date: July, 24
Time: 2pm - 3pm
Temperature: 27C
Humidity: 89%
Wind: Varries
Rain: An absolutely absurd amount.
Notes: Only males of P. megacephala, no queen slates or dealates found.

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#457 Offline Mdrogun - Posted July 25 2016 - 11:48 AM

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Species: Solenopsis molesta
Location: Naperville, IL
Date: July, 24
Time: 9:30 PM
Temperature: 80 F
Humidity: 66%
Wind: almost none
Rain: Tons at 6:00

I caught 3 queens with a blacklight

 

Species: Hypoponera opacior
Location: Naperville, IL
Date: July, 24
Time: 9:30 PM
Temperature: 80 F
Humidity: 66%
Wind: almost none
Rain: Tons at 6:00

I caught 1 queen with a blacklight


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Pheidole pilifera

Forelius sp. (Monogynous, bicolored) "Midwestern Forelius"
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Pheidole bicarinata

Aphaenogaster rudis

Camponotus chromaiodes

Formica sp. (microgena species)

Nylanderia cf. arenivega

#458 Offline Mdrogun - Posted July 25 2016 - 7:28 PM

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Species: Solenopsis molesta
Location: Naperville, IL
Date: July, 25
Time: 9:00 PM
Temperature: 76 F
Humidity: 71%
Wind: none
Rain: Tons the day before

I caught 30 queens with a blacklight


Currently Keeping:
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis

Pheidole pilifera

Forelius sp. (Monogynous, bicolored) "Midwestern Forelius"
Crematogaster cerasi

Pheidole bicarinata

Aphaenogaster rudis

Camponotus chromaiodes

Formica sp. (microgena species)

Nylanderia cf. arenivega

#459 Offline ctantkeeper - Posted July 25 2016 - 8:39 PM

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Species: Solenopsis molesta
Location: Somerdale, New Jersey
Date: 07/19/2016
Time: 7:40 PM
Temperature: 84F
Humidity: 33%
Wind: 4 mph
Rain: Stormed two days ago.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/mrilovetheants/Solenopsis%20molesta%20queen%203.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/mrilovetheants/Solenopsis%20molesta%20queen%202.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/mrilovetheants/Solenopsis%20molesta%20queen.jpg

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Note the two clubbed antenna segment and two waist segments.

I'm on vacation and I am praying that I didn't miss this!!!


#460 Offline Crystals - Posted August 2 2016 - 6:04 PM

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Species: Lasius neoniger

Location: Athabasca, AB, Canada

Date: August 2, 2016

Time: 7-8:30pm

Temperature: 24° C (75F)

Humidity: 50% 

Wind: none

Rain: None last two days, but have had showers on and off daily for last few weeks.

 

During one hour I saw well over a hundred of the queens running around just in front of my garage.


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