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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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#621 Offline Bracchymyrmex - Posted April 7 2017 - 8:10 AM

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Species: Prenolepis Imparis
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Date: 04/04/17
Time: 2:40 - 3:00 PM
Temperature: 73F
Humidity: ~ 50% +
Wind: none
Rain: night before into morning


Was this a flight?

 

 Yes, however it was primarily dominated by males.

 


Edited by Bracchymyrmex, April 7 2017 - 8:10 AM.

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#622 Offline Aaron567 - Posted April 8 2017 - 8:44 AM

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Species: Hypoponera opaciceps

Location: Pensacola, Florida

Date: 4-8-17

Time: 11:00 AM

Temperature: 70F

Humidity: 25%

Wind: 6mph

Rain: 3 days ago


#623 Offline Phoenix - Posted April 8 2017 - 11:53 PM

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All these gals listed here, are from recent captures roughly about a few weeks ago.

 

Species: Solenopsis Geminata

Location: Wilayah Persekutuan / Malaysia

Date: 20th Of February

Time: 6 A.M.

Temperature: -

Humidity: -

Wind: -

Rain: Uncertain 

 

Species: Camponotus Sp x2 / Camponotus Sp / Pheidole x2 [Loads Of Camponotus / Pheidole Drones]
Location: Wilayah Persekutuan / Malaysia
Date: 27th Of February
Time: Around 9 P.M.
Temperature: -
Humidity: -
Wind: -
Rain: Not Light Nor Heavy, Obtained Them Afterwards 

 

Species: Camponotus Sp

Location: Wilayah Persekutuan / Malaysia

Date: 4th Of March

Time: Nighttime, Maybe 9 P.M. - 11 P.M. [Somewhere Mid Of That]

Temperature: -

Humidity: -

Wind: - 

Rain: - 

 

Species: Pheidole Sp

Location: Wilayah Persekutuan / Malaysia

Date: 4th Of April

Time: -

Temperature: -

Humidity: - 

Wind: -

Rain: -

 

Also, I've edited a previous post of mine on the same subject of matter.


Edited by Phoenix, April 8 2017 - 11:56 PM.

Colonies

Camponotus cf. albosparsus — Journal

Camponotus cf. auriventris — Journal
Camponotus sp.
Colobopsis spp.
Crematogaster sp.
Nylanderia sp. — Journal
Pheidole cf. parva
Solenopsis geminata — Journal
 

#624 Offline Cindy - Posted April 9 2017 - 1:13 PM

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Species: Prenelopis Imparis 

Location: Randolph, MA 
Date: 4/9/17
Time: 5:00 PM
Temperature: 65 F
Humidity: 20%
Wind: 7 mph
Rain: None 

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#625 Offline MichiganAnts - Posted April 9 2017 - 2:27 PM

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Species: Prenelopis Imparis 

Location: Eaton Rapids, MI
Date: 4/9/17
Time: 4-6PM
Temperature: 72-74F
Humidity: 49%
Wind: 17 mph
Rain: huge rain/snow storm 2 days ago
 
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#626 Offline Reevak - Posted April 9 2017 - 3:20 PM

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Species: Prenelopis Imparis

Location: Lackawanna, NY
Date: 4/9/17
Time: 3-5 PM
Temperature: 68 F
Humidity: 30%
Wind: 7 mph
Rain: rain/snow storm 2 days ago

Edited by Reevak, April 11 2017 - 11:41 AM.

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#627 Offline Phoenix - Posted April 10 2017 - 4:31 AM

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Species: Camponotus Sp / Solenopsis Geminata
Location: Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
Date: 10th Of April
Time: 8.00 P.M. - 8.30 P.M.
Temperature: 83 F / 28 C
Humidity: 80% 
Wind: 2 MPH
Rain: -

Edited by Phoenix, April 10 2017 - 4:33 AM.

Colonies

Camponotus cf. albosparsus — Journal

Camponotus cf. auriventris — Journal
Camponotus sp.
Colobopsis spp.
Crematogaster sp.
Nylanderia sp. — Journal
Pheidole cf. parva
Solenopsis geminata — Journal
 

#628 Offline Phoenix - Posted April 10 2017 - 5:19 AM

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Species: Camponotus Sp [Same Sp As The One Above] / Pheidole x2 [Small Gatherings Of Camponotus Drones / Pheidole Drones]
Location: Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
Date: 10th Of April
Time: 8.35 P.M. - 9.20 P.M.
Temperature: 83 F / 28 C
Humidity: 82% 
Wind: 2 MPH
Rain: -
 

Edited by Phoenix, April 10 2017 - 5:20 AM.

Colonies

Camponotus cf. albosparsus — Journal

Camponotus cf. auriventris — Journal
Camponotus sp.
Colobopsis spp.
Crematogaster sp.
Nylanderia sp. — Journal
Pheidole cf. parva
Solenopsis geminata — Journal
 

#629 Offline Bracchymyrmex - Posted April 10 2017 - 9:21 AM

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Species: Prenelopis Imparis 

Location: Eaton Rapids, MI
Date: 4/9/17
Time: 4-6PM
Temperature: 72-74F
Humidity: 49%
Wind: 17 mph
Rain: huge rain/snow storm 2 days ago
 
yglMRz5.jpg

 

 

Why are the queens together? As far as I know this species is not polygynous. 


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#630 Offline Cindy - Posted April 10 2017 - 9:31 AM

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Species: Prenelopis Imparis (HUGE FLIGHT)

Location: Norwood, MA
Date: 4/10/17
Time: 12-1PM
Temperature: 77 F
Humidity: 22
Wind: 18 mph
Rain: None 

Edited by Cindy, April 10 2017 - 9:31 AM.

#631 Offline MichiganAnts - Posted April 10 2017 - 9:34 AM

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Species: Prenelopis Imparis 

Location: Eaton Rapids, MI
Date: 4/9/17
Time: 4-6PM
Temperature: 72-74F
Humidity: 49%
Wind: 17 mph
Rain: huge rain/snow storm 2 days ago
 
yglMRz5.jpg

 

 

Why are the queens together? As far as I know this species is not polygynous. 

 

because they are poly


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#632 Offline MichiganAnts - Posted April 10 2017 - 12:13 PM

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Species: Prenelopis Imparis 

Location: Eaton Rapids, MI
Date: 4/10/17
Time: 3-4PM
Temperature: 72F
Humidity: 56%
Wind: 5 mph
Rain: rain started at 4:10pm

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Camponotus Pennsylvanicus

 

Camponotus Noveboracensis

 

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#633 Offline Bracchymyrmex - Posted April 10 2017 - 7:05 PM

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Species: Prenolepis imparis (large flight, 12 queens caught)

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: 4-10-17

Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30PM

Temperature: 78°F

Humidity: Low

Wind: Breezy

Rain: None


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#634 Offline Alabama Anter - Posted April 11 2017 - 7:06 AM

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Species: Prenelopis Imparis 

Location: Eaton Rapids, MI
Date: 4/9/17
Time: 4-6PM
Temperature: 72-74F
Humidity: 49%
Wind: 17 mph
Rain: huge rain/snow storm 2 days ago
 
yglMRz5.jpg

 

 

Why are the queens together? As far as I know this species is not polygynous. 

 

because they are poly

 

Once again, they CAN be polygynous, but in captivity, they will usually be Pleometrosis


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#635 Offline Cindy - Posted April 11 2017 - 10:39 AM

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Species: Prenelopis Imparis
Location: Norwood, MA
Date: 4/11/17
Time: 12:30-2:30 (still flying)
Temperature: 83 F
Humidity:32%
Wind: 22 mph
Rain: None recently

#636 Offline AnthonyP163 - Posted April 11 2017 - 11:34 AM

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species: Prenolepis Imparis (Tons and tons)

Location: Waukesha, Wisconsin

Date: 4-9-17

Time: 3:00 - 5:00

Temperature: 70F - 73F

Humidity: 55%

Wind: 9 - 12mph (random gusts)

Rain: 3 days before


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#637 Offline Phoenix - Posted April 12 2017 - 5:09 AM

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Species: Pheidole Sp / Solenopsis Geminata [Small Volume] / Camponotus [Male Drone]
Location: Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
Date: 12th Of April
Time: 8.30 - 9.00 P.M.
Temperature: 83 F / 28 C
Humidity: 83% 
Wind: 2 MPH
Rain: Heavy, Obtained Her [Pheidole Sp] After

Edited by Phoenix, April 12 2017 - 5:10 AM.

Colonies

Camponotus cf. albosparsus — Journal

Camponotus cf. auriventris — Journal
Camponotus sp.
Colobopsis spp.
Crematogaster sp.
Nylanderia sp. — Journal
Pheidole cf. parva
Solenopsis geminata — Journal
 

#638 Offline Nathant2131 - Posted April 12 2017 - 11:08 AM

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This was a flight, and I caught 8 queens in my backyard in grass.
 
Species: Prenelopis Imparis 
Location: Dracut, MA
Date: 4/11/17
Time: 4:00 PM-5:00 PM, however I may have missed a lot of the flight.
Temperature: 85-87 F
Humidity: 
Wind: Some occasional very light gusts
Rain: No Recent Rain

 


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#639 Offline Aaron567 - Posted April 15 2017 - 9:46 AM

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Species: Strumigenys eggersi

Location: Pensacola, Florida

Date: 4-14-17

Time: 8:00 AM

Temperature: 78F

Humidity: 60%

Wind: 10mph

Rain: 2 days before


#640 Offline Jaaron - Posted April 15 2017 - 3:59 PM

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Species: Camponotus pennsylvanicus (alate)

Location: southwest OH
Date: 4/14/17
Time: 5:00 PM-6:00 PM
Temperature: 77 F
Humidity: 50%
Wind: 5 mph
Rain: 2 1/2 days prior
 

Species: Camponotus pennsylvanicus & C. chromaiodes

Location: southwest OH
Date: 4/15/17
Time: 2:00 PM-4:00 PM
Temperature: 81 F
Humidity: 45%
Wind: 14 mph
Rain: 5 hours prior

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