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Queen Ant Spotting/Mating Chart
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dspdrew
, Dec 17 2013 12:41 PM
anting mating queens swarming alates mating flight nuptial flight
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#681 Offline - Posted May 3 2017 - 9:58 AM
Oh, I just made the trip. I've never been up here before and I needed a break from the wife and kids! plus the weather looked perfect for a flight. It's the hottest these 3 days so far this year and it's going to be cooler the next month. There hasn't been a recent rain but it's very moist up here. Lots of mosquitos. They said it's the most rain they ever had this season since they started recording since like the late 1800's. There's still lots of snow near the peaks. The pack is taller than a Suburban. The forestry guys had to crawl out the back cuz they couldn't get the doors open.
#682 Offline - Posted May 3 2017 - 10:01 AM
Where was this?
Yosemite valley.
#683 Offline - Posted May 3 2017 - 10:56 AM
#684 Offline - Posted May 5 2017 - 3:34 PM
Species: Formica Fusca
Location: Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Date: 5-5-17
Time: 5:30 PM
Temperature: 61 F
Humidity: 31%
Wind: 14mph, variable
Rain: 1 day ago
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#685 Offline - Posted May 5 2017 - 5:13 PM
Species: Leptothorax muscorum ?
Location: Richmond, BC, Canada
Date: 2017-05-04
Time: 13:25
Temperature: 19 °C
Humidity: 68%
Wind: 11.1 km/h
Rain: 1 day before
ID thread: http://www.formicult...ada-2017-05-05/
Edited by GXF, May 9 2017 - 5:00 PM.
#686 Offline - Posted May 5 2017 - 5:15 PM
Species: Camponotus modoc
Location: Richmond, BC, Canada
Date: 2017-05-04
Time: 16:50
Temperature: 19 °C
Humidity: 71%
Wind: 13.0 km/h
Rain: 1 day before
Location: Richmond, BC, Canada
Date: 2017-05-04
Time: 16:50
Temperature: 19 °C
Humidity: 71%
Wind: 13.0 km/h
Rain: 1 day before
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#687 Offline - Posted May 5 2017 - 7:14 PM
Species: Camponotus herculeanus
Location: Athabasca, AB, Canada
Date: 2017-05-05
Time: 12:00 - 21:00
Temperature: 27 °C
Humidity: 40%
Wind: 12 km/h
Rain: 3 days before
Almost breaking heat records and the Camponotus herculeanus are flying by the hundreds. Feels really muggy and in the deepest shadows the last traces of snow still linger, but these girls clearly think spring is here.
Saw a couple yesterday, but they were sluggish and didn't shed their wings. The ones today were behaving as if it were a normal mating flight and scampering around everywhere.
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#688 Offline - Posted May 5 2017 - 9:13 PM
So jealous GFX!
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#689 Offline - Posted May 6 2017 - 5:39 AM
I have a question. What are the numbers for? I don't see it explained anywhere.
#690 Offline - Posted May 6 2017 - 10:48 AM
I have a question. What are the numbers for? I don't see it explained anywhere.
The numbers on the chart are for the number of times people have reported it during that month.
#691 Offline - Posted May 7 2017 - 1:13 PM
Species: Camponotus herculeanus
Date: May 6-2017
Time: 2-5pm
Temperature: 25c [that's really hot for Canada esp. this time of the year]
Humidity: I don't have the exact number but it was pretty humid
Wind: There was a lot of wind
I only found a few de-alate queens running around, and when they fly they usually cover everywhere. I also usually hear people complain about "those darn huge ants are out again" and that hasn't happened yet, so I assume it was just a pre-flight and the main flight [where there's hundreds of queens everywhere] will happen either today [fingers crossed] or Tomorrow.
Been really hot out lately much like Crystals, we in Saskatchewan are nearly breaking heat records!
#692 Offline - Posted May 8 2017 - 7:15 AM
Species: S. Geminata / Crematogaster Sp. / Philidris Sp. / Dolichoderus Sp. / Pheidole Sp.
Date: 8th Of May '17
Time: 10.30 P.M. - 11.15 P.M.
Temperature: 80 Fahrenheit / 27 Celsius
Humidity: 89%
Wind: 1 MPH
Also, spotted loads of Camponotus male alates as well.
Colonies
Camponotus cf. albosparsus — Journal
Camponotus cf. auriventris — Journal
Camponotus sp.
Colobopsis spp.
Crematogaster sp.
Nylanderia sp. — Journal
Pheidole cf. parva
Solenopsis geminata — Journal
#693 Offline - Posted May 12 2017 - 12:57 PM
Alright, thank you!The numbers on the chart are for the number of times people have reported it during that month.
I have a question. What are the numbers for? I don't see it explained anywhere.
#694 Offline - Posted May 12 2017 - 3:58 PM
Species: Hypoponera sp.
Location: College Station, TX, USA
Date: 2017-05-12
Time: 9:00 - 14:00
Temperature: 73 °F
Humidity: 60-70%
Wind: 5-10 mi/h
Rain: Downpours the night before
This is the first time I've caught Hypoponera sp. flying in such a short window, but I've continually found queens flying since February. They seem to fly whenever conditions are right for them. Unfortunately, I've only found queens with passive traps that kill the queens before I can get to them.
Current Species:
Camponotus fragilis
Novomessor cockerelli
Pogonomyrmex montanus
Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Manica bradleyi
#695 Offline - Posted May 13 2017 - 3:39 AM
Alright, thank you!
The numbers on the chart are for the number of times people have reported it during that month.I have a question. What are the numbers for? I don't see it explained anywhere.
You can think of it as probability.
#696 Offline - Posted May 13 2017 - 10:48 AM
Species: Pheidole navigans
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Date: May 13, 2017
Time: 12:00 PM
Temperature: 81°F
Humidity: 64%
Wind: 11mph
Rain: Yesterday and this morning
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Date: May 13, 2017
Time: 12:00 PM
Temperature: 81°F
Humidity: 64%
Wind: 11mph
Rain: Yesterday and this morning
#697 Offline - Posted May 13 2017 - 3:05 PM
Not that anybody cares about Argentine ants, but...
Species: Linepithema humile
Location: Vista, Ca
Date: May 13, 2017
Time: 10:30 AM
Temperature: 68F
Humidity: 48%
Wind: very light breeze
Rain: 7 days ago
Species: Linepithema humile
Location: Vista, Ca
Date: May 13, 2017
Time: 10:30 AM
Temperature: 68F
Humidity: 48%
Wind: very light breeze
Rain: 7 days ago
#698 Offline - Posted May 14 2017 - 4:25 AM
Species: / Dolichoderus Sp. x5 / Pheidole Sp. x4 / Unknown Sp. [Will Make An ID Thread Soon]
Date: 14th Of May '17
Time: 7.30 P.M. - 8.25 P.M.
Temperature: 84 Fahrenheit / 29 Celsius
Humidity: 79%
Wind: 3 Kilometers Per Hour
Rain: Yesterday, Afternoon, Rained Heavily
Colonies
Camponotus cf. albosparsus — Journal
Camponotus cf. auriventris — Journal
Camponotus sp.
Colobopsis spp.
Crematogaster sp.
Nylanderia sp. — Journal
Pheidole cf. parva
Solenopsis geminata — Journal
#699 Offline - Posted May 14 2017 - 12:26 PM
Does this still get updated?
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#700 Offline - Posted May 14 2017 - 7:18 PM
Species: Camponotus castaneus
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Date: May 14, 2017
Time: 9:20 PM
Temperature: 75F
Humidity: 78%
Wind: none (3mph)
Rain: 2 days before
Species: Colobopsis impressa
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Date: May 14, 2017
Time: 9:20 PM
Temperature: 75F
Humidity: 78%
Wind: none (3mph)
Rain: 2 days before
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