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anting mating queens swarming alates mating flight nuptial flight

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#761 Offline Jelly - Posted June 2 2017 - 8:11 PM

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Species: Pogonomyrmex californicus

Location: San Gabriel Valley, CA (my back yard)

Date: 6/2/17

Time: 4:20pm.

Temperature: 82 F

Humidity: 53%

Wind: 6mph

Rain: No recent rain



#762 Offline Aaron567 - Posted June 2 2017 - 9:41 PM

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Species: Brachymyrmex depilis, Odontomachus haematodus

Location: Pensacola, Florida

Date: June 2, 2017

Time: 9:00 PM

Temperature: 77F

Humidity: 85%

Wind: 1 mph

Rain: 1 day ago



#763 Offline Phoenix - Posted June 3 2017 - 12:17 PM

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Species: 2 Crematogaster Sp. 1 / 1 Crematogaster Sp. 2

Location: Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia

Date: 06/03/2017

Time: 11:30 P.M. - 12:00 P.M. 

Temperature: ???

Humidity: ???

Wind: ???

Rain: Friday / Rained Heavily / Early Mornings

 

Species: 4 Crematogaster Sp. - [Probably Different Species], 2 Unknown Species - [Different Species], 2 Pheidole Sp.

Location: Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia

Date: 06/03/2017

Time: 9:45 P.M. - 10:15 P.M.

Temperature: Around 85 F - 83 F

Humidity: 72% - 79%

Wind: 0 MpH

Rain: Friday / Rained Heavily / Early Mornings

 

EDIT: The Unknown Queens, Are Posted Here.


Edited by Phoenix, June 4 2017 - 7:24 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
 

#764 Offline Phoenix - Posted June 3 2017 - 10:37 PM

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Species: 1 Crematogaster Sp.

Location: Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia

Date: 06/04/2017

Time: Around 2:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M.

Temperature: ??? F

Humidity: ??? %

Wind: ? MpH

Rain: Rained Heavily, Last Night; 1:00 A.M. Mark

 

 


Colonies

Camponotus cf. albosparsus — Journal

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

#765 Offline Phoenix - Posted June 4 2017 - 7:23 AM

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Species: 1 Crematogaster Sp, 5 Pheidole Sp, 2 Polyrachis Sp, 1 Camponotus Sp, 1 Unknown Sp.

Location: Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia

Date: 06/04/2017

Time: 10:55 P.M. - 11:15 P.M.

Temperature: Around 82 F

Humidity: Around 81 %

Wind: Around 0 MpH

Rain: Rained Heavily, Last Night; 1:00 A.M. Mark

 

EDIT: Unknown Sp. = Anoplolepis Gracilipes


Edited by Phoenix, June 4 2017 - 8:26 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
 

#766 Offline Phoenix - Posted June 5 2017 - 6:09 AM

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Species: 4 Crematogaster Sp, Pheidole Sp, 2 Solenopsis Geminata, 1 Unknown Sp.

Location: Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia

Date: 06/05/2017

Time: 9:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M.

Temperature: ???

Humidity: ???

Wind: ???

Rain: 2 Days Ago.


Colonies

Camponotus cf. albosparsus — Journal

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

#767 Offline AntsMAN - Posted June 5 2017 - 9:29 AM

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Species: Camponotus herculeanus
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date: 2017-05-02
Time: 4:00-5:00PM
Temperature: 15-20 °C
Humidity: 30-40%
Wind: 30-35 km/h
Rain: 2 days before

 

First queen this season!!

 

 

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Edited by AntsMAN, June 14 2017 - 7:10 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


#768 Offline BMM - Posted June 5 2017 - 9:33 AM

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Species: Tapinoma sessile

Location: St. Louis, MO

Date: 6/5/17

Time: 12:30 pm.

Temperature: 83° F

Humidity: 59%

Wind: 3 mph

Rain: Slight rain the previous day



#769 Offline Aaron567 - Posted June 5 2017 - 7:31 PM

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Species: Brachymyrmex depilis, Brachymyrmex patagonicus, Colobopsis impressa, Dorymyrmex bureni, Odontomachus haematodus, Pheidole bicarinata, Pheidole navigans

Location: Pensacola, Florida

Date: June 5, 2017

Time: 9:00 - 10:00 PM

Temperature: 78F

Humidity: 87%

Wind: 5 mph

Rain: Last night



#770 Offline Aaron567 - Posted June 8 2017 - 8:10 PM

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Species: Brachymyrmex patagonicus, Colobopsis obliqua, Colobopsis impressa, Dorymyrmex bureni, Pheidole bicarinata

Location: Pensacola, Florida

Date: June 8, 2017

Time: 9:00 PM

Temperature: 75F

Humidity: 67%

Wind: 4 mph

Rain: 1 day before



#771 Offline VoidElecent - Posted June 9 2017 - 3:54 PM

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Species: Tapinoma sessile

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Date: June 9, 2017

Time: 6:30 PM

Temperature: 77°F

Humidity: 53%

Wind: None, maybe slightly breezy

Rain: 3 or 4 days before.



#772 Offline VoidElecent - Posted June 9 2017 - 7:17 PM

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Species: Lasius interjectus (x6)

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Date: June 9, 2017

Time: 10:30-11:00 PM

Temperature: 68°F

Humidity: 62%

Wind: None

Rain: 3 or 4 days before.



#773 Offline Aaron567 - Posted June 9 2017 - 7:57 PM

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Species: Crematogaster ashmeadi

Location: Pensacola, Florida

Date: June 9, 2017

Time: 9:00 PM

Temperature: 76°F

Humidity: 81%

Wind: 1 mph

Rain: 2 days before



#774 Offline VoidElecent - Posted June 10 2017 - 7:47 AM

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Species: Tetramorium caespitum (x3), Tapinoma sessile

Location: Horsham, Pennsylvania

Date: June 10, 2017

Time: 10:00-10:30 am

Temperature: 77°F

Humidity: 10%

Wind: none

Rain: 4-5 days ago

 

Two tetras in neighbor's pool, one on sidewalk. Tapinoma on ground, walking near pool.


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#775 Offline Aaron567 - Posted June 10 2017 - 8:02 PM

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Species: Pogonomyrmex badius

Location: Pensacola, Florida

Date: June 10, 2017

Time: 2:00 PM

Temperature: 87°F

Humidity: 46%

Wind: 8 mph

Rain: 3 days before

 

Species: Colobopsis impressa

Location: Pensacola, Florida

Date: June 10, 2017

Time: 9:00 PM

Temperature: 78°F

Humidity: 79%

Wind: 4 mph

Rain: 3 days before


Edited by Aaron567, June 10 2017 - 8:03 PM.


#776 Offline Bracchymyrmex - Posted June 11 2017 - 5:56 AM

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Species: Tetramorium caespitum (x29)  & Lasius interjectus (x1)

Location: Horsham, Pennsylvania

Date: June 10, 2017

Time: 8:30-9:00 am

Temperature: 74°F

Humidity: 78-68%

Wind: none

Rain: none, however 90% humidity at 6:00am



#777 Offline Kevin - Posted June 11 2017 - 6:36 AM

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Species: Tetramorium sp. E (x20)

Location: Mullica Hill, New Jersey

Date: June 10, 2017

Time: Flights were past 12am, likely around 1am.

Temperature: 72°F

Humidity: 66%

Wind: SW 8 MPH

Rain: none


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#778 Offline Nathant2131 - Posted June 11 2017 - 6:38 AM

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Species: Camponotus pennsylvanicus, Camponotus novaeboracensis
Location: Dracut, Massachusetts
Date: June 10, 2017
Time: 6:00 PM- 11:00 PM
Temperature: mid 80s to high 70s
Humidity:
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#779 Offline Phoenix - Posted June 11 2017 - 7:25 AM

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Species: 3 Crematogaster Sp - [Different Species]

Location: Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia

Date: 06/11/2017

Time: 11:00 P.M. - 11:20 P.M.

Temperature: Around 82 F

Humidity: Around 80%

Wind: Around 3 MpH

Rain: -


Colonies

Camponotus cf. albosparsus — Journal

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

#780 Offline White unicorn - Posted June 11 2017 - 11:36 AM

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Species: Solenopsis xyloni, Camponotus atriceps
Location: Aguascalientes, México
Date: June 10, 2017
Time: 8:00 PM- 12:00 PM
Temperature: 80 F
Humidity:-
Wind:-
Rain: In the morning







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