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[Aaron567]

Species: Brachymyrmex obscurior
Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
Date: November 23, 2017
Time: 4:00 PM
Temperature: 77°F
Wind: 10 mph
Rain: It was raining while I found her

Species: Pheidole floridana
Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
Date: November 24, 2017
Time: 3:00 PM
Temperature: 73°F
Wind: 11 mph
Rain: Day before

[Aaron567]

Species: Crematogaster ashmeadi, Solenopsis invicta, Hypoponera sp.
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Date: December 18, 2017
Time: 12:00 PM
Temperature: 74°F
Wind: 6 mph
Rain: Last night

 

The invicta next to the tiny Ponera 

Edited by Aaron567, December 20 2017 - 12:22 PM.

[Connectimyrmex]

Species: Crematogaster ashmeadi, Solenopsis invicta, Ponera sp.
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Date: December 18, 2017
Time: 12:00 PM
Temperature: 74°F
Wind: 6 mph
Rain: Last night

 

The invicta next to the tiny Ponera 

Cool! You sure she isn't Hypoponera or something similar? The head shape looks different

[Aaron567]

 

 

Cool! You sure she isn't Hypoponera or something similar? The head shape looks different

 

 

I've realized she actually is Hypoponera. Changed it

[Spamdy]

Species: Tetramorium bicarinatum
Location: Katy, Texas
Date: December 12, 2017
Time: 3:15 PM
Temperature: 60°F
Wind: 2 mph
Rain: The night before

 

Edited by Spamdy, December 21 2017 - 6:52 PM.

[Connectimyrmex]

Species: Tetramorium bicarinatum
Location: Katy, Texas
Date: December 12, 2017
Time: 3:15 PM
Temperature: 60°F
Wind: 2 mph
Rain: The night before

 

I love that species, I kept it in Hawaii before.

Now I have solid proof that the ant was T. bicarinatum. Someone once asked if she was some sort of Hawaiian Myrmica.

Yours are semi claustral, right?

[Spamdy]

 

Species: Tetramorium bicarinatum
Location: Katy, Texas
Date: December 12, 2017
Time: 3:15 PM
Temperature: 60°F
Wind: 2 mph
Rain: The night before

 

I love that species, I kept it in Hawaii before.

Now I have solid proof that the ant was T. bicarinatum. Someone once asked if she was some sort of Hawaiian Myrmica.

Yours are semi claustral, right?

 

Yep.

[Aaron567]

Christmas Eve Eve Eve Crematogaster flights.

 

Species: Crematogaster ashmeadi
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Date: December 22, 2017
Time: 4:00 PM
Temperature: 76°F

Humidity: 78%
Wind: 12 mph
Rain: 3 days ago

 

[Connectimyrmex]

If only I lived in Florida....

[ThePygmyMammoth]

Species: Solenopsis invicta

Location: Palm Springs, California
Date: December 28, 2017
Time: 6:00pm
Temperature: 64°F

Humidity: 27%
Wind: 7 mph

Rain: None recently

Edited by AJAants, January 4 2018 - 1:16 PM.

[Connectimyrmex]

Looks like S. invicta, but Solenopsis has never been my IDing strong suit.

[ThePygmyMammoth]

I'm happy to change it if you're pretty sure that's the species, I just didn't want to be too specific for fear of providing incorrect info.

[Connectimyrmex]

It's fine, but I posted that to help you find care info on the species, etc. (you'd probably not even need it for S. invicta, they're born survivors)

Edited by Connectimyrmex, January 4 2018 - 12:24 PM.

[ThePygmyMammoth]

I appreciate it! I'll make sure to do plenty of research on the species as well.

[nurbs]

Sold the last Crem this week. Realized a lot of people love this species. The ones here in the California deserts are very easy to rear. There are so many of them hanging out in desert gas stations after a Summer rain that I usually don't even bother.

 

Last season I collected just three (all while filling up at a Chevron gas station, no less!) 

 

Going to grab a lot more this season!

[dspdrew]

Species: Myrmecocystus tenuinodis
Location: Desert Hot Springs, California
Date: 1-14-2018
Time: 12:00 PM

Temperature: 81 F
Humidity:
Wind: None
Rain: Recent heavy rain

 

Species: Myrmecocystus testaceus
Location: Aguanga, California
Date: 1-14-2018
Time:

Temperature:
Humidity:
Wind:
Rain: Recent heavy rain

 

Can't believe these things are flying the second week of January! Some of the Myrmecocystus tenuinodis were in the process of digging their nests when I found them.

[Aaron567]

Species: Solenopsis invicta
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Date: January 20, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM

Temperature: 63 F
Humidity: 45%
Wind: 7mph
Rain: 2 Days ago

[nurbs]

Species: Camponotus yogi

Location: Chaney trail, Altadena CA

Date: 1-28-2018

Time: 7:30pm

Temperature: 65 F

Humidity: 18%

Rain: Rain a few weeks before

 

Found crawling on an Oak tree.

 

ID Thread:

http://www.formicult...a-ca-1-28-2018/

 

Edited by nurbs, January 29 2018 - 1:53 PM.

[dspdrew]

Species: Brachymyrmex sp.
Location: Santa Ana, California
Date: 1-29-2018
Time: 6:00 PM

Temperature: 83 F
Humidity: 30%
Wind: Light wind
Rain: None

[Aaron567]

Species: Crematogaster ashmeadi
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Date: 1-27-2018
Time: 4:00 PM

Temperature: 70F
Humidity: 95%
Wind: None
Rain: The entire day