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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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#981 Offline nurbs - Posted January 30 2018 - 10:13 PM

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Species: Camponotus clarithorax

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Date: 1-29-2018

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Temperature: 65 F

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#982 Offline Connectimyrmex - Posted January 31 2018 - 8:02 AM

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When does Prenolepis start flying? I need to know when I need to buy test tubes again xD


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#983 Offline Bracchymyrmex - Posted January 31 2018 - 9:44 AM

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When does Prenolepis start flying? I need to know when I need to buy test tubes again xD

 

When the temps hit 70°F.


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#984 Offline FeedTheAnts - Posted January 31 2018 - 1:37 PM

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When does Prenolepis start flying? I need to know when I need to buy test tubes again xD

 

When the temps hit 70°F.

 

I can't wait!!!!!! :yahoo:


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#985 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted January 31 2018 - 4:36 PM

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Location: Cupertino
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Day: January 31st, 2018
Time: 3pm
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Wind: Light breeze
Temperature: 69 degrees Fahrenheit

I had three queens without wings and one with, but I lost one without them and injured the other one :(

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#986 Offline Connectimyrmex - Posted January 31 2018 - 4:53 PM

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When does Prenolepis start flying? I need to know when I need to buy test tubes again xD

 

When the temps hit 70°F.

 

I mean, the general yearly time. March?

(when does the first 70 degree weather arrive, I forgot when it arrived when I lived in Hawaii)


Edited by Connectimyrmex, January 31 2018 - 4:53 PM.

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#987 Offline Bracchymyrmex - Posted January 31 2018 - 7:23 PM

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When does Prenolepis start flying? I need to know when I need to buy test tubes again xD

 

When the temps hit 70°F.

 

I mean, the general yearly time. March?

(when does the first 70 degree weather arrive, I forgot when it arrived when I lived in Hawaii)

 

 

Yes, typically March/April. (Last year was an anomaly though, their first flight was in February).


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#988 Offline Cameron C. Thomas - Posted February 1 2018 - 12:33 AM

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When does Prenolepis start flying? I need to know when I need to buy test tubes again xD

 

When the temps hit 70°F.

 

I mean, the general yearly time. March?

(when does the first 70 degree weather arrive, I forgot when it arrived when I lived in Hawaii)

 

 

Yes, typically March/April. (Last year was an anomaly though, their first flight was in February).

 

 

In central Oregon, I reliably see Prenolepis flying on the first warm, sunny day in February every year. This year is unusually warm. I might be surprised if they fly this weekend--it would be my earliest record--but I don't have any doubt they'll be pretty much done before mid-February. Washington is a little trickier, but if we get the warm weather they're predicting, I don't think it'll be long after; early March at the latest.


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#989 Offline dspdrew - Posted February 1 2018 - 5:07 AM

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Species: Prenolepis Imparis
Day: January 31st, 2018
Time: 3pm
Rain: none
Wind: Light breeze
Temperature: 69 degrees Fahrenheit

I had three queens without wings and one with, but I lost one without them and injured the other one :(

 

No location?


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#990 Offline Derpy - Posted February 1 2018 - 7:32 AM

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It was in San Jose

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#991 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted February 1 2018 - 8:35 AM

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Species: Prenolepis Imparis
Day: January 31st, 2018
Time: 3pm
Rain: none
Wind: Light breeze
Temperature: 69 degrees Fahrenheit
I had three queens without wings and one with, but I lost one without them and injured the other one :(


No location?
Sorry, I edited it. You didn't see anything...

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#992 Offline nurbs - Posted February 1 2018 - 12:43 PM

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Species: Camponotus essigi

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Date: 1-31-2018

Time: 7pm

Temperature: 65 F

Humidity: 18%

Rain: Rain a few weeks before

 


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#993 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted February 1 2018 - 5:47 PM

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Species: Prenolepis Imparis
Temperature: 72 degrees Fahrenheit
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Date: 2-1-18
No rain
I caught 17 queens :)
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#994 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted February 1 2018 - 10:30 PM

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I'm not sure if this counts as an actual nuptial flight but I caught a random tetramorium queen today while I was running around like a madman catching P. Imparis. Only found one though, and it's way early for them too. I'll send pics if anyone wants more proof
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#995 Offline Connectimyrmex - Posted February 2 2018 - 7:53 AM

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Cool!

The queen could be a "pseudoworker" (my nickname for an infertile queen that serves as a worker). That's awesome that you found a queen this early!


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#996 Offline TroysCorner - Posted February 2 2018 - 12:10 PM

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I live in Ventura ca where were they hanging out?

#997 Offline LC3 - Posted February 2 2018 - 6:37 PM

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I live in Ventura ca where were they hanging out?

Location is usually included in the sighting post. 


#998 Offline TroysCorner - Posted February 5 2018 - 12:03 AM

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Species: camponotus essegi, camponotus clarithorax
Location: arroyo verde park, CA (on oak trees)
Date: 2/5/18
Time: 7-8pm
Temperature: 64f
Humidity: 65%

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#999 Offline TroysCorner - Posted February 5 2018 - 12:06 AM

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Species: Prenolepis Imparis
Temperature: 72 degrees Fahrenheit
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Date: 2-1-18
No rain
I caught 17 queens :)

AWE MAN I saw so many of these today they look so cute! No queens tho :(

#1000 Offline Derpy - Posted February 5 2018 - 5:24 PM

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A couple days later we actually caught 50 of em in around 1-2 hours.

-1x Parasitic Formica Sp. Colony

-1x Pogonomymrex Californicus Colony

-1x Camponotus Hyatti Colony

 

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