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[Penguin]

All the C. pennsylvanicus queens flew off of my hand but I did catch 2 C. novaeboracensis queens! 

 

Species: C. pennsylvanicus, C. novaeboracensis

Location: Toronto, ON

Date: May 24th 2018

Time:~7:15 PM

Temperature: 27 C/80 F

Wind: 11 km/h or 7 MPH

Precipitation: 2 days prior to flights

[AnthonyP163]

Species:  C. pennsylvanicus, C. novaeboracensis

Location: Waukesha, Wisconsin.

Date: May 24th 2018

Temperature: 70-75F

Humidity: ~45%

Time: 8-10pm 

Wind: 8 mph

Precipitation: 2 days prior

 

A rather small flight that didn't appear to be evident until the sun went down. Didn't catch a C. novaeboracensis queen but saw them having flights in the forest.

Edited by AnthonyP163, May 25 2018 - 3:18 AM.

[Aaron567]

Species: Lasius umbratus, Pseudomyrmex gracilis

Location: Pensacola, Florida

Date: May 20, 2018

Temperature: 85F

Humidity: 68%

Time: 5:00 PM

Wind: 6 mph

Rain: Hours before

 

Species: Camponotus castaneus

Location: Pensacola, Florida

Date: May 21, 2018

Temperature: 71F

Humidity: 85%

Time: 7:00 AM

Wind: 7 mph

Rain: Night before

 

Species: Hypoponera sp.

Location: Pensacola, Florida

Date: May 21, 2018

Temperature: 77F

Humidity: 78%

Time: 8:30 PM

Wind: 7 mph

Rain: Hours before

 

Species: Solenopsis molesta

Location: Pensacola, Florida

Date: May 23, 2018

Temperature: 83F

Humidity: 76%

Time: 7:30 PM

Wind: 4 mph

Rain: 2 hours before

 

Species: Solenopsis pergandei, Solenopsis carolinensis, Cyphomyrmex rimosus

Location: Pensacola, Florida

Date: May 25, 2018

Temperature: 82F

Humidity: 67%

Time: 10:00 AM

Wind: 6 mph

Rain: Hours before

 

Species: Pheidole bicarinata, Pheidole metallescens, Dorymyrmex bureni, Colobopsis impressa

Location: Pensacola, Florida

Date: May 25, 2018

Temperature: 76F

Humidity: 81%

Time: 9:00 PM

Wind: none 

Rain: Hours before

Edited by Aaron567, May 27 2018 - 7:25 AM.

[Dotdispenser]

Species: Camponotus Castaneus
Location: Morristown, Tennessee
Date: 05/25/2018
Time: 2:00 P.M.
Temperature: 75°F
Humidity: 95%
Wind: Little to no wind
Rain: Rainstorms for the past three or four days

I believe they had flown the night before. She was found under a rock, wingless, and undoubtedly asleep.

[VoidElecent]

Species: Camponotus nearcticus, Nylanderia parvula, Tapinoma sessile
Location: Ambler, Pennsylvania

Date: May 26th  2018.

Time: 8:00-11:00 AM
Temperature: 77-84°°F
Wind: Very Little

Humidity: 70%-83%
Rain: Two days ago

 

Species: Camponotus americanus
Location: Outer Banks, North Carolina

Date: May 26th  2018.

Time:  10:00 PM
Temperature: 78°F
Wind:

Humidity: 89%
Rain: Over a week ago

Edited by VoidElecent, June 5 2018 - 9:44 AM.

[AnthonyP163]

Species:  Camponotus pennsylvanicus, Camponotus novaeboracensis

Location: Waukesha, Wisconsin.

Date: May 26th 2018

Time: 8-10pm

Temperature: ~78 fahrenheit

Wind: 4 mph

Humidity: 51% 

Rain: about 1 week prior

Edited by AnthonyP163, May 27 2018 - 10:15 AM.

[VoidElecent]

Species: Nylanderia flavipes
Location: Princeton, New Jersey

Date: May 27th  2018.

Time: 2:50 PM
Temperature: 66°F
Wind: Very little

Humidity: 100%
Rain: Mild precipitation during collection.

[AnthonyP163]

Species: Camponotus caryae, Camponotus nearcticus, Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Location: Waukesha, Wisconsin

Date: May 27th, 2018

Time: 8pm - 11pm

Temperature: 79-73 fahrenheit (dropped as it got later)

Wind: 4 mph

Humidity: 61%

Rain: drizzles earlier in the day

[YsTheAnt]

Species: Pheidole sp. 4
Location: Cupertino, California
Date: May 27, 2018
Time: ~9PM
Temperature: 69 degrees Fahrenheit
Wind: Minimal
Humidity: 65%
Rain: None

I caught one winged queen on my blacklight, and saw an unidentified male. Expecting much larger flights tommorow.

EDIT: This is the same one as Drew's Pheidole sp. 4, not Pheidole moerens.

Edited by YsTheAnt, May 29 2018 - 6:38 AM.

[YsTheAnt]

Species: Pheidole sp. 4
Location: Cupertino, CA
Date: May 28, 2018
Time 9:30PM
Temperature: 71F
Wind: None
Humidity:
Rain: None

Species: Solenopsis molesta
Location: Cupertino, CA
Date: May 28, 2018
Time: 9:30PM
Temperature: 71F
Wind: None
Humidity:
Rain: None

Species: Veromessor andrei
Location: South San Jose, CA
Date: May 28, 2018
Time: 7:30PM
Temperature: 79F
Wind: Light breeze
Humidity:
Rain: None

[dspdrew]

Species: Formica francoeuri
Location: Cajon, California
Date:  5-28-2018
Time:  6:00 PM

Temperature: 80 F
Humidity:
Wind: Moderate wind
Rain: No recent rain

 

Species: Lasius sp.
Location: Silverwood Lake, California
Date:  5-28-2018
Time:  9:00 PM

Temperature: 75 F
Humidity:
Wind: No wind
Rain: No recent rain

 

Species: Camponotus vicinus (all-black variety)
Location: Angelus Oaks, California
Date:  5-28-2018
Time:  10:00 PM

Temperature: 63 F
Humidity:
Wind: No wind
Rain: No recent rain

[nurbs]

Species: Veromessor andrei, Solenopsis xyloni
Location: Agua Dulce, California
Date:  5-28-2018
Time:  10-12PM

Temperature: 70F
Humidity:
Wind: No Wind
Rain: No recent rain

 

Species: Camponotus vicinus (Red Variety)
Location: Whitney Canyon Park, Santa Clarita, California
Date:  5-29-2018
Time:  9PM

Temperature: 65F
Humidity:
Wind: No wind
Rain: No recent rain

 

 

 

 

[YsTheAnt]

What time is best for catching V. andrei?

[nurbs]

What time is best for catching V. andrei?

 

 

At night or right at sunset. That's when they come out. They probably fly on a warm morning and then come out when it gets dark to look for chambers.

 

Depending on your location, they can be hard to find. Most just chill around but they are hard to spot because they don't move much and their coloring blends into the ground. The ones here like to hangout near grassy areas with lots of seeds. You won't find them in spots with just rocks or pure sand and dirt. Look for trees and grassy "islands" around those trees. Went two nights looking, and averaged about 10 queens for 1-2 hours of searching. This is for the spots in SoCal though. Not sure how it is up north. If you catch them right when they fly, it should be much easier.

[YsTheAnt]

What time is best for catching V. andrei?

 
 
At night or right at sunset. That's when they come out. They probably fly on a warm morning and then come out when it gets dark to look for chambers.
 
Depending on your location, they can be hard to find. Most just chill around but they are hard to spot because they don't move much and their coloring blends into the ground. The ones here like to hangout near grassy areas with lots of seeds. You won't find them in spots with just rocks or pure sand and dirt. Look for trees and grassy "islands" around those trees. Went two nights looking, and averaged about 10 queens for 1-2 hours of searching. This is for the spots in SoCal though. Not sure how it is up north. If you catch them right when they fly, it should be much easier.

It’s terribly hard to catch them in the morning when they fly, they hide immediately. I know a great spot for them, the thing is it closes after sunset, so I have to leave by 8ish. Apparently they come out the moment it gets shady.

[Scrixx]

Full nuptial flight

Species: Formica francoeuri, possible Pheidole sp.
Location: Lytle Creek, California
Date:  05/28/2018
Time:  11:30-15:30

Temperature: 86F
Humidity: 50%+
Wind: No Wind
Rain: No recent rain

 

Evidence of flights, two dead males with two wingless queens.

Species: Liometopum sp
Location: Lytle Creek, California
Date:  05/29/2018
Time:  20:30-22:30

Temperature: 62F
Humidity: 50%+
Wind: No Wind
Rain: No recent rain

[Aaron567]

Species: Aphaenogaster cf. ashmeadi
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Date: May 26, 2018
Time: 10:00 AM 

Temperature: 83F
Humidity: 65%
Wind: 7 mph
Rain: Hours before

 

Species: Trachymyrmex septetrionalis
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Date: May 28, 2018
Time: 11:30 AM 

Temperature: 75F
Humidity: 86%
Wind: 14 mph
Rain: Hours before

 

Species: Cyphomyrmex rimosus
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Date: May 29, 2018
Time: 3:30 PM 

Temperature: 83F
Humidity: 78%
Wind: 14 mph
Rain: Hours before

 

Species: Camponotus floridanus
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Date: May 30, 2018
Time: 8:30 PM

Temperature: 80F
Humidity: 82%
Wind: 7 mph
Rain: 1 day before

[Mettcollsuss]

Species: Camponotus caryae

Location: Chain O'Lakes State Park, Indiana

Date: May 26, 2018

Time: 10:30 AM

Temperature: Mid to High 80s

Humidity: Unsure

Wind: Unsure

Rain: Light rain one day before.

 

Species: Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Location: Chain O'Lakes State Park, Indiana

Date: May 27, 2018

Time: 12:00 AM

Temperature: Low 90s

Humidity: Unsure

Wind: Unsure

Rain: Light rain two days before.

Edited by Mettcollsuss, June 10 2018 - 6:28 AM.

[BobJ]

Species: Brachymyrmex patagonicus
Location: North Charleston, SC
Date: June 2, 2018
Time: 7:30pm
Temperature: 73 F
Humidity: 90%
Rain: rain 3 hours earlier

Species: Solenopsis invicta
Location: North Charleston, SC
Date: June 3, 2018
Time: 12:15pm
Temperature: 76 F
Humidity: 73%
Rain: rain the day before

[skocko76]

Species: Camponotus lateralis
Location: Split, Croatia

Date: May 30th  2018.

Time: 19:30 PM
Temperature: 26 C (79F)
Wind: none
Rain: some minor showers a couple of days prior

 

Found a single de-alate queen. Others of her kin were nowhere to be found.

By the side of road in a pine & cypress forested recreational zone.