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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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#1201 Offline AnthonyP163 - Posted July 9 2018 - 8:34 PM

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Species: Temnothorax curvispinosis, Temnothorax ambiguus, Tetramorium immigrans, Camponotus pennsylvanicus, Formica sp.

Location: Waukesha, Wisconsin.

Date: 7/9/18

Time: 9:00-11:00PM

Temperature: 78-82 fahrenheit

Humidity: 62%

Rain: a few days ago

Wind: 4 mph


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#1202 Offline dspdrew - Posted July 10 2018 - 6:44 AM

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Species: Solenopsis molesta, S. xyloni, Temnothorax spp. [180] [181], Nylanderia vividula, Hypoponera sp., Pheidole vistana, Liometopum occidentale, Camponotus vicinus, C. clarithorax, Camponotus CA02
Location: Trabuco Canyon, California
Date:  7-6-2018
Time: 9:00 PM

Temperature: 85 F
Humidity: 25%
Wind: Light wind
Rain: No recent rain


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#1203 Offline nurbs - Posted July 10 2018 - 12:16 PM

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Species: Camponotus fragilis, Myrmecocystus mexicanus, Myrmecocystus navajo, Myrmecocystus sp., Pheidole sp., Forelius sp. Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Location: Yucca Valley and Joshua Tree town
Date: 7/8/2017
Time: 9pm-2am
Temperature: 95 F
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#1204 Offline itznowing - Posted July 11 2018 - 6:56 PM

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i have a question, i just went to mexico and i found a colobopsis saundersi queen ant is that normal?. they are supposed to live only in malasya. i have a theory that someone might introduced the species illegally so it started spreading there. that species is the malasyan exploding ant


#1205 Offline LC3 - Posted July 11 2018 - 7:27 PM

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i have a question, i just went to mexico and i found a colobopsis saundersi queen ant is that normal?. they are supposed to live only in malasya. i have a theory that someone might introduced the species illegally so it started spreading there. that species is the malasyan exploding ant

 

Curious to how you keyed it to Colobopsis saundersi. 


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#1206 Offline Penguin - Posted July 15 2018 - 4:37 PM

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Species: Black Formica sp. (3 female and several of what looks to be dead male alates)
Location: Toronto ON
Date: 7/15/18
Time: 8:30 PM
Temperature: 26 Celsius
Humidity: 67%
Wind: 4 mph
Rain: Light intermittent showers day prior

Edited by Penguin, July 17 2018 - 5:46 PM.

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#1207 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted July 15 2018 - 7:12 PM

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Species: Pheidole pilifera, Solenopsis molesta, Lasius murphyi
Location: Marion, Indiana
Date: 7/15/18
Time: 5-8 PM
Temperature: ~80F
Humidity:
Wind: None
Rain: Storm in the afternoon
 
 
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#1208 Offline skocko76 - Posted July 16 2018 - 7:55 AM

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Species: Tetramorium semilaeve
Location: Split, Croatia
Date: 6-20-2018
Time: 20:30 PM
Temperature: 82° F (28 C)
Humidity: very humid
Wind: none
Rain: none

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Species: Pheidole balcanica(?)
Location: Split, Croatia
Date: 6-20-2018
Time: 20:30 PM
Temperature: 82° F (28 C)
Humidity: very humid
Wind: none
Rain: none

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Species: Camponotus (Colobopsis) truncata
Location: Split, Croatia
Date: 6-20-2018
Time: 20:30 PM
Temperature: 82° F (28 C)
Humidity: very humid
Wind: none
Rain: none

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#1209 Offline dspdrew - Posted July 16 2018 - 11:44 PM

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Species: Myrmecocystus navajo, M. mexicanus, Camponotus fragilis.

Location: Yucca Valley, California

Date: 7-8-2018

Time: 1:00 AM

Temperature: 85 F

Humidity:

Wind:

Rain: Heavy rain day before

 

Species: Pogonomyrmex rugosus.

Location: Yucca Valley, California

Date: 7-8-2018

Time: 1:00 PM

Temperature: 90 F.

Humidity:

Wind: Moderate wind

Rain: Heavy rain day before

 

Species: Dorymyrmex bicolor, Pheidole gilvescens, P. xerophila.

Location: Yucca Valley, California

Date: 7-8-2018

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Temperature:

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Rain: Heavy rain day before


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#1210 Offline dspdrew - Posted July 17 2018 - 12:07 AM

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Species: Myrmecocystus cf. mimicus, Forelius sp.

Location: Nipton, California

Date: 7-11-2018

Time: 9:00 AM

Temperature:

Humidity:

Wind:

Rain: Heavy rain day before

 

Species: Pogonomyrmex rugosus, Pheidole xerophila, Dorymyrmex bicolor

Location: Nipton, California

Date: 7-11-2018

Time:

Temperature:

Humidity:

Wind:

Rain: Heavy rain day before

 

Species: Myrmecocystus cf. mimicus

Location: Nipton, California

Date: 7-11-2018

Time: 1:00 PM

Temperature:

Humidity:

Wind: Light wind

Rain: Heavy rain day before


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#1211 Offline dspdrew - Posted July 17 2018 - 12:30 AM

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Species: Myrmecocystus navajo, Pogonomyrmex rugosus

Location: Newberry Springs, California

Date: 7-13-2018

Time:

Temperature:

Humidity:

Wind:

Rain: Heavy rain day before

 

Species: Novomessor cockerelli, Pogonomyrmex rugosus

Location: Goffs, California

Date: 7-14-2018

Time: 3:00 AM

Temperature: 80 F

Humidity:

Wind:

Rain: Heavy rain day before

 

Species: Solenopsis xyloni, S. molesta, Crematogaster spp.

Location: Goffs, California

Date: 7-14-2018

Time: 3:00 AM

Temperature: 80 F

Humidity:

Wind:

Rain: Heavy rain day before

 

Species: Myrmecocystus mexicanus

Location: Goffs, California

Date: 7-14-2018

Time:

Temperature:

Humidity:

Wind:

Rain: Heavy rain day before

 

Species: Myrmecocystus mexicanus, M. navajo, Pogonomyrmex rugosus, Temnothorax sp. [243]

Location: Nipton, California

Date: 7-14-2018

Time:

Temperature:

Humidity:

Wind:

Rain: Heavy rain day before

 

Species: Pogonomyrmex cf. maricopa

Location: Nipton, California

Date: 7-14-2018

Time: 8:30 PM

Temperature: 80 F

Humidity:

Wind: Moderate wind

Rain: Light rain

 

Species: Novomessor cockerelli, Camponotus fragilis

Location: Goffs, California

Date: 7-14-2018

Time: 10:30 PM

Temperature:

Humidity:

Wind: Heavy wind

Rain: Light rain


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#1212 Offline skocko76 - Posted July 17 2018 - 1:46 AM

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Species: Crematogaster lorteti

Location: Sinj, Croatia https://www.google.h...6,16.604751,13z

Date: 7-14-2018

Time: 03:00 AM

Temperature: ?

Humidity: ?

Wind: ?

Rain: ?

 

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#1213 Offline Penguin - Posted July 17 2018 - 5:50 PM

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Species: Black Formica sp.
Location: Toronto ON
Date: 7/17/18
Time: 3:00 pm
Temperature: ~25 +/- Celsius
Humidity: N.A.
Wind: N.A.
Rain: Rain day prior

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#1214 Offline LC3 - Posted July 17 2018 - 6:25 PM

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Species: Lasius americanus

Location: Richmond, BC

Date: July 16, 2018

Time: Unknown (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM most likely)

Temperature: ~ 23° C

Humidity: ~ 60 - 75%

Wind: ~9km/h

Rain: past week


#1215 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted July 19 2018 - 8:15 PM

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Species: Formica rubicunda and Formica subsericea

Location: Marion, Indiana

Date: 7/20/18

Time: 6-8 PM

Temperature: ~90F

Humidity: 

Wind: None

Rain: 2 days ago


#1216 Offline AnthonyP163 - Posted July 22 2018 - 2:21 PM

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Species: Formica subsericea, Formica neogagates, Formica incerta, Formica montana

Location: Waukesha, WI.

Date: 7/22/18

Time: 3-5 PM (although flights were definitely earlier in the day)

Temperature: 74-76F

Humidity: 60-70%

Wind: 3mph - 7mph

Rain: very early in the morning and the day before.



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#1217 Offline Scrixx - Posted July 24 2018 - 10:51 AM

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Species: Crematogaster sp., Solenopsis molesta, Solenopsis xyloni, Temnothorax sp.

Location: Lytle Creek Foothills / Keenbrook

Date: 7/23/18

Time: 19:30-22:30

Temperature: 80F at 8PM

Humidity: 41%

Wind: None

Rain: None


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Journals: Camponotus sansabeanus & C. vicinus | Pogonomyrmex californicus & P. rugosus | Solenopsis molesta & S. xyloni

Discontinued: Pogonomyrmex subnitidus

#1218 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted July 24 2018 - 2:17 PM

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Species: Formica rubicunda
Location: Marion, Indiana
Date:  7/24/18
Time: 4:00 PM

Temperature: 81 F
Humidity: 61%
Wind: 5 mph
Rain: Heavy rain over several days

 

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#1219 Offline dspdrew - Posted July 25 2018 - 6:30 AM

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Species: Solenopsis molesta, S. xyloni, S. amblychila, Nylanderia vividula, Camponotus fragilis, Crematogaster mutans
Location: Trabuco Canyon, California
Date:  7-23-2018
Time: 9:00 PM

Temperature: 80 F
Humidity: 50%
Wind: None
Rain: No recent rain

 

Species: Solenopsis molesta, S. xyloni, Pheidole sp. [204]
Location: Trabuco Canyon, California
Date:  7-25-2018
Time: 5:00 AM

Temperature: 66 F
Humidity:
Wind: Light wind
Rain: No recent rain


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Species: Lasius sp.

Location: Knebel, Denmark
Date:  29/07/18
Time: 6:30 PM

Temperature: ~78.8 F / ~26C
Humidity: ~71%
Wind: ~3 m/s
Rain: Last night


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