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[NickAnter]

Species: Lasius flavus/brevicornis
Location: Crowley Lake, CA
Was under a rock, and was skinny, so presumably flew long ago.

[Solenoqueen]

Species: Solenopsis amblychila, Solenopsis xyloni, Neivamyrmex sp.
Location: Trabuco Canyon, CA
Date: 8/8/2020
Time: 8-10 PM
Humidity: likely around 50-60%
Temperature: mid 60's F
Wind: none
Rain: none
Notes: Neivamyrmex males spotted, S. xyloni found on black lights and S. amblychila found on ground nearby, wingless.

[NickAnter]

Species:Temnothorax nevadensis
Location: Crowley Lake
Date: August 14th, 2020
Time: 8:00-9:00am
Humidity: Around 20 percent
Temperature: Mid-high 70s
Wind:none
Rain: 3 days ago
Notes: Giant mating swarms everywhere.

Species: Stigmatomma sp, niger group Lasius, unidentified Myrmicines
Location: Crowley Lake
Date: August 13th, 2020
Time: Lasius at 8pm, Myrmicine males at 8-9:40pm, Stigmatomma male at 10pm.
Wind: 2-4mph
Rain: 3 days ago

[dspdrew]

Species: Myrmecocystus mexicanus, M. navajo, M. mimicus, Camponotus sp., Pheidole sp., Crematogaster sp. [172], Forelius sp. Dorymyrmex insanus
Location: Phelan, California
Date:  8-16-2020
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Rain: Rain day before

 

Species: Myrmecocystus mimicus, Crematogaster sp., Dorymyrmex insanus
Location: Big Bear, California
Date:  8-16-2020
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Rain: Rain day before

[Broncos]

Species: Myrmecocystus mexicanus, M. navajo, M. mimicus, Camponotus sp., Pheidole sp., Crematogaster sp., Forelius sp. Dorymyrmex insanus
Location: Phelan, California
Date: 8-16-2020
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Rain: Rain day before

Species: Myrmecocystus mimicus, Crematogaster sp., Dorymyrmex insanus
Location: Big Bear, California
Date: 8-16-2020
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Rain: Rain day before

I’m in Phelan right now... WHERE ARE THEY!!


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[TechAnt]

Yeah drew we must know where you found those, I just left Phelan, found no queens whatsoever..

[dspdrew]

You have to look where you see puddles and mud. Stop on the side of the highway and look around. They're all over that area that got rain. You have to look for founding chambers, not queens.

[Broncos]

You have to look where you see puddles and mud. Stop on the side of the highway and look around. They're all over that area that got rain. You have to look for founding chambers, not queens.

Ha! After I sent the reply. We stopped by a puddle and found a pheidole nuptial flight occurring.


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[dspdrew]

 

You have to look where you see puddles and mud. Stop on the side of the highway and look around. They're all over that area that got rain. You have to look for founding chambers, not queens.

Ha! After I sent the reply. We stopped by a puddle and found a pheidole nuptial flight occurring.


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Yeah, right now you might find some queens flying again or running around, but most of what you want has to be dug up.

[TechAnt]

I was looking for founding chambers where I only found small colonies of ants, but not puddles, thanks!

[TheAntGuy]

Species: Temnothorax sp., Pheidole sp., Crematogaster sp. Dorymyrmex insanus
Location: Mountain Center, CA
Date: 8/22/2020
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Humidity: High, maybe about 70-85%
Temperature: mid 70s-low 80s
Wind: None at all
Rain: Previous afternoon, 8/21/2020, it rained 1.15 inches in a decent sized region.
Notes: The Crematogaster were everywhere, same with Pheidole. The Temnothorax queens were on a blacklight, and males easily outnumbered them 3:1 or maybe even 4:1

 

Species: Camponotus semitestaceus, Solenopsis xyloni, Pheidole sp.

Location: Anza, CA
Date: 8/22/2020
Time: 10:30 p.m.
Humidity: high, 80%+
Temperature: mid 70s
Wind: slight breeze, not much to be noted. probably less than 3 mph
Rain: previous day, 8/21/2020
Notes: Solenopsis were sparse, unwinged, Pheidole were pretty common, digging chambers, unwinged. Camponotus could be found in small hotspots, with around 3-6 queens in a short distance, and then none for a minute or so of walking. Some were digging chambers, but most were just wandering. All the queens I saw were wingless, they had probably flown in the morning or the previous night, then just came out that night.

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[ANTdrew]

Species: Crematogaster cerasi
Location: Alexandria, VA
Date: 8/25/2020
Time: three queens found at 12:00pm, three at 4:00pm
Temp: 91deg F
Humidity: very high
Wind: 8mph W
Rain: 0.05 inches the day before

[dspdrew]

Species: Novomessor cockerelli, Pheidole sp., Dorymyrmex insanus, Dorymyrmex bicolor
Location: Nipton, California
Date:  8-19-2020
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Rain: Heavy rain day before

[dspdrew]

Species: Novomessor cockerelli, Pogonomyrmex maricopa, Pogonomyrmex rugosus, Camponotus fragilis, Pheidole hyatti, Pheidole xerophila, Dorymyrmex insanus, Dorymyrmex bicolor
Location: Nipton, California
Date:  8-23-2020
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Rain: Heavy rain day before

[skocko76]

Species: Crematogaster scutellaris
Location: Split, Croatia
Date: October 28th, 2020
Time: 6:00-9:00pm
Humidity: Around 60 percent
Temperature: 16C 61F
Wind:none
Rain: 1 day ago

[YsTheAnt]

Species: Prenolepis imparis
Location: Cupertino, California
Date:  2-23-2020
Time: 2:00PM
Temperature: 72F
Humidity: 
Wind: 
Rain: None

[TheAntGuy]

Species: Veromessor pergandei

Location: Moreno valley, California

Date: 2-26-2021

Time: 2:00 p.m.

Temperature: 74° F

Humidity: low

Rain: 2 weeks ago

Wind: slight breeze

Notes: found 2 queens in claustral chambers, looked for more but didn't find anymore. Both were dealates and likely flew a few days ago.

[dspdrew]

Species: Dorymyrmex insanus
Location: Santa Ana Mountains, California
Date: 3-28-2021
Time: 6:30 PM
Temperature: 74 F
Humidity: 20%
Wind: Moderate wind
Rain: 2 weeks ago
 
Species: Camponotus us-ca02, C. vicinus, C. laevigatus
Location: Santa Ana Mountains, California
Date: 3-28-2021
Time: 8:30 PM
Temperature: 66 F
Humidity: 30%
Wind: Light wind
Rain: 2 weeks ago

[Mettcollsuss]

Species: Prenolepis imparis

Location: Chicago, IL, USA

Date: 22 March 2021

Time: 5:00pm

Temp: Lower 60s (F)

Rain: A few days prior

[B_rad0806]

Species: Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus sansabeanus, Camponotus quercicola, Camponotus clarithorax, Camponotus maritimus, Dorymyrmex bicolor

Location: Santa Clarita, California

Date: 3-28-21

Time: 7:30-8:30

Temp: 72F-75F

Wind: Light breeze 

Rain: 2 weeks ago