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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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#1561 Offline AntsLA-1 - Posted July 29 2021 - 3:21 PM

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Where is everyone catching all of the Rugosus? Foothills, desert, where? Any information is helpful.


Ants are cute, that's that.

 

 

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#1562 Offline dspdrew - Posted July 29 2021 - 3:39 PM

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Where is everyone catching all of the Rugosus? Foothills, desert, where? Any information is helpful.

 

Desert and desert scrub foothills.


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#1563 Offline ReignofRage - Posted July 29 2021 - 4:06 PM

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Where is everyone catching all of the Rugosus? Foothills, desert, where? Any information is helpful.

There's quite a lot of Inaturalist pins for them, just check there.


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#1564 Offline AntsLA-1 - Posted July 29 2021 - 4:19 PM

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Where is everyone catching all of the Rugosus? Foothills, desert, where? Any information is helpful.

 

Desert and desert scrub foothills.

 

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#1565 Offline dspdrew - Posted August 4 2021 - 1:55 PM

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Species: Acromyrmex versicolor, Pheidole xerophila, Forelius sp., Dorymyrmex insanus
Location: Chiriaco Summit, California
Date: 7-31-2021
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Species: Myrmecocystus sp., M. mexicanus, M. navajo, M. mimicus, Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Location: Landers, California
Date: 7-31-2021
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#1566 Offline KadinB - Posted August 5 2021 - 4:24 PM

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Seems like flights are almost done here in nor cal. (2 hours up north of the bay) I haven't been getting any alates at my balck light. Haven't seen a single one in 2 weeks. 


#1567 Offline AlexLebedev - Posted August 7 2021 - 9:24 AM

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Seems like flights are almost done here in nor cal. (2 hours up north of the bay) I haven't been getting any alates at my balck light. Haven't seen a single one in 2 weeks.

Lasius and aphenogaster should fly soon

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What I've kept crematogaster sp pheidole californica camponotus vicinus high elev, dumetorum,laevigatus, prenolepis imparis, pogonomyrmex californicus and subnitidus and californicus, veromessor andrei, camponotus sayi, hypoponera opacior ,Liometopum occidentale solnopsis molesta group, solenopsis xyloni.

#1568 Offline ZTYguy - Posted August 8 2021 - 10:09 PM

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Species: Acromyrmex versicolor
Location: Hayfield, California (northern side in the wash by big trees.
Date: 8-8-2021
Time: 10:45- 11:00
Temperature: 92 f
Humidity: low
Wind: slight breeze
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#1569 Offline Chickalo - Posted September 29 2021 - 5:41 AM

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Does anyone know mating times for Carebara longii for Texas + Oklahoma?


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#1570 Offline PetsNotPests - Posted September 29 2021 - 5:47 AM

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Does anyone know mating times for Carebara longii for Texas + Oklahoma?

July-ish? Not sure. Not much info on this sp. at all. 


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Ants are Pets, not Pests. 

 

-Camponotus sansabeanus

-Camponotus US-CA02

-Camponotus vicinus

-Formica podzolica

-Monomorium spp.

-Pogonomyrmex californicus

-Solenopsis spp. 

 

#1571 Offline ReignofRage - Posted October 3 2021 - 12:07 AM

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Angeles Forest

multiple Camponotus yogi

Here is one of them.

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#1572 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted October 3 2021 - 5:58 AM

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Does anyone know mating times for Carebara longii for Texas + Oklahoma?

Why do you want to know


Edited by Antkeeper01, October 3 2021 - 6:19 AM.

1X Pogonomyrmex occidentalis 40-50 Workers

1X Solenopsis molesta 10 Workers (mono)

Ants I Want: Crematogaster sp, Camponotus Sp., Ponera Pennsylvanica, Mymercocystus sp.

 

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#1573 Offline dspdrew - Posted October 3 2021 - 8:43 AM

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Species: Acromyrmex versicolor
Location: Chiriaco Summit, California
Date: 8-31-2021
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#1574 Offline dspdrew - Posted October 3 2021 - 8:45 AM

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Species: Acromyrmex versicolor
Location: Desert Center, California
Date: 9-18-2021
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#1575 Offline NickAnter - Posted October 3 2021 - 11:34 AM

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Species: Solenopsis truncorum

Location: Suburban HB

Date: September 29th, 30th, 31rst, Oct 1rst, and 2nd

Time: 4-6PM

Temperature: 65-80

Wind: Around 5-8mph

Rain: None

Humidity: High

 

Species: Hypoponera sp.

Location: Suburban HB

Date: Sept 15, Sept 19, Sept 21rst

Time: 10AM and 5PM

Temperature: Around 70-75

Humidity: High

Wind: low

Rain: None


Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

#1576 Offline Chickalo - Posted October 4 2021 - 4:07 AM

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Does anyone know mating times for Carebara longii for Texas + Oklahoma?

Why do you want to know

 

Reasons unknown by most of Homo sapien colonies and society.


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#1577 Offline skocko76 - Posted October 25 2021 - 3:27 AM

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Species: Aphaenogaster sp. (possibly epirotes)

Location: Split, Croatia

Date: October 23rd 2021

Time: 12AM-3PM

Temperature: 19C (66F)

Wind: none

Rain: None. Rain forecasted for the following night (did not rain, but the surrounding areas got rain)

Humidity: relatively high


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#1578 Offline NickAnter - Posted October 25 2021 - 6:31 AM

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Species: Hypoponera sp.

Location: Huntington Beach, CA

Date: 10/23/21

Time: 5-6PM

Temp: 70

Wind: low

Rain: the day before

Humidity: High


Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

#1579 Offline Skymes98 - Posted November 10 2021 - 11:11 AM

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What are color codes i see dark blue, light blue and white, what does each mean?

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#1580 Offline Chickalo - Posted November 10 2021 - 12:21 PM

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What are color codes i see dark blue, light blue and white, what does each mean?

It doesn't really mean much

Empty = 0 sightings during that month

White = 1 sighting during that month

Light Blue = 2 sightings that month

Dark Blue = >3 sightings that month

You can see the number of sightings inside the colored box, on the left is the species and on top is the month


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