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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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#1581 Offline Idontexist - Posted November 17 2021 - 9:00 AM

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When are flights in campeche mexico
When are flights in campeche mexico

#1582 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted November 17 2021 - 1:23 PM

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When are flights in campeche mexico
When are flights in campeche mexico

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#1583 Offline Idontexist - Posted November 22 2021 - 12:46 AM

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When are titanonyrma nuptial flights again?

#1584 Offline ReignofRage - Posted November 22 2021 - 1:08 AM

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When are titanonyrma nuptial flights again?

Titanomyrma flew millions of years ago, lol.


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#1585 Offline Idontexist - Posted November 22 2021 - 1:52 PM

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Lol

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#1586 Offline dspdrew - Posted November 22 2021 - 3:37 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

 

 

It doesn't really correlate with any specific number of reports. It is just a simple visual indicator for the relative amount of reports that month.


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#1587 Offline Idontexist - Posted November 22 2021 - 10:54 PM

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#1588 Offline ZTYguy - Posted February 13 2022 - 10:20 AM

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Species: Camponotus clarithorax
Location: Whitney Canyon, California
Date: 2-12-2022
Time: 11:30-12:00 pm
Temperature: 45 F
Humidity:
Wind: Slight breeze
Rain:

Edited by ZTYguy, March 6 2022 - 5:41 PM.

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#1589 Offline Ecan - Posted March 1 2022 - 6:37 PM

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Veromessor pergandei are getting ready to fly soon in Acton CA, does anyone know what time they usually fly?

#1590 Offline AntsLA-1 - Posted March 5 2022 - 11:02 AM

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Has anyone caught Veromessor pergandei yet?


Ants are cute, that's that.

 

 

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#1591 Offline Daniel - Posted March 5 2022 - 11:22 AM

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Has anyone caught Veromessor pergandei yet?


I saw a few alates near Needles, CA two days ago.

#1592 Offline AntsLA-1 - Posted March 5 2022 - 5:23 PM

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I found some virgin alates that had dropped their wings in Pearsonville, CA. 1 out of every 2 nests had workers pulling virgin alates out of the nest.


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Ants are cute, that's that.

 

 

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#1593 Offline dspdrew - Posted March 22 2022 - 5:22 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
Rain:

 

Did you actually see these flying, or did you dig them from founding chambers?


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#1594 Offline ZTYguy - Posted March 22 2022 - 5:40 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
Rain:

 
Did you actually see these flying, or did you dig them from founding chambers?

This was an after flight flight. Just getting rid of the leftovers.
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#1595 Offline EthanNgo678 - Posted March 22 2022 - 8:12 PM

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Species: Camponotus vicinus and Camponotus laevigatus
Location: Marin, CA
Date: 3-22-22
Time: 7:30 pm
Temperature: 68
Humidity: low
Wind: Slight breeze
Rain: five days ago


Plants r cool

#1596 Offline dspdrew - Posted March 23 2022 - 6:50 AM

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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
Rain:

 
Did you actually see these flying, or did you dig them from founding chambers?

This was an after flight flight. Just getting rid of the leftovers.

 

 

They were actually flying though? Were any of them fertile?


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#1597 Offline ZTYguy - Posted March 23 2022 - 9:43 AM

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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
Rain:


Did you actually see these flying, or did you dig them from founding chambers?
This was an after flight flight. Just getting rid of the leftovers.

They were actually flying though? Were any of them fertile?

I sold a few off. All the ones I kept (3) weren’t fertile but one queen I sold turned out to be fertile. I didn’t witness the flight but yes there seemed to be one. I found about 4 males walking around.
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#1598 Offline ZTYguy - Posted March 25 2022 - 7:18 AM

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Species: Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus semitestaceus, Camponotus quercicola, Camponotus clarithorax, Liometopum occidentale
Location: Newhall, CA
Date: 3-24-22
Time: 10:45-12:00 pm
Temperature: 65
Humidity:
Wind: Slight breeze
Rain: None for over a week


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#1599 Offline Somethinghmm - Posted March 25 2022 - 2:09 PM

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Species: Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus maritimus, Camponotus us-ca02
Location: Aguanga, CA
Date: 3/24/22
Time: 9PM
Temperature: high of ~86 at 3pm
Humidity:  18%
Wind: 
Rain: none


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#1600 Offline dspdrew - Posted March 25 2022 - 5:52 PM

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Species: Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus sansabeanus, Camponotus quercicola, Camponotus clarithorax, Liometopum occidentale
Location: Newhall, CA
Date: 3-24-22
Time: 10:45-12:00 pm
Temperature: 65
Humidity:
Wind: Slight breeze
Rain: None for over a week

 

C. quercicola or C. laevigatus?


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