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How many ant species can you spot on your block?

Started By futurebird , May 1 2022 4:36 PM

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#21 Offline ANTdrew - Posted May 3 2022 - 5:49 AM

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Virginia is the meeting point between the north and south in our country. We are the northernmost point for southern species and the southernmost point for many northern species. It is extremely diverse in all manner of flora and fauna.

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#22 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted May 3 2022 - 8:29 AM

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Virginia is the meeting point between the north and south in our country. We are the northernmost point for southern species and the southernmost point for many northern species. It is extremely diverse in all manner of flora and fauna.

MD is similar, just no trachymyrmex

My favorite queens/colony’s:
Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata

#23 Offline OiledOlives - Posted May 3 2022 - 9:40 AM

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Virginia is the meeting point between the north and south in our country. We are the northernmost point for southern species and the southernmost point for many northern species. It is extremely diverse in all manner of flora and fauna.

MD is similar, just no trachymyrmex

You definitely have Trachymyrmex in MD.

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#24 Offline azzaaazzzz00 - Posted May 3 2022 - 4:43 PM

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In backyard:
Aphaenogaster rudis
Aphaenogaster tennesseensis

Aphaenogaster fulva
Brachymyrmex depilis

Strumigenys sp.
Vollenhovia emeryi
Nylanderia (native sp)
Nylanderia flavipes
Camponotus subbarbatus

Camponotus nearcticus

Camponotus chromaiodes

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Camponotus castaneus

Temnothorax curvispinosus

Pheidole bicarinata

Colobopsis obliqua
Tapinoma sessile
Lasius neoniger

Lasius americanus
Lasius interjectus

Lasius claviger

Lasius aphidicola
Stigmatomma pallipes
Hypoponera opacior

Ponera pennsylvanica

Tetramorium immigrans

Crematogaster cerasi
Formica fusca group
Formica pallidefulva group
Lasius murphyi
Solenopsis molesta
Brachyponera chinensis

Nearby I have found:
Different pallidefulva-group species
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis
Myrmica sp.
Monomorium sp.

Whole of VA:
Aphaenogaster rudis
Aphaenogaster tennesseensis
Aphaenogaster treatae

Aphaenogaster lamellidens
Aphaenogaster fulva
Brachymyrmex depilis
Camponotus castaneus
Camponotus nearcticus
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Camponotus chromaiodes
Camponotus subbarbatus
Crematogaster cerasi
Dorymyrmex bureni
Formica subintegra
Formica subsericea

Formica cf. argentea
Formica pallidefulva-group species (2)
Hypoponera opacior
Lasius americanus
Lasius neoniger

Lasius murphyi
Lasius interjectus

Lasius claviger

Lasius aphidicola
Lasius brevicornis
Lasius nearcticus
Lasius cf. speculiventris
Solenopsis molesta

Solenopsis carolinensis
Myrmica sp.

Monomorium minimum
Monomorium cf. viridum
Nylanderia cf. arenivaga

Nylanderia native spe (black)
Nylanderia flavipes
Brachyponera chinensis
Tetramorium immigrans

Pheidole bicarinata

Pheidole tysoni
Pheidole morrisii
Pheidole dentata
Ponera pennsylvanica
Prenolepis imparis
Strumigenys sp.
Tapinoma sessile
Temnothorax longispinosus
Temnothorax pergandei
Temnothorax curvispinosus
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis

I mean I'd gladly rent your backyard...what does it even look like with so many ants anyway?

My backyard:

Your backyard:

Edited by azzaaazzzz00, May 3 2022 - 4:43 PM.

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#25 Offline OiledOlives - Posted May 3 2022 - 5:26 PM

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I mean I'd gladly rent your backyard...what does it even look like with so many ants anyway?

My backyard:

Your backyard:

I just spend a lot of time outside, lol. It does come with the added benefit of having a forest behind it though

Edited by OiledOlives, May 3 2022 - 5:26 PM.

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#26 Offline Manitobant - Posted May 3 2022 - 5:30 PM

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Here are the species i have personally found in my neighborhood:

Brachymyrmex depilis
Camponotus herculeanus
Camponotus novaeboracensis
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Camponotus nearcticus
Formica montana
Formica subsericea
Formica limata
Formica aserva
Formuca subintegra
Formica pergandei
Lasius americanus
Lasius neoniger
Lasius subumbratus
Lasius pallitarsis
Myrmica americana
Myrmica brevispinosa
Myrmica incompleta
Polyergus Mexicanus
Solenopsis molesta

Including the rest of manitoba:

Camponotus modoc
Dolichoderus pustulatus
Dolichoderus mariae
Dolichoderus taschenbergi
Formica ulkei
Formica exsectoides
Formica dakotensis
Formica oreas
Formica obscuripes
Formica obscuriventris
Formica bradleyi
Formica fossaceps
Formica subaenescens
Formica podzolica
Formica argentea
Formica neogagates
Harpagoxenus canadensis
Lasius aphidicola
Lasius minutus
Lasius subglaber
Lasius interjectus
Lasius latipes
Lasius pubescens
Leptothorax canadensis
Myrmica monticola
Polyergus bicolor
Stenamma diecki
Tapinoma sessile
Temnothorax ambiguus
Temnothorax pilagens

Edited by Manitobant, May 3 2022 - 5:32 PM.

My journals:

Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
Lasius minutus: https://www.formicul...cs/#entry174811
Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449
General acanthomyops journal: https://www.formicul...yops-with-eggs/

#27 Offline azzaaazzzz00 - Posted May 3 2022 - 6:10 PM

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I mean I'd gladly rent your backyard...what does it even look like with so many ants anyway?

My backyard:

Your backyard:

I just spend a lot of time outside, lol. It does come with the added benefit of having a forest behind it though

Ants: heyyy, look a backyard, why not move there instead of a entire forest!

Been keeping ants since January of 2021

Always try new things, even if its hard, hard is not impossible. We are smart and it's good to be smart but not too smart for your own good.

#28 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted May 4 2022 - 6:37 AM

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Tetramorium immigrans, Solenopsis carolinensis, Prenolepis/Nylanderia?, Formica fusca sp, Camponotus sp(likely dead), Ponera pennsylvanicus, Strumigenys pilinasis?

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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#29 Offline aznphenom - Posted May 5 2022 - 11:06 AM

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LocationMaryland

Virginia is the meeting point between the north and south in our country. We are the northernmost point for southern species and the southernmost point for many northern species. It is extremely diverse in all manner of flora and fauna.

MD is similar, just no trachymyrmex

We do have trachy. Just a lot rarer and in very specific spots while in the South, they're all over peoples yards and neighborhoods.

Keeps: Camponotus, Tetra

Wants (Please reach out if you have them for sale if you’re in the US): Acromyrmex Sp., Atta Sp., Cephalotes Sp., Myrmecocystus Sp (Prefer Mexicanus), Odontomachus Sp. (Prefer Desertorum), Pachycondyla Sp., Pheidole Sp (Prefer Rhea. The bigger the better. Not the tiny bicarinata), Pogonomyrmex Sp (Prefer Badius)., Pseudomyrmex Sp. (Prefer the cute yellow ones)

#30 Offline Guest_SolenopsisKeeper_* - Posted May 5 2022 - 1:16 PM

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The queens aren’t. Only fly in morning, but they will mate in captivity, or so I have heard.

My list:

Pheidole obscurithorax
Pheidole megacephala
Solenopsis invicta(Or Xyloni
Camponotus discolor
Camponotus Floridanus
Formica subsericea
Psedumyrmex sp.
Odontomachus ruginodis
Odontomachus relictus
Crematogaster spp.
Brachymyrmex spp.
Camponotus Plantas
Psedumyrmex Cubanis
(Rarely) Solenopsis gemineta
Argentine ants
Sometimes in fall Lasius queens

Virginia is the meeting point between the north and south in our country. We are the northernmost point for southern species and the southernmost point for many northern species. It is extremely diverse in all manner of flora and fauna.
MD is similar, just no trachymyrmex
We do have trachy. Just a lot rarer and in very specific spots while in the South, they're all over peoples yards and neighborhoods.

Down here you only get them if you look near sandy grasslands. No disturbed areas.

#31 Offline wallaby - Posted May 6 2022 - 10:03 AM

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my list:

lasius

formica (fusca group, sanguinea group)

Camponotus Modoc, pennsylvanicus, herc

Lasius

and Lasius

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#32 Offline Polyacanthus - Posted June 22 2022 - 2:00 PM

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I've found 17 species of queens in my suburban yard.

#33 Offline bmb1bee - Posted June 22 2022 - 2:19 PM

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I've found 17 species of queens in my suburban yard.

What species?

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#34 Offline NickAnter - Posted June 22 2022 - 3:59 PM

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LocationOrange County, California

Brachymyrmex depilis (This was a single queen, quite a surprise)

Brachymyrmex patagonicus

Solenopsis "plebeius"

Solenopsis truncorum

Solenopsis xyloni

Solenopsis invicta

Linepithema humile

Pogonomyrmex californicus

Nylanderia vividula

Cardiocondyla mauritanica

Cardiocondula minutior

Hypoponera sp. 1

Hypoponera sp. 2

Hypoponera sp. 3

Crematogaster sp

Myrmentoma sp.(One male only in the pool, for this and the Crematogaster)

Pheidole navigans

Pheidole sp. 1 (dead queen in spider web)

Monomorium ergatogyna

Dorymyrmex insanus

Tetramorium bicarinatum

Strumigenys membranifera

A bit East:

Tetramorium immigrans & Parasitic Dorymyrmex or D. bicolor

A bit West:

Formica perpilosa & Tetramorium immigrans

All in all, not too bad for a suburban lot in coastal Socal.

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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).

#35 Offline LarrytheYutyrannus - Posted July 30 2022 - 2:31 PM

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Mostly Linepithema humile

Some Tetramorium immigrans

#36 Offline FinWins - Posted July 30 2022 - 3:29 PM

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My neighborhood
Solenopsis xyloni
Monomorium minimum
Brachymyrmex sp
Dorymyrmex bicolor

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I keep: C. modoc, C. sansabeanus , C. maritimus, Formica argentea, M. mexicanus , Odontomachus brunneus , Pogonomyrmex californicus, Pogonomyrmex rugosus,

#37 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted July 31 2022 - 12:48 AM

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Species in my neighborhood (NOT in alphabetical order):
Oecophylla smaragdina
Monomorium floricola
Monomorium monomorium
Cardiocondyla sp.
Plagiolepis alluaudi
Tapinoma melanocephalum (possibly native strain)
Tapinoma sp. (likely undocumented Zatapinoma)
Tapinoma sp. (undescribed?)
Nylanderia kraepelini
Crematogaster sp. (borneensis group)

Crematogaster sp. (unsure of species group)
Pheidole parva
Pseudolasius sp.
Iridomyrmex anceps
Camponotus parius
Camponotus irritans
Tetraponera rufonigra
Prionopelta sp.
Odontomachus simillimus
Parvaponera darwini
Carebara affinis
Paretrechina longicornis
Anoplolepis gracillipes
Anochetus sp.
Leptogenys sp.
Platythyrea sp.
Technomyrmex cf. gaudens
Technomyrmex albipes

Ants in my usual anting place [somewhere in Pahang] (NOT in alphabetical order):
Cardiocondyla sp.
Plagiolepis alluaudi
Tapinoma melanocephalum (possibly native strain)
Nylanderia kraepelini
Crematogaster sp. (borneensis group)
Crematogaster sp. (also borneensis group)
Pheidole parva
Pheidole noda
Pseudolasius spp.
Iridomyrmex anceps
Camponotus parius
Camponotus irritans
Camponotus arrogans
Camponotus albosparsus
Camponotus sp. (subgenus Myrmotarsus)
Tetraponera rufonigra
Prionopelta sp.
Odontomachus simillimus
Odontomachus rixosus
Parvaponera darwini
Hypoponera sp.
Carebara affinis
Paretrechina longicornis
Dinomyrmex gigas
Lophomyrmex sp.
Carebara sp. (defunct genus Oligomyrmex)
Solenopsis geminata
Polyrhachis cf. dives
Polyrhachis thrinax
Polyrhachis cf. illaudata
Colobopsis sp.
Leptogenys sp.
Odontoponera sp.
Tapinoma sp. (likely undocumented Zatapinoma)
Tapinoma sp. (undescribed?)
Technomyrmex cf. gaudens
Technomyrmex albipes

The list is pretty much the same with a few changes.

Edited by ANTS_KL, May 25 2023 - 10:21 PM.

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Young ant keeper with a decent amount of knowledge on local ant species.

YouTube: https://m.youtube.co...uKsahGliSH7EqOQ (It's pretty dead. Might upload again soon, don't expect my voice to sound the same though.)

Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, ★ Nylanderia sp., ★ Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), ★ Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.

#38 Offline Max_Connor - Posted August 7 2022 - 7:28 PM

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Species I could find in my area:

Formica rufa/polyctena

Formica fusca group sp.

Formica sanguinea

Lasius niger, alienus

Lasius umbratus

Lasius flavus

Lasius fuliginosus

Camponotus herculeanus

Camponotus saxatilis

Tetramorium caespitum

Solenopsis fugax

Myrmica sp.

Possible species:

Temnothorax sp.

Leptothorax sp.

#39 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted August 7 2022 - 10:11 PM

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LocationSioux Falls, South Dakota

Diversity in my area sucks worse than most parts of the state and region. I can only find:

Lasius neoniger

Lasius americanus

Lasius brevicornis

Lasius aphidicola

Formica montana

Several Formica fusca group species

Brachymyrmex depilis

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Aphaenogaster rudis

Solenopsis molesta

Ponera pennsylvanica

Several Myrmica sp.

Lots and lots of Tetras. Their grip on my area is increasing noticeably every year.

"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis