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Colorado anting thread

Started By Spazmops , Jul 28 2020 8:09 AM

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#1 Offline Spazmops - Posted July 28 2020 - 8:09 AM

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Hello. I saw a Colorado thread under ‘general marketplace’, but it was suggested that it should be moved to general anting, so I started this. The title really explains it all, this is a thread for nuptial flights, anting, and general Colorado ant discussion. If you’re an ant keeper in Colorado, come say hi!


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Ants I have:

1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers

1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers

1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers

 

1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood

 

 

#2 Offline Froggy - Posted July 28 2020 - 11:16 AM

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I don't live in Colorado anymore, but I'm coming up in a few months, it'll probably be to cold by then but we'll see!


#3 Offline Nukaman069 - Posted August 27 2020 - 8:43 PM

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Hi, i am very new to anting.. just started about 3 months ago.


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#4 Offline Spazmops - Posted August 28 2020 - 6:07 AM

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Hi, i am very new to anting.. just started about 3 months ago.

Sweet, another Coloradan antkeeper! What colonies do you keep?


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Ants I have:

1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers

1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers

1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers

 

1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood

 

 

#5 Offline Nukaman069 - Posted September 10 2020 - 2:37 PM

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Camponotus pennsylvanicus. 

Camponotus Spp. (unidentified)

16 Formica Sub

1 Pheidole Spp. (unknown)


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#6 Offline Spazmops - Posted September 10 2020 - 3:28 PM

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Camponotus pennsylvanicus. 

Camponotus Spp. (unidentified)

16 Formica Sub

1 Pheidole Spp. (unknown)

Nice. Where’d you find the C. pennsylvanicus?


Co-owner and founder of Mountain Myrmeculture and The Menagerie Discord Server. 

Ants I have:

1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers

1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers

1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers

 

1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood

 

 

#7 Offline smares - Posted May 11 2021 - 8:32 PM

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Anyone looking forward to anting after this rain passes? Thursday is going to be in the 70's so be sure to get out there if you can. Looking forward to seeing what this season has.

#8 Offline smares - Posted June 9 2021 - 11:20 PM

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I noticed that the amount of Tetramorium nests by my house have significantly decreased. I'd usually be seeing a bunch of Waring nests on the sidewalks by now but I haven't seen any this year. I was wondering if anyone else has seen a similar trend in their neighborhood or of it's an isolated incident?

#9 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted June 10 2021 - 4:18 AM

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I noticed that the amount of Tetramorium nests by my house have significantly decreased. I'd usually be seeing a bunch of Waring nests on the sidewalks by now but I haven't seen any this year. I was wondering if anyone else has seen a similar trend in their neighborhood or of it's an isolated incident?

nope but i did kill the queen of a llike 6 year od colony so fingers crossed i also like to annoy them.


I'm going to breckenridge so i really hope i fand some camponotus queens


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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#10 Offline smares - Posted June 12 2021 - 5:35 PM

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Good luck I've only seen two queens, one died and the other was too fast and got away.

#11 Offline smares - Posted July 1 2021 - 9:58 PM

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Tetramorium are out! Caught 10 in one block.

#12 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted July 2 2021 - 6:56 AM

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yeah i caught 7 yesterday


1X Pogonomyrmex occidentalis 40-50 Workers

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#13 Offline smares - Posted August 23 2021 - 6:38 PM

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Anyone spotted any lasius yet in the Denver area? I saw a post of them flying in Boulder and I've been looking out for them but I haven't seen any. Just wondering if they are flying anywhere else.

#14 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted August 23 2021 - 7:17 PM

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no i saw colonies perparing to fly in snowmass and even a female alate that died


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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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#15 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted April 13 2022 - 8:16 AM

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Hello Coloradans I haven't seen any queens yet but I did find a few termite dealates and and a few tetra wars


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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#16 Offline smares - Posted July 4 2022 - 3:01 PM

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Has anyone seen any queens yet? I've only seen one and usually I've seen way more by this time so just wondering.

#17 Offline smares - Posted July 17 2022 - 6:12 PM

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Pogonomyrmex occidentalis are flying!

#18 Offline Neme123 - Posted July 8 2023 - 10:08 PM

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Pogonomyrmex occidentalis we’re flying last week around Arvada.

Tons of pavement ant queens.

I somehow found a camponotus too

I’m now looking for any Formica and Lasius. Anyone know a good spot? Should be decent timing for them now.


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