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[Antlover24]

Hello Ant people of Sacramento, I'm not sure if we have many but I've noticed a couple on Formiculture and noticed there wasn't a topic for Sacramento so I took it upon myself on creating one, so how many ant nerds do we have, maybe we can share ant species we have caught here, or where, and maybe when, and maybe we alert each other for nuptial flights. At the moment I have recently caught several Campontous Hyatti Queens, a liometopum occidentale queen, and I have a small tetramorium colony.

 

P.S. (I got inspired to make this from the SF Bay Area Anters Topic)

 

And tbh I don't know any amazing anting spots, but if you don't know any at all I could let you know if you asked where I've had luck finding queens.

[KadinB]

I live about an hour north of sac, so I'm not too far from there. I'll post in here and share it with a few others. 

[Antlover24]

Do you have any ant colonies, if so what kind?

[KadinB]

Solenopsis xyloni 1 queen 6k workers 2021

 

Acromyrmex versicolor 1 queen 150 workers 2021

 

Formica sp 1 queen 30 workers 2020

 

Camponotus CA02 1 queen 5 workers 2021

 

Camponotus fragilis 1 queen 30 workers 2021

 

Liometopum occidentale 5 colonies with 20-50 workers and 10 founding queens 2022

 

Veromessor chicoensis 1 queen 30 workers 2022

 

Veromessor pergandei 5 colonies with 1-7 workers and 8 founding queens 2022

 

Camponotus semitestaceus 8 founding queens 2022

 

Camponotus hyatti 1 queen with 1 worker 2021 

 

Camponotus hyatti 1 queen with 20 workers 2020

 

Prenolepis imparis founding queen 2022

 

Pheidole hyatti (bicolored) 1 queen 50 workers/majors 2022

 

Here is my current list. It changes quite often. 

 

I have been keeping ants for 2 years. 

[Antlover24]

Damn, that's alot of ants wish I had that many, I've been interested in ants for a few years like 2-3 but only actually caught a queen 2 years ago, right now I just got:

 

-14 Campontous queens, caught 2 weeks ago

-1 Liometopum occidentale, caught 2 weeks ago also

-1 Tetramorium colony 5-10 workers

 

Also did you purchase your Acromymex Colony?

[KadinB]

I got the colony as a gift from someone in SoCal.

[Antlover24]

Could I ask where you've caught some of your queens?

[Jadeninja9]

P.S. (I got inspired to make this from the SF Bay Area Anters Topic)

You can’t be inspired by my topic AND take my profile pic lol

[Antlover24]

Lol I was making the topic inspired off of you and, thought of also customizing my profile (location, and pfp) and realized I've seen this pfp somewhere noticed it was yours all I did was search up Campontous ant

[KadinB]

Could I ask where you've caught some of your queens?

I've caught/ bought them. All the ones I have that are from SoCal I bought. 

[AntsCali123]

I live in Sacramento also! I’ll be happy to post here


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[KadinB]

Here add my discord and we can make a server for people near sac.


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Edited by KadinB, April 22 2022 - 7:42 AM.

[Antlover24]

Any Sac people?

[sL0wNsteady]

I live in midtown /south sac. I don’t really catch or look for queens, I usually buy. But I have seen, just by walking around, solenopsis molesta queens in midtown and tetramorium immigrans queens in Elk Grove


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[Antlover24]

Prenolepis are flying today here in Sacramento

[Notjoeant]

Anyone still active?

[AsdinAnts]

I think KadinB is.

[GOCAMPONOTUS]

I live 20-35 minutes from sac and I will be happy to post on here.

[KadinB]

I live 20-35 minutes from sac and I will be happy to post on here.

You should join our discord server

[GOCAMPONOTUS]

Turned over a rock and hundreds of T.immigrans alates were warming up in the sun. They should fly soon.