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Started By PDuncan67 , Dec 12 2023 11:50 AM

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#1 Offline PDuncan67 - Posted December 12 2023 - 11:50 AM

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Hi - very new to ant keeping.  Been lurking on YouTube for a few years, but finally jumped in.

Can someone please direct me to where I can get the best information on species in my area (west Tennessee) and when their nuptial flights occur?

 

 

 


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Location: West Tennessee, USA
Colonies: Lasius neoniger, Messor barbarus, Camponotus floridanus

#2 Offline JesseTheAntKid - Posted December 12 2023 - 4:49 PM

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Welcome! It all depends on what type of ant you're into.


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Currently keeping: Pheidole obscurithorax (FINALLY I CAN STUDY THEM AND HAVE THEIR COOL MAJORS  B)), Tetramorium bicarinatum, Solenopsis spp. (probably xyloni, the queens are tiny hehe)

Wanting: Atta texana, Camponotus planatus (PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE CAN SOMEONE HOOK ME UP WITH ATTA)

Previously kept: Monomorium minimum, Pheidole dentata

 

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#3 Offline Yourbasicantkeeper - Posted December 14 2023 - 4:18 PM

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Welcome to FC! We have lots of information in store for you here. Some ants native to Tennessee are Camponotus spp. and Crematogaster spp.


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"I am here on Earth, and I am only a speck of sand in the desert, a blade of grass in a field. I am no greater than any one of these busy ants who build for each other's comfort. " - King Solomon

 

Currently keeping: Myrmecocystus Depilis, Pogonomyrmex Rugosus

 

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#4 Offline 100lols - Posted December 15 2023 - 12:14 AM

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Welcome and best of luck! Look forward to learning from you. Cheers!
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#5 Offline ZATrippit - Posted December 25 2023 - 7:48 PM

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FROM NEW ZEALAND YEAHHHHHH!!!!!!!Species I have:3x Iridomyrmex undescribed2x Ochetellus glaberFree Queen Ants- 100% Legit (not a scam):<p>https://blogs.mtdv.m...free-queen-ants

#6 Offline OiledOlives - Posted December 26 2023 - 9:36 AM

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Hi - very new to ant keeping.  Been lurking on YouTube for a few years, but finally jumped in.

 

Can someone please direct me to where I can get the best information on species in my area (west Tennessee) and when their nuptial flights occur?

 

 

Antmaps, antweb, antwiki, and inaturalist are all great sources of information for beginners

I made a google sheet some time ago with data on flight patterns in Virginia but it may be useful for Tennessee as well (https://docs.google....dit?usp=sharing)

 


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Youtube: Atlantic Ants - YouTube
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#7 Offline ZATrippit - Posted December 27 2023 - 12:33 AM

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Hi - very new to ant keeping. Been lurking on YouTube for a few years, but finally jumped in.

Can someone please direct me to where I can get the best information on species in my area (west Tennessee) and when their nuptial flights occur?

Antmaps, antweb, antwiki, and inaturalist are all great sources of information for beginners

I made a google sheet some time ago with data on flight patterns in Virginia but it may be useful for Tennessee as well (https://docs.google....dit?usp=sharing)


I find AntMaps quite inaccurate, with a relatively abundant over-reporting of ant species, in New Zealand at least.

Edited by ZATrippit, December 27 2023 - 12:34 AM.

FROM NEW ZEALAND YEAHHHHHH!!!!!!!Species I have:3x Iridomyrmex undescribed2x Ochetellus glaberFree Queen Ants- 100% Legit (not a scam):<p>https://blogs.mtdv.m...free-queen-ants

#8 Offline OiledOlives - Posted December 27 2023 - 12:46 PM

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If you find the site inaccurate, you are more than welcome to report a data issue with the site owners. Please note that most records are taken directly from studies done on the area or the species and are generally correct, with a few exceptions. In Tennessee, all of the more common species are recorded and many of the cryptic or rarer species are also recorded.


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#9 Offline ZATrippit - Posted December 27 2023 - 1:29 PM

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If you find the site inaccurate, you are more than welcome to report a data issue with the site owners. Please note that most records are taken directly from studies done on the area or the species and are generally correct, with a few exceptions. In Tennessee, all of the more common species are recorded and many of the cryptic or rarer species are also recorded.


Thanks, I've done that a while ago but got no response.
FROM NEW ZEALAND YEAHHHHHH!!!!!!!Species I have:3x Iridomyrmex undescribed2x Ochetellus glaberFree Queen Ants- 100% Legit (not a scam):<p>https://blogs.mtdv.m...free-queen-ants
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