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The Hunt for C. Americanus

Started By DRpepper , Apr 9 2024 10:09 AM

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#1 Offline DRpepper - Posted April 9 2024 - 10:09 AM

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Hello everyone, This spring I really wanted to catch some C. Americanus and I was wondering what flight conditions they need, and what time of Day they fly? Just in case this Helps I'm based in central Illinois. 


#2 Offline Artisan_Ants - Posted April 9 2024 - 11:20 AM

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I also really want to find this species (not on my top tier list to find though and would want to find accidentally) but I have spotted a major in my local forest running around so you can expect to find them in forests. Like any typical Camponotus nuptial flight; you would want to find queens and alates starting from 4:00 PM to time like even 10:00 PM (I usually look around 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM when I catch Camponotus in particular. I’d say black light in May she their peak nuptial flights occur, or you could look now. Good luck!

Keeping:

3x - S. molesta (colonies and single queen)                1x - C. nearcticus (founding but no eggs)   (y) New!

1x - C. chromaiodes (colony)                                       1x - C. subbarbatus (founding)  

1x - F. subsericea (founding)                                        1x - T. sessile (mega colony)

3x - P. imparis (colonies)  

2x - L. neoniger (founding)

 

Check out my C. nearcticus journal here: https://www.formicul...cticus-journal/

Check out my C. chromaiodes journal here: https://www.formicul...aiodes-journal/

#3 Offline The_Gaming-gate - Posted April 26 2024 - 11:34 AM

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Time to start blacklighting! May’s around the corner.

Ants are small creatures... but together... they can rule the world.

 

 

 

#4 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 26 2024 - 12:53 PM

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Don’t bother with black lighting until the night time temperatures are 75 well past sunset.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#5 Offline The_Gaming-gate - Posted April 29 2024 - 10:51 AM

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I guess that’s right. In Florida our temperatures are 75 at night.

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#6 Offline DRpepper - Posted April 30 2024 - 7:06 AM

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Don’t bother with black lighting until the night time temperatures are 75 well past sunset.

 so flights only happen above 75f at night for Camponotus?


#7 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 30 2024 - 11:03 AM

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Where I live, no ants fly at night unless it is at least 75 degrees well after sunset.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.
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