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Posted September 14 2016 - 8:44 AM
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I have never owned a colont but watching antcanada and some ant documentories and made me extremely interested. Does any1 know when to find queen ants of any species in my area... or did I miss it ?
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Posted September 14 2016 - 10:02 AM
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Obviously all states are different. i live in Wisconsin. Their still may be a few more nuptial flights. Look at the forecast for your area. They like to fly before and after rains. I have found looking in water during nuptial fights is very handy. Alot of queen ants are attracted to shiny surfaces. Most of my queens actually came out of our pool.
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as i wrote this i discovered ten minutes later that their was a nuptial flight occuring outside of my house!
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Posted September 14 2016 - 10:40 AM
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Here is an excerpt from the database I've been working on:
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Edited by Batspiderfish, September 14 2016 - 10:40 AM.
If you've enjoyed using my expertise and identifications, please do not create undue ecological risk by releasing your ants. The environment which we keep our pet insects is alien and oftentimes unsanitary, so ensure that wild populations stay safe by giving your ants the best care you can manage for the rest of their lives, as we must do with any other pet.
Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.
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Posted September 14 2016 - 2:13 PM
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Obviously all states are different. i live in Wisconsin. Their still may be a few more nuptial flights. Look at the forecast for your area. They like to fly before and after rains. I have found looking in water during nuptial fights is very handy. Alot of queen ants are attracted to shiny surfaces. Most of my queens actually came out of our pool.
Update:
as i wrote this i discovered ten minutes later that their was a nuptial flight occuring outside of my house!
haha that sounds fantastic. how long would it take for an ant to drown in the pool, because our neighborhood has a swimming pool aswell.
haha that sounds fantastic. how long would it take for an ant to drown in the pool, because our neighborhood has a swimming pool aswell.
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Posted September 14 2016 - 3:58 PM
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I've noticed that myrmicines drown faster than Formicines but ithe takes hours to days for them to drown
Obviously all states are different. i live in Wisconsin. Their still may be a few more nuptial flights. Look at the forecast for your area. They like to fly before and after rains. I have found looking in water during nuptial fights is very handy. Alot of queen ants are attracted to shiny surfaces. Most of my queens actually came out of our pool.
Update:
as i wrote this i discovered ten minutes later that their was a nuptial flight occuring outside of my house!
haha that sounds fantastic. how long would it take for an ant to drown in the pool, because our neighborhood has a swimming pool aswell.
haha that sounds fantastic. how long would it take for an ant to drown in the pool, because our neighborhood has a swimming pool aswell.
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Posted September 14 2016 - 4:19 PM
Here is an excerpt from the database I've been working on:
Interesting. I've actually been doing something similar for a few years. I'm planning to eventually make a dynamic mating chart, much nicer than what we have now. I've been scouring the internet for any website with reports of alate/dealate sightings.
Here's what I have for TX in order by month. I omitted some of the columns.
Species Year Month State City/Locale Solenopsis invicta 2015 1 TX Austin Nylanderia terricola 2016 2 TX El Paso Solenopsis invicta 2015 2 TX Austin Camponotus americanus 2011 3 TX Arlington Camponotus americanus 2011 3 TX Houston Camponotus americanus 2012 3 TX Nacogdoches County Camponotus sp. 2011 3 TX Houston Camponotus sp. 2015 3 TX Austin Myrmecocystus sp. 2015 3 TX Neivamyrmex swainsonii 2013 3 TX Schulenburg Pheidole sp. 2015 3 TX Austin Pseudomyrmex gracilis 2009 3 TX San Antonio Pseudomyrmex gracilis 2015 3 TX Austin Solenopsis invicta 2015 3 TX Austin Atta texana 2015 4 TX Corpus Christi Camponotus americanus 2012 4 TX Travis County Camponotus pennsylvanicus 2010 4 TX Houston Camponotus pennsylvanicus 2015 4 TX Weatherford Camponotus sansabeanus 2015 4 TX Austin Camponotus sp. 2015 4 TX Austin Camponotus sp. 2015 4 TX San Antonio Solenopsis invicta 2009 4 TX Beaumont Solenopsis invicta 2015 4 TX Austin Atta texana 2006 5 TX Houston Atta texana 2006 5 TX Vidor Atta texana 2006 5 TX Corpus Christi Atta texana 2012 5 TX Henderson Atta texana 2013 5 TX Austin Atta texana 2014 5 TX Austin Brachymyrmex patagonicus 2014 5 TX Austin Brachymyrmex patagonicus 2015 5 TX Austin Brachymyrmex patagonicus 2015 5 TX Austin Camponotus castaneus 2012 5 TX Humble Camponotus decipiens 2013 5 TX Desoto Dolopomyrmex pilatus 2014 5 TX Amarillo Myrmecocystus sp. 2012 5 TX Panhandle Pheidole sp. 2014 5 TX Austin Pheidole sp. 2014 5 TX Austin Pseudomyrmex caeciliae 2015 5 TX Laredo Pseudomyrmex gracilis 2009 5 TX San Antonio Solenopsis geminata 2014 5 TX Austin Solenopsis invicta 2014 5 TX Killeen Solenopsis invicta 2014 5 TX Austin Solenopsis invicta 2015 5 TX Houston Solenopsis invicta 2015 5 TX Austin Solenopsis invicta 2015 5 TX Austin Solenopsis invicta 2015 5 TX Lubbock Solenopsis invicta 2015 5 TX Lubbock Solenopsis invicta 2015 5 TX Austin Solenopsis sp. 2015 5 TX Austin Solenopsis sp. 2015 5 TX Austin Aphaenogaster texana 2013 6 TX Fort Worth Atta texana 2011 6 TX Missouri City Atta texana 2012 6 TX Houston Atta texana 2013 6 TX humble Brachymyrmex patagonicus 2014 6 TX Victoria Formica pallidefulva 2013 6 TX Cedar Hill Leptogenys elongata 2006 6 TX Kerrville Nylanderia terricola 2015 6 TX Murphy Nylanderia vividula 2014 6 TX Austin Pogonomyrmex barbatus 2014 6 TX Comstock Pogonomyrmex barbatus 2015 6 TX Lubbock Pseudomyrmex gracilis 2014 6 TX Austin Pseudomyrmex gracilis 2015 6 TX Austin Solenopsis invicta 2015 6 TX Lubbock Solenopsis invicta 2015 6 TX Lubbock Solenopsis invicta 2015 6 TX Lubbock Solenopsis invicta 2015 6 TX Lubbock Solenopsis invicta 2015 6 TX Lubbock Camponotus impressus 2010 7 TX Paris Nylanderia vividula 2009 7 TX Sugar Land Pogonomyrmex barbatus 2015 7 TX Lubbock Pogonomyrmex rugosus 2011 7 TX Panhandle Pogonomyrmex sp. 2014 7 TX Western Pseudomyrmex gracilis 2009 7 TX Austin Solenopsis invicta 2015 7 TX Lubbock Solenopsis invicta 2015 7 TX Lubbock Brachymyrmex depilis 2015 8 TX Lubbock Forelius pruinosus 2015 8 TX Lubbock Leptogenys elongata 2014 8 TX Austin Pogonomyrmex barbatus 2015 8 TX Katy Pogonomyrmex barbatus 2015 8 TX Lubbock Pogonomyrmex barbatus 2015 8 TX Weatherford Pseudomyrmex gracilis 2008 8 TX San Antonio Solenopsis invicta 2015 8 TX Lubbock Solenopsis invicta 2015 8 TX Lubbock Solenopsis molesta 2015 8 TX Lubbock Crematogaster ashmeadi 2014 9 TX Karnack Crematogaster sp. 2015 9 TX Lubbock Brachymyrmex depilis 2013 10 TX Collin County Brachymyrmex patagonicus 2014 10 TX Houston Myrmecina americana 2012 10 TX Frisco Pseudomyrmex gracilis 2008 11 TX San Antonio
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Posted September 14 2016 - 5:13 PM
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I've only been working on mine for a few months, but I just recently finished off all of the queen ID's on Antdude's forum and sifted through the self-reported data on MILTA's thread. Looks like I have a rival, though. 
If you've enjoyed using my expertise and identifications, please do not create undue ecological risk by releasing your ants. The environment which we keep our pet insects is alien and oftentimes unsanitary, so ensure that wild populations stay safe by giving your ants the best care you can manage for the rest of their lives, as we must do with any other pet.
Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.
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Posted September 14 2016 - 5:41 PM
Haha man, you wouldn't believe how many hours I put into this operation. For the last few years I was at a job where I could pretty much do anything I wanted at a desk in front of a computer for eight hours a day.
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Posted September 15 2016 - 11:01 AM
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It is noble work.
If you've enjoyed using my expertise and identifications, please do not create undue ecological risk by releasing your ants. The environment which we keep our pet insects is alien and oftentimes unsanitary, so ensure that wild populations stay safe by giving your ants the best care you can manage for the rest of their lives, as we must do with any other pet.
Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.
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Posted September 15 2016 - 11:48 AM
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Obviously all states are different. i live in Wisconsin. Their still may be a few more nuptial flights. Look at the forecast for your area. They like to fly before and after rains. I have found looking in water during nuptial fights is very handy. Alot of queen ants are attracted to shiny surfaces. Most of my queens actually came out of our pool.
Update:
as i wrote this i discovered ten minutes later that their was a nuptial flight occuring outside of my house!
I meant a personal pool. LOL About 10 minutes I'm sure
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