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Myrmica Contest?

Started By dermy , Oct 24 2014 5:05 PM

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Poll: The Poll (7 member(s) have cast votes)

What species?

  1. Myrmica (1 votes [14.29%])

    Percentage of vote: 14.29%

  2. Formica (3 votes [42.86%])

    Percentage of vote: 42.86%

  3. Lasius (1 votes [14.29%])

    Percentage of vote: 14.29%

  4. Camponotus (2 votes [28.57%])

    Percentage of vote: 28.57%

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#1 Offline dermy - Posted October 24 2014 - 5:05 PM

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Next year, we should see who can get the biggest Myrmica colony from a single queen. What are your thoughts guys?


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#2 Offline Myrmicinae - Posted October 24 2014 - 5:12 PM

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Next year, we should see who can get the biggest Myrmica colony from a single queen. What are your thoughts guys?

 

Where I live, Myrmica queens tend to wait until August to fly, so it may be a while before I could enter the contest.  :(  I like the idea though.


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#3 Offline dermy - Posted October 24 2014 - 5:22 PM

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Hows about this:

1 yr after you have your queen take a picture of the colony and try to get a decent count. Then see who's colony is biggest at the end?


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#4 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted October 24 2014 - 5:47 PM

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They fly different in different locations, so we should all hibernate them, and then start at the same time. :D


#5 Offline dermy - Posted October 24 2014 - 6:21 PM

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We could, but then we'd have to wait forever for everyone to get their queens.


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#6 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted October 24 2014 - 6:24 PM

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October? I could actually go down to the nearest place that has them, (About 45 minutes away from me according to Antweb) and probably find a few. From what I heard, they have not flown there yet. :)


#7 Offline dermy - Posted October 24 2014 - 6:26 PM

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Well then get dem queens!


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#8 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted October 24 2014 - 6:27 PM

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Nah, I am done for the year. :)


#9 Offline dermy - Posted October 24 2014 - 6:30 PM

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:( Get them next year then?


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#10 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted October 24 2014 - 6:59 PM

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Yup. :D


#11 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted October 25 2014 - 5:57 AM

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I already have some queens and I'm getting more. :}


#12 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted October 25 2014 - 5:58 AM

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Here's an idea how bout' Lasius or Tetramorium contest? In 2015 we start and it ends in the end of 2016.


#13 Offline dermy - Posted October 25 2014 - 10:33 AM

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Maybe a Lasius one, or a Formica one? But Tetramorium doesn't apparently occur out here in Canada eh?


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#14 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted October 25 2014 - 11:34 AM

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Formica would work nice- any species can be in the contest! :D


#15 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted October 25 2014 - 11:41 AM

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We should vote, everyone.


#16 Offline dermy - Posted October 25 2014 - 5:30 PM

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I guess I could make a poll?


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#17 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted October 25 2014 - 7:13 PM

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Make one then. :) Formica, Myrmica, Camponotus, etc.


#18 Offline dermy - Posted October 26 2014 - 11:27 AM

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I have already created it on this thread.


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#19 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted October 26 2014 - 1:47 PM

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I vote Lasius, because there is no same species of Camponotus, Formica, or Myrmica throughout North America that is easy to acquire. I say we do Lasius, because species like Lasius niger are everywhere across North America.


#20 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted October 26 2014 - 1:49 PM

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I vote Lasius, because there is no same species of Camponotus, Formica, or Myrmica throughout North America that is easy to acquire. I say we do Lasius, because species like Lasius niger are everywhere across North America.

Two things, one I do not have niger, I have neoniger only. Two what about Camponotus pennsylvanica, they seem abundant. If we can't think of anything I'm sure everybody has some species of Tetramorium.


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