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Florida Queen watch

Started By Shifty189 , Apr 9 2018 1:43 PM

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#1 Offline Shifty189 - Posted April 9 2018 - 1:43 PM

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Must have been a mating flight last night, because I found hundreds of Camponotus floridanus queens in south Florida today

 

What i found that its Solenopsis invicta, Thanks Lord of Ants


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#2 Offline 123LordOfAnts123 - Posted April 9 2018 - 1:45 PM

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Any pictures? I wouldn’t doubt that they fly a couple months early in South FL. They normally don’t begin till June here.

#3 Offline Shifty189 - Posted April 9 2018 - 2:37 PM

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#4 Offline Shifty189 - Posted April 9 2018 - 2:38 PM

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#5 Offline 123LordOfAnts123 - Posted April 9 2018 - 2:50 PM

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Those would be Solenopsis invicta, Florida’s favorite invasive fire ant. I think you’ll find they fly all year long whenever weather permits. The presence of two petioles immediately points towards a member of the Myrmicinae as opposed to Formicinae, the latter of which Camponotus belongs to.
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#6 Offline Shifty189 - Posted April 9 2018 - 2:52 PM

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Really? Not exactly what I was hoping for lol. Thanks for the ID

#7 Offline Shifty189 - Posted April 11 2018 - 8:08 AM

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found at least a few Dorymyrmex bureni (This time ID'ed by Lord of Ants). Keep an eye out :)

 

https://imgur.com/a/YgnTD

 

https://imgur.com/a/0gRiZ


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