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District, Maryland, & Virginia Queen Watch

Started By IcarusSkybound , Apr 14 2018 12:16 PM

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#201 Offline Cblake113 - Posted June 5 2020 - 1:05 PM

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Anybody finding anything?

#202 Offline Antkid12 - Posted June 5 2020 - 1:09 PM

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I found some Brachymyrmex queens, but that's about it.  :(


Edited by Antkid12, June 5 2020 - 1:20 PM.

Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

#203 Offline Antkid12 - Posted June 5 2020 - 1:21 PM

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Waiting for Tetramorium flights....


Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

#204 Offline FeedTheAnts - Posted June 5 2020 - 1:38 PM

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I saw four Camponotus castaneus queens and four Camponotus nearcticus queens at my blacklight last night.


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I accidentally froze all my ants 

#205 Online ANTdrew - Posted June 5 2020 - 2:02 PM

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I saw four Camponotus castaneus queens and four Camponotus nearcticus queens at my blacklight last night.

How!?!?
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#206 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted June 5 2020 - 2:07 PM

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My brother found a Crematogaster cf ashmeadi queen today at a gas station of all places.

Cool! didn't know they can fly this early!

 

For Crematogaster ashmeadi this is actually really late. They normally fly in January.


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#207 Online ANTdrew - Posted June 5 2020 - 2:21 PM

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FTA found his in May, too. I bet that’s when they fly up here.
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#208 Offline FeedTheAnts - Posted June 5 2020 - 2:35 PM

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FTA found his in May, too. I bet that’s when they fly up here.

True, but mine wasn't caught in VA. I was a newb when I brought her over from TN... don't judge.


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#209 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted June 5 2020 - 2:42 PM

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FTA found his in May, too. I bet that’s when they fly up here.

True, but mine wasn't caught in VA. I was a newb when I brought her over from TN... don't judge.

 

No one is gonna care about you bringing a native ant to another area within its native range.

 

At least I hope they don't...


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#210 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted June 5 2020 - 2:51 PM

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I doubt anything even from Virginia could fly in January.
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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#211 Online ANTdrew - Posted June 5 2020 - 2:51 PM

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Nah, no judgement. I got WAY bigger problems than that.

Edited by ANTdrew, June 5 2020 - 2:52 PM.

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Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#212 Offline Cblake113 - Posted June 5 2020 - 4:01 PM

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I so far I got 1 camponotus castaneus, a whole bunch of tetramorium queens, a couple of brachymyrmex and 5 what I believe are pheidole.

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#213 Online ANTdrew - Posted June 5 2020 - 4:14 PM

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No freaking way.
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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#214 Offline Cblake113 - Posted June 5 2020 - 4:20 PM

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I can post some pics if you would like to see any of them.

#215 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted June 5 2020 - 4:21 PM

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I can post some pics if you would like to see any of them.

Yes please. All of them.


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#216 Offline Cblake113 - Posted June 5 2020 - 4:47 PM

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Here they are. 

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First 2 pics are what I believe are pheidole. 3rd pic is castaneus I think. And the last 2 pics are tetramorium males and queens. 


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Here they are. 

Nice! Those Pheidole are Ph. bicarinata, and only two of those Tetras are queens. That is one beautiful castaneus queen, btw.


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#219 Offline Cblake113 - Posted June 5 2020 - 4:59 PM

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Here they are. 

 


Yes I know only 2 are queens, but I have about 15 actual queens. They seem to be easy to determine by head size. Lol. Thank you!!! I also forgot to post the brachymyrmex. I have only got 3 queens of these. So here is a pic of her. 

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#220 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted June 5 2020 - 5:00 PM

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Here they are.


Yes I know only 2 are queens, but I have about 15 actual queens. They seem to be easy to determine by head size. Lol. Thank you!!! I also forgot to post the brachymyrmex. I have only got 3 queens of these. So here is a pic of her.
Brachymyrmex are polygynous, you know.

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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

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