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District, Maryland, & Virginia Queen Watch

Started By IcarusSkybound , Apr 14 2018 12:16 PM

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#261 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 20 2020 - 7:30 AM

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Well, I have three and only plan to keep one. I’d be glad to help you guys out. I attribute my luck, as always, to my native plant garden.

I might take you up on that at some point, but I really prefer catching queens myself.
I feel the same way. I would trade for something cool like Formica pallidafulva.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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#262 Offline Antkid12 - Posted June 20 2020 - 9:29 AM

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I have those guys in my backyard, they are pretty cool!


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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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#263 Offline FeedTheAnts - Posted June 20 2020 - 10:16 AM

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I have those guys in my backyard, they are pretty cool!

WootWoot! I didn't come home empty handed. I managed to bag a Tetramorium queen and a (maybe)Brachymyrmex queen. The Tetramorium is now in a mini hearth, but I'm founding the Brachymyrmex in a test tube since she's so small. It's raining here from 3-5 PM, so maybe I'll catch some Pheidole if I blacklight tonight.


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I accidentally froze all my ants 

#264 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 20 2020 - 10:32 AM

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I have those guys in my backyard, they are pretty cool!

WootWoot! I didn't come home empty handed. I managed to bag a Tetramorium queen and a (maybe)Brachymyrmex queen. The Tetramorium is now in a mini hearth, but I'm founding the Brachymyrmex in a test tube since she's so small. It's raining here from 3-5 PM, so maybe I'll catch some Pheidole if I blacklight tonight.
Attaboy! I love how the NOVA posts are hotter than VA Beach for once.
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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.

#265 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 22 2020 - 2:59 AM

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I put up my blacklight set up last night. I collected two more Pheidole bicarinata queens. Several Nylanderia queens came along with 40-50 Temnothorax queens, but I didn’t collect any of them.
More C. castaneus males came than I’ve ever seen, but no queens. They were crawling all over me, which was pretty creepy. Lol
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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.

#266 Offline Antkid12 - Posted June 22 2020 - 3:02 AM

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Did you catch any tetras today? 


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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#267 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 22 2020 - 3:10 AM

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I didn’t have a chance to get out yet. Did you?
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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.

#268 Offline Antkid12 - Posted June 22 2020 - 3:13 AM

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I went out at six, nothing flew for me.  :/


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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#269 Offline VenomousBeast - Posted June 22 2020 - 4:35 AM

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I caught 6 more Tetras, so a total of 8! I'm selling them all for $30 each, but if you want bulk $40 for 2, $50 for 3, etc. I need to get them off my hands before September 8th as that's when I leave for Mexico!


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Keeps:

1:Pogonomymex occidentalis

4: Tetramorium immigrans

2 Reticulitermes flavipes

#270 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 22 2020 - 5:16 AM

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One of my Pheidole from Friday is holding an egg. Yay!
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Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#271 Offline Antkid12 - Posted June 22 2020 - 6:27 AM

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Why is Tetramorium is not flying in my area? This morning was almost perfect yet I didn't see a single alate...


Edited by Antkid12, June 22 2020 - 6:27 AM.

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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#272 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 22 2020 - 6:58 AM

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Why is Tetramorium is not flying in my area? This morning was almost perfect yet I didn't see a single alate...

Hard to say, but I’m sure they’re not done. If you know anybody with a pool, that would be a good place to find them.
I found one at a July 4th pool party last year. My coworkers thought I was nuts.
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Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#273 Offline Antkid12 - Posted June 22 2020 - 7:41 AM

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There is still hope for my Camponotus neacticus queen, she has larvae! My subbarbatus was infertile tho.


Edited by Antkid12, June 22 2020 - 9:28 AM.

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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#274 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 22 2020 - 8:23 AM

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One of my subbs got two workers over the weekend 🤗
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#275 Offline Antkid12 - Posted June 22 2020 - 8:25 AM

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One of my subbs got two workers over the weekend

congrats!


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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#276 Offline Antkid12 - Posted June 22 2020 - 8:58 AM

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I caught a tetra queen! Also, I am watching a Raptiformica colony raid on a formica-fusca group colony.


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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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#277 Offline FeedTheAnts - Posted June 23 2020 - 6:14 AM

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Last night I caught two Pheidole queens, three Temnothorax queens, and one Colobopsis queen! The Temnothorax and Colobopsis I've put in the fridge until my narrow tubes arrive. The Pheidole were put in a tube together, and as of this morning both have removed their wings. The Tetramorium queen I caught a few days ago has egss btw, and the Brachymyrmex turned out to actually be Nylanderia.


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I accidentally froze all my ants 

#278 Offline Antkid12 - Posted June 23 2020 - 6:24 AM

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Do you have any pictures?


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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#279 Offline FeedTheAnts - Posted June 23 2020 - 6:27 AM

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Do you have any pictures?

I've put them in my incubation chamber and I'm probably not going to check on them for a month. So no. 

I'll snap some pics of the others once I put them in tubes though.


I accidentally froze all my ants 

#280 Offline Antkid12 - Posted June 23 2020 - 6:28 AM

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What do you suppose the species is?


Edited by Antkid12, June 23 2020 - 6:30 AM.

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

 

                    

                   

 

 

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