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District, Maryland, & Virginia Queen Watch

Started By IcarusSkybound , Apr 14 2018 12:16 PM

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#561 Offline Lillyrose - Posted April 27 2021 - 1:20 PM

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Did you collect her? What species?

I did! But I think she walked through the home defense poison stuff .. so she might not make it.

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No sure about species .. ill take a better pic when I get home.

To be fair .. in one of the most unfair things ever .. my husband who calls all ants pissants is the one who found her.

He said.. and I quote ... *I found a tank!*

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#562 Offline AUGUAG - Posted April 27 2021 - 1:32 PM

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I upturned a rock looking for isopods and saw a handful of Camponotus castaneus alates right at the surface. I'm hoping they'll fly tonight or tomorrow morning, as they're on my list for this year.


#563 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted April 27 2021 - 2:00 PM

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I upturned a rock looking for isopods and saw a handful of Camponotus castaneus alates right at the surface. I'm hoping they'll fly tonight or tomorrow morning, as they're on my list for this year.

Normally C. castaneus fly a bit later in the year, from May through June.


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#564 Offline Lillyrose - Posted April 27 2021 - 2:05 PM

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#565 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted April 27 2021 - 2:14 PM

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C. pennsylvanicus most likely. Not sure what else it could be.


#566 Offline AUGUAG - Posted April 27 2021 - 3:17 PM

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I upturned a rock looking for isopods and saw a handful of Camponotus castaneus alates right at the surface. I'm hoping they'll fly tonight or tomorrow morning, as they're on my list for this year.

Normally C. castaneus fly a bit later in the year, from May through June.

 

I was thinking that, and I've been anticipating it. I suppose I'll just keep an eye out and not hold my breath


#567 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 27 2021 - 3:48 PM

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Not to be a downer, but they’re pretty boring ants to keep. You’d be better off with other Camponotus species or other genera entirely.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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#568 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted April 27 2021 - 4:16 PM

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Not to be a downer, but they’re pretty boring ants to keep. You’d be better off with other Camponotus species or other genera entirely.

How are they boring? I love C. castaneus...


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#569 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 27 2021 - 4:22 PM

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They usually just peter out and die, don’t swarm food, grow extremely slowly, etc. Just not my cup of tea.
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#570 Offline AleeGuy - Posted April 27 2021 - 4:58 PM

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I upturned a rock looking for isopods and saw a handful of Camponotus castaneus alates right at the surface. I'm hoping they'll fly tonight or tomorrow morning, as they're on my list for this year.

Normally C. castaneus fly a bit later in the year, from May through June.
Ah, do Americanus, Subb, and Nearcticus fly that late too?

#571 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 27 2021 - 4:59 PM

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No, earlier.
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#572 Offline Lillyrose - Posted April 27 2021 - 5:01 PM

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Guys ... I thought it was going to be a queen night :-( there's nothing out there but gnats and moths :-(

#573 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 27 2021 - 5:34 PM

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Too little humidity and too much wind, I guess.
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#574 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted April 27 2021 - 7:32 PM

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They usually just peter out and die, don’t swarm food, grow extremely slowly, etc. Just not my cup of tea.


There must have been something wrong with your colony, then. I've never seen that before. How were they kept? Normally they have a pretty good feeding response.

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#575 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 28 2021 - 2:18 AM

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They usually just peter out and die, don’t swarm food, grow extremely slowly, etc. Just not my cup of tea.

There must have been something wrong with your colony, then. I've never seen that before. How were they kept? Normally they have a pretty good feeding response.
I had them in a big naturalistic terrarium. They were living under a rock in their native soil and loved it. The colony got up to 80 workers, but I never saw them do anything. It wasn’t worth the amount of space they took up. When Tapinoma started taking over their tank, I had to release them. Now I just collect the queens to sell on GAN. They are my cash cow.
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#576 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted April 28 2021 - 4:42 AM

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They usually just peter out and die, don’t swarm food, grow extremely slowly, etc. Just not my cup of tea.


There must have been something wrong with your colony, then. I've never seen that before. How were they kept? Normally they have a pretty good feeding response.

 

ANTdrew isn't the only person who has kept them on the forum with that experience. I thought I have seen at least 2 others with similar experiences.


#577 Offline Lillyrose - Posted April 28 2021 - 1:06 PM

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There is something flying in my yard right now.... some kind of Camponotus.. I tried to catch a queen and a bird ate it .. then I found several males.

**update** I don't know.. I just can't find any. Tomorrow is supposed to rain all say so I think I'm SOL

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#578 Offline AleeGuy - Posted April 29 2021 - 4:46 PM

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Camponotus Pennsylvanicus moment. I need to catch nearcticus, americanus, subbarbatus, or castaneussss.

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#579 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 29 2021 - 4:58 PM

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Niiiiiice! All I’ve found is a dead chromaiodes queen in a spider web.
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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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#580 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted April 29 2021 - 7:15 PM

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Niiiiiice! All I’ve found is a dead chromaiodes queen in a spider web.

nice all I've found is non-existus imaginations queen, and a tetramorium immigrand queen who died last year


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1X Pogonomyrmex occidentalis 40-50 Workers

1X Solenopsis molesta 10 Workers (mono)

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