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District, Maryland, & Virginia Queen Watch

Started By IcarusSkybound , Apr 14 2018 12:16 PM

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#61 Offline ANTdrew - Posted May 26 2019 - 6:13 PM

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My twin brother just found a Camponotus castaneus queen! He’s had a crappy year to say the least, but in some way it lead him to this moment, I guess. Either he’ll keep it, or most likely pass it on to me.
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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.

#62 Offline Acutus - Posted May 26 2019 - 6:15 PM

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Damn I need to get out there!! we just had a bad storm though


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#63 Offline ANTdrew - Posted September 2 2019 - 8:30 AM

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Bump!
Big Crematogaster flight in my yard today at 11:30. I got to watch mostly males swarmimg out. I did find one queen though!
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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.

#64 Offline ANTdrew - Posted September 2 2019 - 9:31 AM

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Went out to the Washington Sailing Marina and found eight more Crematogaster! I only kept five. It was on the exact same date that I found queens here last year. So cool!
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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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#65 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted September 2 2019 - 11:58 AM

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I wish I could find Crematogaster, and you wish you could find Formica and Lasius.  Oh well... the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.  :lol:


"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

#66 Offline ANTdrew - Posted September 2 2019 - 12:24 PM

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I wish I could find Crematogaster, and you wish you could find Formica and Lasius. Oh well... the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. :lol:

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#67 Offline ANTdrew - Posted September 15 2019 - 7:48 AM

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Crematogaster cerasi are flying again in my yard.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#68 Offline ANTdrew - Posted December 28 2019 - 12:41 PM

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Big Lasius claviger flight here in NOVA. I found about eight queens plus some males on my patio. It was unseasonably warm at 65F today.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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#69 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted December 28 2019 - 2:09 PM

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Hehe... I got more Crematogaster queens today. :)


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#70 Offline ANTdrew - Posted December 28 2019 - 2:26 PM

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Shucks. The Dude 1 - ANTdrew ZERO.
I was hoping for something like that, but all I found were my favorite (wink, wink) parasites. These are legit the 50th of these I’ve found.
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#71 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted December 28 2019 - 3:21 PM

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Lol. It's like that with parasitic Lasius here, too.  :blush:


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#72 Offline ANTdrew - Posted March 19 2020 - 3:27 AM

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Bump!
Hoping for flights during this heat wave.
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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.

#73 Offline Cblake113 - Posted March 19 2020 - 6:36 PM

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I went out tonight. I found one lasius queen without wings on the sidewalk. But no ants flying around the lights.

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#74 Offline ANTdrew - Posted March 19 2020 - 6:54 PM

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Parasitic Lasius come out on warm days searching for hosts.
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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.

#75 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted March 20 2020 - 6:20 AM

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After hibernation.

"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

#76 Offline nabeach89 - Posted March 20 2020 - 9:16 AM

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Perhaps this is a silly question, but is it not possible to parasitic Lasius without sacrificing one colony?

#77 Offline nabeach89 - Posted March 20 2020 - 9:18 AM

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Let me clarify what my muddled mind tried to ask:
Is it not possible to keep parasitic lasius without sacrificing a colony to the hunting queen?

#78 Offline ANTdrew - Posted March 20 2020 - 9:29 AM

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They don’t need to kill a queen, but they need to be provided with host workers from another colony. There is a detailed tutorial on here describing ways to do this.
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#79 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted March 20 2020 - 9:30 AM

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Perhaps this is a silly question, but is it not possible to parasitic Lasius without sacrificing one colony?

An entire colony is not necessary. Callow workers (white, soft, newly hatched) from their hosts can be introduced to the queen, and they’ll most likely accept each other. You may also try introducing fully hardened workers and brood, yet be sure to stick them in the fridge for a few minutes first, as if you don’t, they could quite possibly attack each other.

"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

#80 Offline ANTdrew - Posted March 20 2020 - 10:41 AM

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It's warm, but getting too windy for flights I think. I'll still search a bit this afternoon.


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