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District, Maryland, & Virginia Queen Watch

Started By IcarusSkybound , Apr 14 2018 12:16 PM

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#821 Offline Virginian_ants - Posted June 3 2023 - 9:02 AM

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Today we caught three queens. First he caught the Castaneus then we went and found A Myrmecina then walking on a log we there was a Tapinoma sessile queen. Still no tetramorium there were still many queens in an nest I found. One of my teachers saw a large winged queen ant that looks like a Formica Pallidefulva queen but i don't think they have flown yet.

Edited by Virginian_ants, June 3 2023 - 9:18 AM.

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#822 Offline Virginian_ants - Posted June 3 2023 - 3:37 PM

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I think its actually Stenamma Brevicorne queen. Does anyone know how to care for them?


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#823 Offline Virginian_ants - Posted June 13 2023 - 9:46 AM

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Tetramorium finally flew in Charlottesville today. Me and my little brother cought three.
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#824 Offline Lillyrose - Posted June 13 2023 - 2:34 PM

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I've been waiting for tetra to fly and I haven't seen any flying... but I found a flying queen in my classroom. Lol

I also saw Crematogaster swarming with alates but not flying yet.
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#825 Offline Lillyrose - Posted June 13 2023 - 5:02 PM

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Have a flight in my yard lol

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#826 Offline Virginian_ants - Posted June 16 2023 - 3:10 PM

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Camponotus Pennsylvanicus just flew here in Charlottesville.
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#827 Offline Virginian_ants - Posted June 22 2023 - 9:52 AM

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It has been raining since the beginning of the week and the forecast says that it will rain till next week. Queens definitely fly after this. I've seen a lot of Aphaenogaster alates in nests so I think they will fly.


#828 Offline Virginian_ants - Posted July 5 2023 - 7:00 AM

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I think hypoponera flew last night or this morning I caught a queen and what I think is a male. The queen seems like she is shedding her wings them but I don't think she's mated so I put her with the maybe male.

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#829 Offline OiledOlives - Posted July 5 2023 - 3:55 PM

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Colobopsis, Aphaenogaster, Monomorium, Pheidole were flying yesterday,. A. rudis flew this morning, and Formica and Monomorium flew today.

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#830 Offline Virginian_ants - Posted July 5 2023 - 4:47 PM

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Wow that's a lot. I saw males of an unknown species while in downtown.

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#831 Offline AntPerson76 - Posted July 11 2023 - 6:29 AM

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Just came back early from TN a day ago and spent my time today looking for queens. I found a tetramorium queen, another pheidole dentata queen under a rock, and a pretty decent sized pheidole tysoni colony. I was short on queens before this, so now these colonies will bring more diversity into my room.

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#832 Offline aznphenom - Posted July 11 2023 - 6:36 AM

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Just came back from early from TN a day ago and spent my time today looking for queens. I found a tetramorium queen under a rock, another pheidole dentata queen, and a pretty decent sized pheidole tysoni colony. I was short on queens before this, so now these colonies will bring more diversity into my room.

Did you just admitted to transporting ants across states?


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#833 Offline Virginian_ants - Posted July 11 2023 - 6:47 AM

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I think they meant he found them after they got back.

Edited by Virginian_ants, July 11 2023 - 6:48 AM.

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#834 Offline aznphenom - Posted July 11 2023 - 6:54 AM

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I think they meant he found them after they got back.

Youre right. going to delete my comment and this one later

 

EDIT: Nevermind. I don't know how to delete comments


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Keeps: Camponotus, Tetra
 

Wants (Please reach out if you have them for sale if you’re in the US): Acromyrmex Sp., Atta Sp., Cephalotes Sp., Myrmecocystus Sp (Prefer Mexicanus), Odontomachus Sp. (Prefer Desertorum), Pachycondyla Sp., Pheidole Sp (Prefer Rhea. The bigger the better. Not the tiny bicarinata), Pogonomyrmex Sp (Prefer Badius)., Pseudomyrmex Sp. (Prefer the cute yellow ones)

 

#835 Offline AntPerson76 - Posted July 11 2023 - 10:11 AM

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Just came back from early from TN a day ago and spent my time today looking for queens. I found a tetramorium queen under a rock, another pheidole dentata queen, and a pretty decent sized pheidole tysoni colony. I was short on queens before this, so now these colonies will bring more diversity into my room.

Did you just admitted to transporting ants across states?
I got these queens when I came back. Thanks for clearing that up Virginian_ants.

#836 Offline AntPerson76 - Posted July 12 2023 - 1:04 PM

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I can now add nylanderia vividula to the list of queens I've found after coming back to Maryland.

#837 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 12 2023 - 1:42 PM

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vividula > flavipes
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#838 Offline AntPerson76 - Posted July 12 2023 - 5:24 PM

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#839 Offline AntPerson76 - Posted July 12 2023 - 5:26 PM

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I can now add nylanderia vividula to the list of queens I've found after coming back to Maryland.


She died. Lol, she couldn't even last one day. I guess Ill have to stick to flavipes for a bit longer...☹️

#840 Offline Jonathan5608 - Posted July 14 2023 - 6:21 AM

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Colobopsis, Aphaenogaster, Monomorium, Pheidole were flying yesterday,. A. rudis flew this morning, and Formica and Monomorium flew today.

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have you seen any brachymyrmex
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