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Ontario Anting Thread

Started By Canadian anter , Apr 19 2018 6:45 PM

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#221 Offline Cichlid - Posted April 22 2019 - 12:36 PM

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Opening day here in ontario

http://www.formicult...-april-22-2019/

Caught 7 of these girls today.


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#222 Offline Manitobant - Posted April 22 2019 - 4:08 PM

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The formica ants are coming to the surface to warm up! This makes it easy to catch the queens. I caught 2 subsericea today!
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#223 Offline Cichlid - Posted April 26 2019 - 5:34 PM

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Bah cold and rainy all week and weekend ... now snow great! I want a Camponotus so bad but they won't fly with weather like this!


#224 Offline rbarreto - Posted April 26 2019 - 8:34 PM

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They won't fly until the end of May anyways.

Edited by rbarreto, April 26 2019 - 8:35 PM.

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#225 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 27 2019 - 4:38 AM

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The formica ants are coming to the surface to warm up! This makes it easy to catch the queens. I caught 2 subsericea today!


The Tarheel Ants blog talks about a five year old colony of these that have never been hibernated. He claims they don’t need it to do well. Then again, he’s way further south. It may be worth looking into.

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#226 Offline Penguin - Posted May 5 2019 - 8:55 AM

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P. imparis flight in my backyard, you may want to get out today if you want to catch some.

Second nuptial flight I have ever seen in person from the nest

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#227 Offline Cichlid - Posted May 5 2019 - 3:25 PM

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bummer i was out at 3:40-7:30 and never saw one!

ps do you think camponotos will fly tonight? i really don't want to miss it.

 

I only ask because i peeled back a piece of bark on a dead log and a whole pile of elates came pouring out.


#228 Offline Canadian anter - Posted May 5 2019 - 3:56 PM

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Caught 60 Prenolepis today
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#229 Offline rbarreto - Posted May 5 2019 - 4:22 PM

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Caught 60 Prenolepis today


Why so few?
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#230 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 5 2019 - 5:22 PM

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Caught 60 Prenolepis today

Why so few?

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#231 Offline Canadian anter - Posted May 5 2019 - 7:19 PM

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Caught 60 Prenolepis today

Why so few?
Was outside for 2 and a half hours just bending down. Back got tired. Also bad practice if I ever end up in jail

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#232 Offline Lazarus - Posted May 6 2019 - 2:36 PM

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Caught 60 Prenolepis today

Yeah, but were any Queens? ;)

 

Took my first long walk of the season yesterday just to see what kind of ants we're scampering around (and with a just glimmer hope to find a P. Imparis. No go.).


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#233 Offline Cichlid - Posted May 16 2019 - 1:39 PM

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think camponotus will fly this week/weekend?


#234 Offline rbarreto - Posted May 16 2019 - 8:03 PM

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Seems a little early and it's not quite warm enough.

EDIT:Nevermind it's going to be pretty warm on Sunday.

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#235 Offline rbarreto - Posted May 19 2019 - 1:39 PM

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Not 100% Sure if they will fly today but I just saw a pennsylvanicus alate out of the nest!

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#236 Offline Cichlid - Posted May 19 2019 - 3:14 PM

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i was also just out 4:30pm and say 4 big nest with lots of activity in the forest. 1 nest was moveing about 40ft away in a big congo line and i saw lots of alates. idk if they will fly ether but I'm excited to look. onfortunatly its raining now so idk if they will fly after a rain. any ideas?


#237 Offline rbarreto - Posted May 19 2019 - 4:22 PM

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If its warm tomorrow night they will fly. If not, expect them next week.

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#238 Offline Cichlid - Posted May 24 2019 - 10:56 AM

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still nothing maybe this Saturday night...high of 24


#239 Offline rbarreto - Posted May 29 2019 - 1:05 PM

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This weather sucks....
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#240 Offline Cichlid - Posted May 31 2019 - 2:54 PM

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I KNOW RIGHT!


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