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Morristown, TN, USA 04/29/2018

Started By Dotdispenser , Apr 29 2018 5:45 PM

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#1 Offline Dotdispenser - Posted April 29 2018 - 5:45 PM

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1) Caught in a local park under a rock at about 9:15 P.M. It was completely black outside, haha!

2) Caught on 04/29/2018 at 9:15 P.M.

3) Caught in a mixed forest with open habitat and lots of brush and rocks.

4) She is a solid 15.8 millimeters long!

5) She has an incredibly dark-orange gaster, black head and orangish-brown legs!

6) She has an incredibly “Camponotus” head shape and body shape and size.

7) Nest was under a large rock. She didn’t seem to have laid eggs or have any nanitics or workers at all.

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Nurturer of:

• 1 Camponotus castaneus

• 1 Camponotus subbarbatus

• 1 Formica incerta

• 1 Formica subsericea

• 1 Crematogaster cf. ashmeadi

• 1 Crematogaster missouriensis

#2 Offline VoidElecent - Posted April 29 2018 - 6:33 PM

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Camponotus americanus. Lovely queen and lovely ID thread!

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#3 Offline MrILoveTheAnts - Posted April 29 2018 - 6:41 PM

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Was this on a particularly warm day, that stayed hot at night?

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#4 Offline Dotdispenser - Posted April 29 2018 - 6:50 PM

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Camponotus americanus. Lovely queen and lovely ID thread!

That is one of my dream species to catch! I can’t wait to see where this colony is in two years. Too bad I have to wait... like a month to even check on her! Haha. And thank you!

Was this on a particularly warm day, that stayed hot at night?

No, actually quite the contrary. The high was 62°F on this day; furthermore, when I caught her it was about 55°F. But, I believe she had flown a day or two before I caught her. The temperature the days before had been upper 60s and lower 70s with the nights being upper 50s and lower 60s.

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Nurturer of:

• 1 Camponotus castaneus

• 1 Camponotus subbarbatus

• 1 Formica incerta

• 1 Formica subsericea

• 1 Crematogaster cf. ashmeadi

• 1 Crematogaster missouriensis

#5 Offline VoidElecent - Posted April 29 2018 - 6:53 PM

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Was this on a particularly warm day, that stayed hot at night?

No, actually quite the contrary. The high was 62°F on this day; furthermore, when I caught her it was about 55°F. But, I believe she had flown a day or two before I caught her. The temperature the days before had been upper 60s and lower 70s with the nights being upper 50s and lower 60s.

I think you are correct, C. castaneus and C. americanus fly as soon as the night time temperature becomes warm enough.