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[dspdrew]

Yeah we were on BLM land.

[StopSpazzing]

https://www.law.corn...cfr/text/36/2.2

 

 

§ 2.2 Wildlife protection.

(a) The following are prohibited:

(1) The taking of wildlife, except by authorized hunting and trapping activities conducted in accordance with paragraph (  of this section.

(2) The feeding, touching, teasing, frightening or intentional disturbing of wildlife nesting, breeding or other activities.

(3) Possessing unlawfully taken wildlife or portions thereof.

 

Seems may be a misdemeanor. But don't do it... seriously. 

 

 

ALSO:

Sat suppose to be in the 90's, Curious if anything will attempt to fly this late?

Edited by StopSpazzing, October 19 2018 - 9:24 AM.

[Kalidas]

Well will anything fly if it doesn't rain? It doesn't look like it will rain tonight

[dspdrew]

If it's still wet, ants will still fly sometimes. As cool as it's been, the ground should still be damp a few inches down. I almost want to drive out this weekend to see if I can dig up any queens that may have flown after we were there last weekend.

[Kalidas]

Well I hope you guys have fun lol, I don't have the money for the gas to go. Though I would like to, it's a lot of fun.

[ANTdrew]

Someone needs to hook Kalidas up with a good starter colony. For real, though!

[Kalidas]

Lol no they don't have to, though I appreciate you looking out for me

[Manitobant]

I found a solenopsis xyloni queen today under a rock in palm springs! This is a reminder that even though queens aren't currently flying, lifting rocks can still yeild results. Here she is:http://www.formicult...0190102-171835/

[StopSpazzing]

I found a solenopsis xyloni queen today under a rock in palm springs! This is a reminder that even though queens aren't currently flying, lifting rocks can still yeild results. Here she is:http://www.formicult...0190102-171835/

Let us know if she produces eggs, caught some in late oct/nov and none of them laid anything.

[Manitobant]

I found a solenopsis xyloni queen today under a rock in palm springs! This is a reminder that even though queens aren't currently flying, lifting rocks can still yeild results. Here she is:http://www.formicult...0190102-171835/

Let us know if she produces eggs, caught some in late oct/nov and none of them laid anything.

she died for an unknown reason. I couldn’t take her home anyways as I’m from Canada but I did want to see if she would lay eggs and she didn’t.

[nurbs]

Will most likely head out this weekend into the desert around Palm Springs/Palm Desert/Indio area. It's been raining and those areas will hit a high of 74 this weekend.

 

Usual suspects will be V. pergandei of course, but also hoping to find Myrmecocystus.

[dspdrew]

I think I'm going to check out our local canyons Saturday if they aren't blocked off because of the rain. I love seeing our local creeks with water in them for once, and I would like to refill my frog tank with more aquatic insects. As for ants, it's always possible, though unlikely M. testaceus or P. imparis could fly.

 

Sunday I'm going to take a trip to the desert. I'm not expecting to find anything there, but I know there is a small chance M. tenuinodis or Pheidole barbata could fly.

 

I really just want to get out.

[dspdrew]

Some parts of Trabuco Creek were unrecognizable after the last few storms. I've never seen anything like it. It has to be because of the fires they had further up the mountain. There were parts of the creek that had so much sand and gravel added, that it went from very narrow with lots of boulders, logs and plants, to 20 feet wide and perfectly flat. I was so confused at first.

 

As for Palm Desert, looking at last year's weather, it was pretty extraordinary. Almost this same time there where the M. tenuinodis were found, they got 1.4 inches of rain, and then temperatures in the 80's a few days later. This year they got .7 inches of rain, and temperatures yesterday got to 74 F. It's hard to say if that could have triggered flights or not. I'm going to find out today I guess.

[dspdrew]

Well I first stopped near Banning, CA, and found nothing. Next I stopped on Mission Creek Rd near the 62 and found a bunch of Myrmecocystus tenuinodis queens. After that I checked Palm Desert. The place was really wet, but I didn't find any queens there. After this I took my 12 queens and went home.

 

Many of the queens i got had just started digging their nests, so I'm pretty sure they flew today. It only got up to 72 F today out there, so I guess .7 inches of rain, and 72 F is enough to trigger M. tenuinodis flights after all. I'm now assuming these fly around this time every year.

[B_rad0806]

I’ve got to go out to look for some.

[Manitobant]

Well I first stopped near Banning, CA, and found nothing. Next I stopped on Mission Creek Rd near the 62 and found a bunch of Myrmecocystus tenuinodis queens. After that I checked Palm Desert. The place was really wet, but I didn't find any queens there. After this I took my 12 queens and went home.
 
Many of the queens i got had just started digging their nests, so I'm pretty sure they flew today. It only got up to 72 F today out there, so I guess .7 inches of rain, and 72 F is enough to trigger M. tenuinodis flights after all. I'm now assuming these fly around this time every year.

are you going to make a journal on them?

[nurbs]

I hit up several spots last night, from 7pm-1am, based on screenshots taken from the doppler a week before. The entire desert is pretty much soaked. Every spot had M. tenuisnodis, one spot (South of the Joshua Tree entrance) I found one M. mimicus and another south of Whitewater found two black Pheidole. There were a few digs where I dug up two M. tenuisnodis together.

 

 

 

 

 

[B_rad0806]

What’s the best spot you guys recommend that’s near Santa Clarita? Because I’ve got to catch some queens.

[FSTP]

I'm getting antsy (maximum pun intented) seeing you socal guys already getting queens. Being in CenCal I'm still waiting for it to warm up a bit.

[AntsCalifornia]

I hit up several spots last night, from 7pm-1am, based on screenshots taken from the doppler a week before. The entire desert is pretty much soaked. Every spot had M. tenuisnodis, one spot (South of the Joshua Tree entrance) I found one M. mimicus and another south of Whitewater found two black Pheidole. There were a few digs where I dug up two M. tenuisnodis together.

 

Think I could go tomorrow to Victorville tomorrow and dig some up still?