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[Mettcollsuss]

Couldn't decide between Formica and Camponotus. Both really large with lots of species and diversity. : )

[CatsnAnts]

Oh wow, that’s small. But okay, Thxs!

[Leo]

I've only seen 6 genus from the list above...

[Acutus]

Wait really? I’ve looked in so many acorns, walnuts, and sticks, and I’ve only found Camponotus queens and colonies! guess I’ll have to try different locations.

Ok I've meant to ask this before as I've seen you catching Camponotus this way. What do you call sticks? I wonder if this would work with Camponotus pennsylvanicus, castaneus, and chromaiodes? Acorns and walnuts too?

[CatsnAnts]

Wait really? I’ve looked in so many acorns, walnuts, and sticks, and I’ve only found Camponotus queens and colonies! guess I’ll have to try different locations.

Ok I've meant to ask this before as I've seen you catching Camponotus this way. What do you call sticks? I wonder if this would work with Camponotus pennsylvanicus, castaneus, and chromaiodes? Acorns and walnuts too?

So by sticks, I mean like branches! So at the very minimum, 1-2 inches in diameter (preferably 2 in. Because the bigger the better)! I’ve cracked open four of these so far, but have not found pennsylvanicus, castaneus, nor chromiades. For those larger species (as I have only caught subbarbatus and nearcticus, the smaller camponotus’s) you may have to check bigger logs/branches. Sorry that I was misleading with “sticks”, it’s more like “branches”. Also, for the acorns and walnuts, I’ve just been looking in those to find temnothorax, but have not actually found any Camponotus! I worded that very weird when I said that, whoops!

Edited by CatsnAnts, May 21 2019 - 2:37 AM.

[Acutus]

 

 

Wait really? I’ve looked in so many acorns, walnuts, and sticks, and I’ve only found Camponotus queens and colonies! guess I’ll have to try different locations.

Ok I've meant to ask this before as I've seen you catching Camponotus this way. What do you call sticks? I wonder if this would work with Camponotus pennsylvanicus, castaneus, and chromaiodes? Acorns and walnuts too?

So by sticks, I mean like branches! So at the very minimum, 1-2 inches in diameter (preferably 2 in. Because the bigger the better)! I’ve cracked open four of these so far, but have not found pennsylvanicus, castaneus, nor chromiades. For those larger species (as I have only caught subbarbatus and nearcticus, the smaller camponotus’s) you may have to check bigger logs/branches. Sorry that I was misleading with “sticks”, it’s more like “branches”. Also, for the acorns and walnuts, I’ve just been looking in those to find temnothorax, but have not actually found any Camponotus! I worded that very weird when I said that, whoops!

 

Very helpful thank you! I'm just wondering if that's a way to find the species I'm looking for. I wouldn't mind finding Nearticus myself but I don't think they are very common here.