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Queen Ant Spotting/Mating Chart

Started By dspdrew , Dec 17 2013 12:41 PM
anting mating queens swarming alates mating flight nuptial flight

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#1221 Offline Ants4fun - Posted August 4 2018 - 5:25 PM

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Species: Lasius neoniger, Lasius alienus, Lasius pallitarsis, Lasius nearcticus, Lasius flavus, Lasius claviger, unidentified Lasius sp.

Solenopsis molesta, Brachymyrmex sp.
Location: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Date: 8-4-2018
Time: 7:00 PM

Temperature: 80 F
Humidity: 80%
Wind: light
Rain: large thunderstorm system night before


Huge Lasius flight today. Look for future flights South East of South Dakota as this storm system moves on.

#1222 Offline dspdrew - Posted August 5 2018 - 5:51 PM

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Species: Pogonomyrmex rugosus, Myrmecocystus navajo, M. yuma, Crematogaster sp., Pheidole sp., Dorymyrmex insanus, D. bicolor.
Location: Essex, California
Date:  8-1-2018
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Temperature:
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Rain: Heavy rain 2 days before


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#1223 Offline Scrixx - Posted August 10 2018 - 8:30 AM

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Species: Crematogaster sp., Pogonomyrmex subnitidus, Solenopsis molesta, Solenopsis xyloni, Temnothorax sp.

Location: Scotland, Lytle Creek
Date:  08/07/2018
Time: 19:00-22:00

Temperature: 93F at 8:30, local temp from car
Humidity: 17%
Wind: <3mph
Rain: None


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Keeping: Camponotus sansabeanus - C. vicinus - Formica francoeuri - Liometopum occidentale -  Pogonomyrmex californicus - P. rugosus - P. subnitidus - Solenopsis molesta - S. xyloni - Tapinoma sessile - Temnothorax sp.

Journals: Camponotus sansabeanus & C. vicinus | Pogonomyrmex californicus & P. rugosus | Solenopsis molesta & S. xyloni

Discontinued: Pogonomyrmex subnitidus

#1224 Offline Aaron567 - Posted August 13 2018 - 6:11 PM

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Species: Crematogaster pinicola

Location: Pensacola, Florida
Date: July 13, 2018
Time: 8:00 PM

Temperature: 85F
Humidity: 73%
Wind: 5 mph
Rain: Day before

 

Species: Crematogaster pinicola, Brachymyrmex depilis

Location: Pensacola, Florida
Date: July 17, 2018
Time: 8:00 PM

Temperature: 79F
Humidity: 86%
Wind: 3 mph
Rain: Hours before

 

Species: Strumigenys cf. dietrichi

Location: Pensacola, Florida
Date: July 18, 2018
Time: 9:00 AM

Temperature: 83F
Humidity: 81%
Wind: 5 mph
Rain: Day before

 

Species: Pheidole dentata

Location: Pensacola, Florida
Date: July 25, 2018
Time: 10:00 AM

Temperature: 85F
Humidity: 69%
Wind: 6 mph
Rain: Day before

 

Species: Monomorium minimum

Location: Pensacola, Florida
Date: July 29, 2018
Time: 12:00 PM

Temperature: 86F
Humidity: 69%
Wind: 6 mph
Rain: Day before

 

Species: Solenopsis molesta, Pseudomyrmex gracilis

Location: Pensacola, Florida
Date: July 30, 2018
Time: 12:00 PM

Temperature: 86F
Humidity: 68%
Wind: 5 mph
Rain: Day before

 

Species: Pseudomyrmex seminole

Location: Pensacola, Florida
Date: August 12, 2018
Time: 11:00 AM

Temperature: 90F
Humidity: 56%
Wind: 9 mph
Rain: 3 days before


#1225 Offline dspdrew - Posted August 14 2018 - 6:27 PM

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Species: Pogonomyrmex rugosus, Myrmecocystus mexicanus, M. navajo, Dorymyrmex bicolor, D. insanus
Location: Lucerne Valley, California
Date:  8-12-2018
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Rain: Heavy rain day before


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#1226 Offline Scrixx - Posted August 14 2018 - 7:04 PM

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Species: Pogonomyrmex rugosus, Myrmecocystus mexicanus, M. navajo, Dorymyrmex bicolor, D. insanus
Location: Lucerne Valley, California
Date:  8-12-2018
Time:

Temperature:
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Rain: Heavy rain day before

 

I was eyeing that area but Monster Hunter World came out and I've been binging it since it came out. Glad someone checked it out. 


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Keeping: Camponotus sansabeanus - C. vicinus - Formica francoeuri - Liometopum occidentale -  Pogonomyrmex californicus - P. rugosus - P. subnitidus - Solenopsis molesta - S. xyloni - Tapinoma sessile - Temnothorax sp.

Journals: Camponotus sansabeanus & C. vicinus | Pogonomyrmex californicus & P. rugosus | Solenopsis molesta & S. xyloni

Discontinued: Pogonomyrmex subnitidus

#1227 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted August 16 2018 - 10:39 AM

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Species: Stigmatomma pallipes and Ponera pennsylvanica
Location: Marion, Indiana
Date:  8-16-2018
Time: 2:30 PM

Temperature: 74 F
Humidity: 78%
Wind: 3 mph
Rain: Heavy rain the day before and the morning today.


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#1228 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted August 18 2018 - 1:56 PM

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Species: Myrmecina americana and Lasius neoniger
Location: Marion, Indiana
Date:  8-18-2018
Time: 5:30 PM

Temperature: 80 F
Humidity: 62%
Wind: 1 mph
Rain: Heavy rain in the past few days and the morning today.


#1229 Offline nurbs - Posted August 20 2018 - 11:19 PM

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Species: Pogonomyrmex rugosus, Myrmecocystus mexicanus, Myrmecocystus navajo, Myrmecocystus cf. mimicus, Pheidole xerophila
Location: Phelan, California
Date:  8-17-2018
Time: 10-2pm
Temperature: 70
Humidity:
Wind: moderate
Rain: Heavy rain day before

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Unidentified Myrmecocystus

https://www.formicul...ls-near-desert/

 

Undescribed "Modoc"

https://www.formicul...mp-ca-5-4-2017/

 

Camponotus or Colobopsis yogi:

https://www.formicul...a-ca-1-28-2018/

 
Camponotus us-ca02
https://www.formicul...onotus-us-ca02/

 

Unidentified Formica

https://www.formicul...l-ca-6-27-2020/

 
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https://www.formicul...m-and-outworld/
 
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https://www.formicul...bloodworm-soup/

#1230 Offline dspdrew - Posted August 21 2018 - 2:18 AM

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Species: Acromyrmex versicolor, Pogonomyrmex rugosus, Crematogaster sp.
Location: Desert Center, California
Date:  8-17-2018
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Temperature:
Humidity:
Wind: Moderate wind
Rain: Heavy rain day before


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#1231 Offline dermy - Posted August 30 2018 - 1:11 AM

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Species:Myrmica sp.

Date:August 29th/2018
Time:6:21pm

Temperature:23c

Humidity:70% Humidity

Location: Northern Sask. Canada

 

Species: Formica sp.

Date: August 29th/2018

Time: 12pm-7pm [possibly could have found more later than that but I had to go to bed]

Temperature: 23c

Humidity: 70%

Location: Northern Sask. Canada


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#1232 Offline Aaron567 - Posted August 30 2018 - 4:01 PM

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Species: Pseudomyrmex ejectus
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Date: August 16, 2018
Time: 6:00 PM

Temperature: 76F
Humidity: 90%
Wind: 2 mph
Rain: Raining during collection

 

Species: Gnamptogenys triangularis
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Date: August 21, 2018
Time: 6:00 PM

Temperature: 83F
Humidity: 81%
Wind: 8 mph
Rain: Day before


#1233 Offline BobJ - Posted September 3 2018 - 9:51 AM

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Species: Solenopsis geminata, Brachymyrmex patagonicus
Location: North Charleston, SC
Date: August 25, 2018
Time: 9 PM
Temperature: 81F
Humidity: 90%
Wind: calm
Rain: light rain 3 1/2 hours prior
 
Species: Pheidole sp. (most likely navigans)
Location: North Charleston, SC
Date: August 26, 2018
Time:  2 PM (found wingless trapped in the back of a pickup)
Temperature:
Humidity:
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Rain: light rain the day before


Edited by BobJ, September 3 2018 - 12:19 PM.

#1234 Offline kounelus - Posted September 4 2018 - 9:34 AM

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Species: Crematogaster cf. cerasi
Location: Northern Indiana, South Bend
Date: September 4, 2018
Time: 12:40 PM

Temperature: 88 F
Humidity: 55%
Wind: 10 mph
Rain: Rained the day before

#1235 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted September 20 2018 - 12:37 PM

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Do any of you know if C. cerasi are present in Colorado?


#1236 Offline EthanNgo678 - Posted September 20 2018 - 2:31 PM

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Species: Temothorax sp.
Location: Marin, Ca
Date: September 20, 2018
Time: 9:40 PM

Temperature: around 80 F
Humidity: unkown
Wind: small breezeain

No rain 


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#1237 Offline Scrixx - Posted October 2 2018 - 3:32 PM

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Species: Acromyrmex sp., Camponotus fragilis, Pheidole gilvescens 

Location: South Joshua Tree
Date:  10/01/2018
Time: 20:00-00:00

Temperature: 75F at 20:00 weather app from iPhone
Humidity: ? Very cloudy
Wind: None
Rain: 1.7 inches day before


Edited by Scrixx, October 3 2018 - 8:05 AM.

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Keeping: Camponotus sansabeanus - C. vicinus - Formica francoeuri - Liometopum occidentale -  Pogonomyrmex californicus - P. rugosus - P. subnitidus - Solenopsis molesta - S. xyloni - Tapinoma sessile - Temnothorax sp.

Journals: Camponotus sansabeanus & C. vicinus | Pogonomyrmex californicus & P. rugosus | Solenopsis molesta & S. xyloni

Discontinued: Pogonomyrmex subnitidus

#1238 Offline skocko76 - Posted October 10 2018 - 11:05 AM

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Species: Messor capitatus
Location: Split, Croatia
Date: 10-7-2018
Time: 9:00 PM
Temperature: 21 C
Wind: none
Rain: large rain the night before (48mm/m2)

 

Species: Crematogaster scutellaris, male flight, few queens
Location: Split, Croatia
Date: 10-7-2018
Time: 9:00 PM
Temperature: 21 C
Wind: none
Rain: large rain the night before (48mm/m2)


Edited by skocko76, October 10 2018 - 11:06 AM.

#1239 Offline dspdrew - Posted October 10 2018 - 5:51 PM

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Species: Acromyrmex versicolor, Camponotus fragilis, Myrmecocystus cf. mendax, Pheidole xerophila

Location: Chiriaco Summit, California
Date: 10-2-2018
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Temperature:
Humidity:
Wind: None
Rain: Recent heavy rain


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#1240 Offline dspdrew - Posted October 16 2018 - 12:26 AM

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Species: Acromyrmex versicolor

Location: Chiriaco Summit, California
Date: 10-14-2018
Time: 7:30 AM

Temperature: 65 F
Humidity:
Wind: Light
Rain: Recent heavy rain

 

Species: Acromyrmex versicolor, Forelius sp.

Location: Desert Center, California
Date: 10-14-2018
Time: 11:00 AM

Temperature: 71 F
Humidity:
Wind: Light
Rain: Recent heavy rain

 

Species: Pheidole xerophila

Location: Desert Center, California
Date: 10-14-2018
Time:

Temperature:
Humidity:
Wind: Light
Rain: Recent heavy rain

 

Species: Pheidole xerophila

Location: Desert Hot Springs, California
Date: 10-14-2018
Time: 7:00 PM

Temperature: 78 F
Humidity:
Wind: Light
Rain: Recent heavy rain


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