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[Ferox_Formicae]

Species: Nylanderia sp.

 

Location: Irmo, South Carolina

Date: May 1st, 2019

Time: 3:30 PM

Temperature: 80F

Humidity: 50%

Wind: 4mph

Rain: About 2 weeks ago

[Ferox_Formicae]

Species: Camponotus nearcticus

 

Location: Irmo, South Carolina

Date: May 1st, 2019

Time: 9:00 PM

Temperature: 73F

Humidity: 72%

Wind: 4mph

Rain: About 2 weeks ago

[Alacom]

Species: Camponotus sp. (I’m thinking pennsylvanicus)
Location: Modesto, California
Date: April 26, 2019
Time: 9:00 PM
Temperature: 75F
Humidity: 45%
Wind: 7mph
Rain: 6 days prior (light rain)

[Ferox_Formicae]

Just to put it out there, on the Ant Mating Chart, members of the genus Colobopsis are still listed under Camponotus. I'm not sure if it's possible to change that, but if it could be updated, that'd be nice. 

[LC3]

Species: Formica obscuripes
Location: Deas Island, BC
Date: May/04/2019
Time: ~10:30 AM to ~12:00 PM
Temperature: 13-16C
Humidity: 67%
Wind: 10 km/h
Rain: unknown, probably not recent. Flight took plave during cloudy/sunny weather

[Penguin]

Species : Prenolepis imparis
Date: May 5th 2019
Time: ~12:00 pm - Still happening

Temperature 16 C

Rain: ~2 days ago

[yen_saw]

Species: Atta texana

Location: Houston
Date: May/03/2019
Temperature: 75-80F
Humidity: 70%+
Wind: 5 km/h
Rain: Heavy rain previous days

[Aaron567]

Species: Camponotus nearcticus, Camponotus snellingi
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Date: May 1, 2019
Time: 8:00 PM
Temperature: 73F
Humidity: 96%
Wind: 5 mph
Rain: A few days prior

 

Species: Camponotus castaneus, Odontomachus haematodus 
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Date: May 7, 2019
Time: 8:00 PM
Temperature: 75F
Humidity: 80%
Wind: 2 mph
Rain: A least 3 days ago

 

[TennesseeAnts]

Rude...

[VoidElecent]

Species: Solenopsis invicta
Location: Atlanta, Georgia (Midtown)
Date: February 5, 2019
Time: ~3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Temperature: 73°-76°F, partly sunny
Humidity: 60%-97%
Wind: None
Rain: Very light rain three days prior

 

Species: Solenopsis invicta
Location: Atlanta, Georgia (Midtown)
Date: February 7, 2019
Time: ~2:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Temperature: 77°-81°F, sunny
Humidity: 45%-50%
Wind: 8-9 mph
Rain: None

 

Species: Camponotus novaeboracensis
Location: Atlanta, Georgia (Midtown)
Date: April 11, 2019
Time: 8:45 PM
Temperature: 76°F, clear
Humidity: 34%
Wind: 8 mph
Rain: Very light rain morning day before

 

Species: Tapinoma sessile
Location: Duluth, Georgia (Midtown)
Date: May 4, 2019
Time: 9:30-10:30 AM
Temperature: 76°F, sunny
Humidity: 77%
Wind: 8 mph
Rain: light thunderstorm evening before

Note: Dealate queens captured during what appeared to be budding process. No mating flights were observed.

 

Species: Camoonotus caryae
Location: Ambler, Pennsylvania
Date: May 7, 2019
Time: 3:00 PM
Temperature: 71°F, scattered clouds
Humidity: 64%
Wind: 6 mph
Rain: Heavy rain two days prior

Note: A single dealate queen with a heavily injured gaster was collected. No other reproductive were observed.

 

Species: Myrmica cf. punctiventris, Myrmica cf. spatulata, Lasius aphidicolus.
Location: Mercer County Park, Princeton Junction, New Jersey
Date: May 11, 2019
Time: ~5:00 pm
Temperature: 68°F, overcast
Humidity: 39%
Wind: 3 mph
Rain: Morning drizzle

Edited by VoidElecent, May 13 2019 - 7:49 AM.

[nurbs]

Species: Myrmecocystus cf. mimicus

Location: Hesperia CA, Pinon Hills, CA

Date: 05-12-2019

Time: 7pm

Temperature: 65F

Humidity: 30%

Wind: 

Rain: .75 inches of rain a day before

 

Edited by nurbs, May 15 2019 - 12:46 PM.

[Barristan]

Species: Camponotus vagus
Location: Bindlach, Bavaria, Germany
Date: 2019-05-19
Time: 10:42 +
Temperature: 22 °C
Humidity: 56 %
Wind: 0
Rain: no recent rain

 

Edited by Barristan, May 19 2019 - 1:21 AM.

[TennesseeAnts]

Species: Camponotus vagus
Location: Bindlach, Bavaria, Germany
Date: 2019-05-19
Time: 10:42 +
Temperature: 22 °C
Humidity: 56 %
Wind: 0
Rain: no recent rain

Did you collect any?

[Barristan]

 

Species: Camponotus vagus
Location: Bindlach, Bavaria, Germany
Date: 2019-05-19
Time: 10:42 +
Temperature: 22 °C
Humidity: 56 %
Wind: 0
Rain: no recent rain

Did you collect any?

 

 

No I didn't I haven't seen another nest of this species near my garden yet. I also never found any dealated queens while walking around.

Edited by Barristan, May 19 2019 - 8:48 AM.

[ANTdrew]

Great photos

[Barristan]

Great photos

 

Thank You!

[Martialis]

Huge storm two days ago in central Indiana. Another mildly large one today.

 

Camponotus (Myrmentoma) sp. and a lot of the other early flyers are out and about. I caught what seemed to be a Nylanderia and Camponotus nearcticus queen yesterday.

[Rattus]

Species: Formcia cf. rufa

Location: Denmark, Nordjylland, Dall Hede.

Date: May 19th 2019.

Time: Around 15:00.

Temperature: About 17 to 20C, sunny, but only after 14:30.

Wind: ~2 m/s, SW.

Humidity: ~77%.

Rain: About two days ago.

Felt warm and humid.

 

Observed lots of newly mated queens, but no males.

[Martialis]

Species: Formcia cf. rufa

Location: Denmark, Nordjylland, Dall Hede.

Date: May 19th 2019.

Time: Around 15:00.

Temperature: About 17 to 20C, sunny, but only after 14:30.

Wind: ~2 m/s, SW.

Humidity: ~77%.

Rain: About two days ago.

Felt warm and humid.

 

Observed lots of newly mated queens, but no males.

 

I thought Formica tended to mate later in the year.  Interesting.

[TennesseeAnts]

Species: Camponotus vagus
Location: Bindlach, Bavaria, Germany
Date: 2019-05-19
Time: 10:42 +
Temperature: 22 °C
Humidity: 56 %
Wind: 0
Rain: no recent rain

Did you collect any?

 
No I didn't I haven't seen another nest of this species near my garden yet. I also never found any dealated queens while walking around.

Updated

Just because the queen has wings does not mean she isn't mated. Especially Camponotus.