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[StopSpazzing]

Just catch this queen today wandering near Dorymyrmex bicolor nests with alates running in and out of nest, like they were ready to fly but not sure.

 

https://photos.app.g...1pFLS4GcEROcZx1

 

 

 

If you want to see more of the other images (3 arent ant related):

https://photos.app.g...k0R9wBsUtd2kmF2

 

What time of day do they fly? Cause there will be a swarm of them soon.

[Hunter]

I would PM drew

[Jadeninja9]

It is Dorymyrmex bicolor 100%. For some reason, I've been looking at Dorymyrmex Bicolor queens a lot online and she looks exactly like one.

[StopSpazzing]

It is Dorymyrmex bicolor 100%. For some reason, I've been looking at Dorymyrmex Bicolor queens a lot online and she looks exactly like one.

Thanks, pretty sure it is.

[Jadeninja9]

No problem

[LC3]

Well I scoured the ant mating chart for all things Dorymyrmex. Anyways the chart was mostly dominated by D. insanus (followed by D. bicolour, D bureni, Dorymyrmex sp. and D. flavus). D. insanus  basically flew anytime anyday.

 

Most D. bicolor flights happened on between March and July, although the earliest flights took place in Febuary and the latest in November. They either flew in the morning (around 8AM I presume) or later in the afternoon (around 12-5PM, latest recording was 8PM). Nearly always fly after rain and humidity ranged from 30% to 80% (averaged out to 53%). Temperatures were always in the 70-80°F range.

 

Those yellow ants I think they might be D. flavus. Which on the two records of flights in the mating chart (Texas and CA) they flew during late summer (Sept & Oct) in the morning and afternoon respectively.

 

 

No forum post and amount of time has been wasted this inefficiently. I am absolutely baffled to why someone would do this. ever.

        -Nurbs, probably 

Edited by LC3, February 15 2018 - 9:17 PM.

[Jadeninja9]

 

Well I scoured the ant mating chart for all things Dorymyrmex. Anyways the chart was mostly dominated by D. insanus (followed by D. bicolour, D bureni, Dorymyrmex sp. and D. flavus). D. insanus  basically flew anytime anyday.

 

Most D. bicolor flights happened on between March and July, although the earliest flights took place in Febuary and the latest in November. They either flew in the morning (around 8AM I presume) or later in the afternoon (around 12-5PM, latest recording was 8PM). Nearly always fly after rain and humidity ranged from 30% to 80% (averaged out to 53%). Temperatures were always in the 70-80°F range.

 

Those yellow ants I think they might be D. flavus. Which on the two records of flights in the mating chart (Texas and CA) they flew during late summer (Sept & Oct) in the morning and afternoon respectively.

 

 

No forum post and amount of time has been wasted this inefficiently. I am absolutely baffled to why someone would do this. ever.

        -Nurbs, probably 

 

Is that quote from the wakka thread?

[dspdrew]

Look around for small mounds of dirt about the size of a quarter. That will tell you they flew.