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[Canadian anter]

Tapinoma sessile flew yesterday. Forgot to report

where can i find them

Everywhere.

i can't find anything

They are rather hard to find. Saw my kitchen colony flying yesterday and had a friend catch one

[Lazarus]

Two more queens the last 2 days. Both C. Novae.
So all I've got to this year are C. Novae.

[Cichlid]

I caught a small queen yesterday at 10 am in Woodstock ON. haven't I'ded her yet but my armature instinct tells me its a t. imm. But I'm holding out that is something else as i already have 3 colony of those.

[Canadant]

Would anyone of you terrific Canadian Anters like to mail me a tetramorium queen or two in test tubes. I'll pay. I'm in  Nova Scotia. Hard to find here (but they are here in Halifax I believe).

 

Pretty please. heck I'll take a crematogastor or aphenogastor queen too. 

 

Sincerely,

 

Canadant

[Lazarus]

Would anyone of you terrific Canadian Anters like to mail me a tetramorium queen or two in test tubes. I'll pay. I'm in  Nova Scotia. Hard to find here (but they are here in Halifax I believe).

 

Pretty please. heck I'll take a crematogastor or aphenogastor queen too. 

 

I wish I had those myself. All I seem to get is one Camponotus Noveaboracensis after another, although last year was more Formica.

But no matter where you are there ARE ants around. You just have to be persistent and do a lot a walking, looking. And while you can be lucky and find then at just about any time, your odds are better after rainfalls, and in the evenings or later at night (or early morning).

The first year I tried I could not find anything myself despite trying very hard (my son was the one who found then all that year). But as time has gone by I find that I now know how to scan a landscape better.

 

Patience!

[Canadian anter]

Does anyone want to do an Ant Together on Canada Day

[Manitobant]

Does anyone want to do an Ant Together on Canada Day

I would but i live too far away

Edited by Manitobant, June 30 2019 - 6:23 PM.

[Manitobant]

Formica aserva have alate pupae so I expect flights in the next week or two.

[Canadian anter]

Lasius interjectus flew in Ottawa today

[Lazarus]

With the heavy rains the night before I'm not surprised but was out all day doing "Canada Day" things I knew I would not have a chance to do any searching. With a bit of luck I may still find one tomorrow.

[rbarreto]

Tetramorium immigrans should be flying soon.

[rbarreto]

Nvm they flew this morning in Ottawa, found a dead queen and a live one. Must have been a small flight.

[Manitobant]

Parasitic formica flights are starting! I caught a formica cf. Aserva yesterday.

Edited by Manitobant, July 5 2019 - 12:17 PM.

[spartANTS]

Same in Quebec  The tetramorium are on the move

also i saw 2 mayfly this is the first one i've seen this years.

[Manitobant]

Also leptothorax canadensis are starting to fly. My freind's colony has alates and I caught a queen. Super tiny and semi claustral

[Unfrozen]

can someone id this please https://imgur.com/gallery/ShD9ry8

she's really fast

i think she is Lasius interjectus

[Canadian anter]

can someone id this please https://imgur.com/gallery/ShD9ry8
she's really fast
i think she is Lasius interjectus

Yes Lasius interjectus

[Unfrozen]

Anyone want to go anting?

[Canadian anter]

Tetramorium sp flew in huge numbers throughout Southern Ontario today

[Unfrozen]

went looking today didn't find anything barely any workers

i was hoping to at least catch something 

I'm looking around a park (creek near it) and around my neighborhood I don't really know where else to look

 

edit now that its dark i decided to flip over some rocks in my backyard. 

i found a tetramorium immigrans queen on my first rock flip but she went under some clay, i couldn't find her after looking for 5 minutes so i gave up

Edited by Unfrozen, July 12 2019 - 5:57 PM.