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Anting in the Harbison State Forest

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#1 Offline Ferox_Formicae - Posted August 28 2018 - 3:06 AM

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Hey guys! I'm hoping to encounter Trachymyrmex septentrionalis, so for that I'm heading to the Harbison State Forest.I've been there several times, and last time I found only one ant to add to my collection, a Camponotus castaneus minor worker. his was probably due to the fact that I was hiking with my grandfather and we only stopped twice. This time I go, I'm hoping to come across some pine barrens where I may encounter Trachymyrmex septentrionalis. I want to get a colony of these to have alongside my Crematogaster pilosa queen. I've found a related species at SeaWorld San Antonio, quite a few Cyphomyrmex rimosus. I've heard that they live in South Carolina, but It's probably much more of a coastal species, and also Harbison is full of pine forests while Cyphomyrmex rimosus is more commonly found in deciduous woodlands. I'm also hoping to come across Camponotus americanus or even Pogonomyrmex badius. As far as tools go, I will be bringing my aspirator, shovel, hammer to look through dead wood, container to collect ant colonies in, and forceps. Let me know if you guys have any experience with the Harbison State Forest. Thanks and I hope I find something cool!


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