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#1781 Offline dspdrew - Posted April 25 2020 - 7:24 PM

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Let's try not to treat this thread like an instant message conversation.


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#1782 Offline dspdrew - Posted May 6 2020 - 10:37 AM

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Well I tried to do some black lighting in Trabuco Canyon last night and had some crazy person jump in front of my truck swinging a giant stick around yelling at the top of his lungs for me to slow down, while I'm driving about 20 MPH... After avoiding that weirdo, I arrive and set up my black light. It wasn't more than 15 minutes later that a CHP showed up and in a very nice way asked me to leave. It went something like "Pack up your stuff and get out of here!" "You can't be parked on this road".

 

Eight years of doing this, and I have never had anyone tell me to leave before. I think what's happened is the people that live along the first mile of that road are so fed up with all of the off-road posers driving like maniacs up and down that road, that they're now just kicking everybody out. I get the enforcement of their road laws, but since when can glorified CalTrans with guns just kick you out of the National Forest?


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#1783 Offline gcsnelling - Posted May 6 2020 - 10:55 AM

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That sucks, I think it is part due to the virus  fears , at least in part.



#1784 Offline AntsDakota - Posted May 6 2020 - 11:13 AM

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Well I tried to do some black lighting in Trabuco Canyon last night and had some crazy person jump in front of my truck swinging a giant stick around yelling at the top of his lungs for me to slow down, 

Yeah, people can be weird. Don't have too much of that around here, just a lot of homeless guys and hitchhikers waving signs along freeway exits..........


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#1785 Offline dspdrew - Posted May 6 2020 - 11:34 AM

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That sucks, I think it is part due to the virus  fears , at least in part.

 

Yeah, I ended up driving all the way to Ortega Hwy to find some other place, but every parking lot is closed off due to the virus. Thousands upon thousands of people piling into buildings to buy unnecessary stuff, but it's a parking lot in the middle of the forest where the virus is going to be spread...


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#1786 Offline PTAntFan - Posted May 18 2020 - 2:00 PM

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Did this morning’s huge dump of rain in LA County evaporate before reaching the Mountains and deserts? Seems like there would be some amazing mid-week flights otherwise.
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#1787 Offline dspdrew - Posted June 20 2020 - 2:04 PM

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Looks like the monsoon season may be arriving right on time this year. :)

 

 

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#1788 Offline gcsnelling - Posted June 20 2020 - 4:40 PM

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Well that sucks.



#1789 Offline dspdrew - Posted June 20 2020 - 6:01 PM

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Well that sucks.

 

Say what?


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#1790 Offline AntsDakota - Posted June 20 2020 - 7:05 PM

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Well that sucks.

Nuptial flight triggers suck?!
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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. (including ants) And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version


#1791 Offline Broncos - Posted June 20 2020 - 7:36 PM

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Looks like the monsoon season may be arriving right on time this year. :)


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NICE!

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#1792 Offline TechAnt - Posted June 20 2020 - 11:22 PM

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Well that sucks.

Nuptial flight triggers suck?!

lol, that’s what I was gonna say. I just thought that gcsnelling knew something I did not.
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(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#1793 Offline gcsnelling - Posted June 21 2020 - 3:09 AM

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LOL, it sucks due to the fact I am not there to enjoy it.


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#1794 Offline AntsDakota - Posted June 21 2020 - 5:34 AM

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Oh, ok, I get it.

"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. (including ants) And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version


#1795 Offline TechAnt - Posted June 21 2020 - 9:42 AM

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LOL, it sucks due to the fact I am not there to enjoy it.


OHHHHHHHHH. I understand now.

Edited by TechAnt, June 21 2020 - 9:43 AM.

My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#1796 Offline M_Ants - Posted June 21 2020 - 6:30 PM

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When the rain comes where should I look? I'm a lot farther south than most other Californians on here.


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#1797 Offline Broncos - Posted June 21 2020 - 6:31 PM

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When the rain comes where should I look? I'm a lot farther south than most other Californians on here.

Which area of a desert or which desert?

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#1798 Offline M_Ants - Posted June 21 2020 - 6:33 PM

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Which desert. Trying to avoid crazy long drive.


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#1799 Offline dspdrew - Posted June 21 2020 - 9:29 PM

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You should look where it rains.


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#1800 Offline Broncos - Posted June 21 2020 - 9:30 PM

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Which desert. Trying to avoid crazy long drive.

Palmdale desert and palm desert are some good ones I’ve seen people catch ants from.

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Pogonomyrmex Californicus Bicolor & Concolor

Pogonomyrmex Subnitidius

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