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[camponotuskeeper]

https://dearkitty1.w...ies-in-the-usa/

 

i found this article interesting. ferox formicae it has a video of yours.

also anyone heard of this species before?

[Ferox_Formicae]

Wow! That’s so cool they used a video of mine! I have heard about this species before. I was actually just reading an article about the species this morning and I’ve seen it on AntWeb on a few occasions. It seems to be a close relative of S. arizonensis and the first member of its genus in the area it was found in.

[camponotuskeeper]

ferox formicae do you think there is any chances of strugineys being in washington state or any other members do you think this is possible

[TennesseeAnts]

Unfortunately, I don't think there is a very good possibility of Strumigenys being found in Washington. Summers are too short and 90% of Washington is far too dry (even in the rain shadow its under 40% humidity, I've lived there).

[ponerinecat]

Wow! That’s so cool they used a video of mine! I have heard about this species before. I was actually just reading an article about the species this morning and I’ve seen it on AntWeb on a few occasions. It seems to be a close relative of S. arizonensis and the first member of its genus in the area it was found in.

Yay you're famous. Now find North American proatta.

[camponotuskeeper]

Unfortunately, I don't think there is a very good possibility of Strumigenys being found in Washington. Summers are too short and 90% of Washington is far too dry (even in the rain shadow its under 40% humidity, I've lived there).

what about in Washington's temperate rain forest? although you're probably right about the summers. i think where the strugimenys ananceotes is also dry.

[TennesseeAnts]

 

Unfortunately, I don't think there is a very good possibility of Strumigenys being found in Washington. Summers are too short and 90% of Washington is far too dry (even in the rain shadow its under 40% humidity, I've lived there).

what about in Washington's temperate rain forest? although you're probably right about the summers. i think where the strugimenys ananceotes is also dry.

 

I've never been. It's worth a look. Check in summer though. 

[camponotuskeeper]

yeah, i have family in olympia and last summer i looked for ants there but i knew next to nothing about finding ants so i found almost no ants. do you or anyone else have tips for finding ants?

[TennesseeAnts]

But, apparently Camponotus nicobarensis has been collected in Snoqualmie.

yeah, i have family in olympia and last summer i looked for ants there but i knew next to nothing about finding ants so i found almost no ants. do you or anyone else have tips for finding ants?

 

What species?

Edited by Ant_Dude2908, November 14 2019 - 2:54 PM.

[camponotuskeeper]

they where small and orange, i don't know what they where. i also saw a formica species on a log my grandma does not live in the city so i thought there might be more ants. but only found 2 species. at my other grandmas house in idaho i have found multiple formica species including 1 parasitic species, 2 camponotus species, several lasius neoniger colonies overwintering their alates, tapinoma sessile, and tetramorium species. 

[Aaron567]

ferox formicae do you think there is any chances of strugineys being in washington state or any other members do you think this is possible

 

Strumigenys is one of the most widespread and diverse ant genera in the world, so a little bit of leaf litter sampling would probably reveal that they've been there all along.

[Ferox_Formicae]

ferox formicae do you think there is any chances of strugineys being in washington state or any other members do you think this is possible

There may be, but I doubt there are any native species. If anything, the invasive Strumigenys membranifera may exist in Washington, but there is still a fairly slim chance of that.

[Mdrogun]

Until recently, Strumigenys were not known to exist in Wisconsin. Then AnthonyP163 found them there. Multiple times. There is a reason why people never find them, and furthermore, likely giant holes in the known distribution of species. They are incredibly cryptic, and their prey does its best to stay underground. I would bet my life that Washington has Strumigenys somewhere in the state.

[ponerinecat]

easiest way to find out is to sample multiple collections of leaf litter. They are usually regionally common and just rarely seen.