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[PTAntFan]

We had rain in northern LA county last night and I was thinking about taking a look this afternoon, however, it's not that warm today and won't warm up till the weekend. 

 

This is actually one of the reasons I fell out of the hobby for a time, the weather patterns in LA seem to be more binary than 5 years ago.  It's either hot and there's no rain ever or it's cold, rains briefly and then takes multiple days to get warm again.

[AntLover101]

It is gonna be 72 degrees after three days of rain over here in Pennsylvania. I hope that persuades a few species to have nuptial flights. I'm hoping I can catch a few queens, but after seeing this, I'm feeling a little skeptical.

[Miles]

I wouldn't be shocked to see some Camponotus flights under those conditions. Hopefully it gets a little warmer for you.

Edited by Miles, April 8 2015 - 8:27 AM.

[AntLover101]

I'm hoping to catch Camponotus pennsylvanicus Miles. Hopefully they have their nuptial flights.

[dspdrew]

We had rain in northern LA county last night and I was thinking about taking a look this afternoon, however, it's not that warm today and won't warm up till the weekend. 

 

This is actually one of the reasons I fell out of the hobby for a time, the weather patterns in LA seem to be more binary than 5 years ago.  It's either hot and there's no rain ever or it's cold, rains briefly and then takes multiple days to get warm again.

 

From what I have seen, it's mainly heatwaves that make the Camponotus fly around here. The rain usually triggers desert flights, which doesn't happen much until around July when the monsoon season starts.

[Miles]

I'm hoping to catch Camponotus pennsylvanicus Miles. Hopefully they have their nuptial flights.

I don't think they are native to Pennsylvania. 

[AntLover101]

They are, I checked the Ant Wiki.

[Crystals]

They are on antweb for that location, along with a lot of other species.

http://www.antweb.or...e&genCache=true

[Miles]

You guys... The winky face indicated that I was kidding. The species is named Camponotus pennsylvanicus. Logic says that they would be present there. I'm sorry that my humor didn't show through.

Edited by Miles, April 8 2015 - 1:48 PM.

[AntLover101]

sorry I completely skipped the winky face. I can't believe I did that. I feel stupid now

Edited by AntLover101, April 8 2015 - 1:50 PM.

[PTAntFan]

My hour long drive out to Lancaster was a complete bust. Nothing worth capture, no reproductives in sight. Only saw two colonies; Pogonomyrmex I think.

[dspdrew]

You guys... The winky face indicated that I was kidding. The species is named Camponotus pennsylvanicus. Logic says that they would be present there. I'm sorry that my humor didn't show through.

 

I was about to make a joke about that a while back too, but just decided to leave it alone.

 

 

My hour long drive out to Lancaster was a complete bust. Nothing worth capture, no reproductives in sight. Only saw two colonies; pogo I think.

 

Welcome to my world.

[Gregory2455]

My hour long drive out to Lancaster was a complete bust. Nothing worth capture, no reproductives in sight. Only saw two colonies; Pogonomyrmex I think.

 

Welcome to my world.

 

Like that one time two weeks ago at Angelus Oaks.

Edited by dspdrew, April 10 2015 - 4:49 PM.
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