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Joshua tree national park anting info

Started By Broncos , Feb 12 2020 7:42 PM

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#1 Offline Broncos - Posted February 12 2020 - 7:42 PM

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Hello I am going to joshua tree national park in the summer and I would love some info such as the ants that will be there and when I should go.


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#2 Offline NickAnter - Posted February 12 2020 - 7:48 PM

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Never mind. Forgot you ere actually going inside the park.


Edited by NickAnter, February 13 2020 - 6:42 AM.

Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

#3 Offline gcsnelling - Posted February 13 2020 - 3:07 AM

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If you are inside the park boundary it is look but DO NOT TOUCH.


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#4 Offline Martialis - Posted February 13 2020 - 4:05 AM

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If you are inside the park boundary it is look but DO NOT TOUCH.


This 1000%. The park exists to protect nature.
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#5 Offline ForestDragon - Posted February 13 2020 - 4:21 PM

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yeah don't collect inside national parks and being right outside of it and baiting the queens to come out is also illegal, 


#6 Offline gcsnelling - Posted February 13 2020 - 4:49 PM

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yeah don't collect inside national parks and being right outside of it and baiting the queens to come out is also illegal, 

Not sure where you heard that collecting outside the park in such a manner is illegal but as far as I know it is not. However if your blacklighting or whatever just outside a park you are sure to get a visit from a ranger, also for what it is worth it would not be a good idea to even enter the park with any sort of collecting gear.


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#7 Offline ForestDragon - Posted February 13 2020 - 5:07 PM

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yeah don't collect inside national parks and being right outside of it and baiting the queens to come out is also illegal, 

Not sure where you heard that collecting outside the park in such a manner is illegal but as far as I know it is not. However if your blacklighting or whatever just outside a park you are sure to get a visit from a ranger, also for what it is worth it would not be a good idea to even enter the park with any sort of collecting gear.

 

it can be considered baiting wildlife within protected areas, its like hunters baiting deer right outside of a state park with MASSIVE bucks to get them to come out of the park to shoot them, it is illegal unless the animal in question wanders outside of the park on its own accord, blacklights "bait" ants like corn baits deer


#8 Offline gcsnelling - Posted February 13 2020 - 5:33 PM

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Uh ok.


#9 Offline kgollehon - Posted February 13 2020 - 9:21 PM

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Eh let's not weigh in after all. 


Edited by kgollehon, February 13 2020 - 9:26 PM.

Colonies: Tetramorium sp., Solenopsis xyloni

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#10 Offline Martialis - Posted February 14 2020 - 6:57 AM

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I think Drew or one of the other anters from that area could answer the original question pretty well.

I’m not going to because I've never been to Joshua Tree and don’t want to give bad info.

Edited by Martialis, February 14 2020 - 6:58 AM.

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#11 Offline dspdrew - Posted February 15 2020 - 1:03 AM

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If you can choose when to go, I would do it shortly after a rain storm. Until it rains, you won't see a whole lot.


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