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San Diego Ant Watch

Started By M_Ants , Mar 16 2020 11:57 AM
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#41 Offline AntsDakota - Posted April 17 2020 - 5:44 PM

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I found a couple colonies with queens down in Arizona.

"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

#42 Offline zantezaint - Posted April 18 2020 - 9:40 PM

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Alright, last time I f*ed up. I apologize. I didn't find any queens either. This time though, I feel like it is different, not because of my intuition, but because from looking at the weather forecast today.

 

https://weather.com/...831253c233707ea

 

Steep increase in temperature from April 22st to April 23rd, and with 25th, 26th at 87 F, highest peak maybe of this month.

 

Most of San Diego county should see this steep temperature increase as well. I would play it safe and go anting 4 days in a row from April 23rd to 26th.


Edited by zantezaint, April 18 2020 - 9:40 PM.

https://www.formicul...ale-california/

 

4 x Solenopsis xyloni (Fire ant) colonies.

2 x Veromessor andrei (Seed-harvester ant) colonies.

19 x Pogonomyrmex subnitidus (Seed-harvester ant) colonies + 3 x Pogonomyrmex (ID uncertain) colonies

16 x Linepithema humile (Argentine ant) colonies.

1 x Unknown Formicidae colony.

1 x Tapinoma sessile (Odorous house ant) colony.

1 x Camponotus fragilis (Carpenter/wood ant) colony + 1 x Camponotus sansabeanus (Carpenter/wood ant) colony.

1 x Solenopsis molesta (Thief ant) colony.

#43 Offline NickAnter - Posted April 19 2020 - 6:23 AM

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Where though? Most good areas are closed, from what I understand.


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). 

#44 Offline M_Ants - Posted April 19 2020 - 8:33 AM

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Same. Where?


Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

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#45 Offline zantezaint - Posted April 20 2020 - 11:41 AM

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Orosco Ridge Trail In Ramona was open. No closed sign or anything. I don't think every single trail is closed. But I think nontrail, flat plain areas would be more ideal than trailed areas.


https://www.formicul...ale-california/

 

4 x Solenopsis xyloni (Fire ant) colonies.

2 x Veromessor andrei (Seed-harvester ant) colonies.

19 x Pogonomyrmex subnitidus (Seed-harvester ant) colonies + 3 x Pogonomyrmex (ID uncertain) colonies

16 x Linepithema humile (Argentine ant) colonies.

1 x Unknown Formicidae colony.

1 x Tapinoma sessile (Odorous house ant) colony.

1 x Camponotus fragilis (Carpenter/wood ant) colony + 1 x Camponotus sansabeanus (Carpenter/wood ant) colony.

1 x Solenopsis molesta (Thief ant) colony.

#46 Offline VoidElecent - Posted April 20 2020 - 12:30 PM

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Just went to some spots in Anza Borrego today and found didly squat! I was hoping for some Veromessor  but no luck. Then I headed over to Rancho Cuyamaca and found this little cutie. I have no idea what she is but at least its something. It was 74F in the desert and 62F where I found this queen.

 

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Looks like Myrmica sp.!


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#47 Offline AntsDakota - Posted April 20 2020 - 12:39 PM

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Looks like Myrmica sp.!

A very strange looking one, in my opinion.  :)


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#48 Offline toan - Posted April 26 2020 - 10:55 PM

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How about a San Diego bug club? I'd be interested in carpooling to the desert when the quarantine is over.


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#49 Offline crotalus - Posted April 27 2020 - 7:26 AM

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Anybody find C. quercicola lately or are they also done for the year?

#50 Offline Solenoqueen - Posted April 27 2020 - 11:38 AM

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How about a San Diego bug club? I'd be interested in carpooling to the desert when the quarantine is over.

That'd be sick. I haven't gone anting in a fat minute, especially with this quarantine business. I sadly don't see any queens flying around my area of San Diego though.


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#51 Offline toan - Posted May 3 2020 - 3:32 PM

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I don't see any right now either. But let's try to get a small club going. We only really need 4 people to make a club.


#52 Offline RationalRo - Posted May 3 2020 - 6:43 PM

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I would also be interested in joining said club!


#53 Offline Solenoqueen - Posted May 4 2020 - 10:23 AM

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There's already a San Diego invertebrate club run by Arthroverts on Arachnoboards I'm a part of. I mean, unless you mean a San Diego Anting Club, I wouldn't mind running one of those hehe.

 

I would also be interested in joining said club!

 

 

I don't see any right now either. But let's try to get a small club going. We only really need 4 people to make a club.


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#54 Offline NickAnter - Posted May 4 2020 - 10:25 AM

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I'm not in San Diego, but if the wind is calm tonight, some Brachymyrmex may fly, if you want to catch some.


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). 

#55 Offline RationalRo - Posted May 5 2020 - 1:37 PM

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Sounds cool! I'm actively trying to wait on Pogonomyrmex spp. flight, but someone already told me it's too late for that. It also looks like there's going to be no rain for the next couple of months, so I'm getting antsy about when there will be another large nuptial flight.

 

There's already a San Diego invertebrate club run by Arthroverts on Arachnoboards I'm a part of. I mean, unless you mean a San Diego Anting Club, I wouldn't mind running one of those hehe.

 

I would also be interested in joining said club!

 

 

I don't see any right now either. But let's try to get a small club going. We only really need 4 people to make a club.

 


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#56 Offline M_Ants - Posted May 5 2020 - 7:36 PM

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Same. I missed everything.


Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about

#57 Offline NickAnter - Posted May 5 2020 - 7:48 PM

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Not everything is dependent upon rain. S. molesta and Pheidole navigans, and Hypoponera sp will all be flying in June, along with Nylanderia.


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). 

#58 Offline M_Ants - Posted May 5 2020 - 8:20 PM

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I'd love to find Pheidole. Any idea where to look?


Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about

#59 Offline RationalRo - Posted May 5 2020 - 9:44 PM

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Also, would you be able to link the club in this forum so that I may contact sooner or later?

 

There's already a San Diego invertebrate club run by Arthroverts on Arachnoboards I'm a part of. I mean, unless you mean a San Diego Anting Club, I wouldn't mind running one of those hehe.

 

I would also be interested in joining said club!

 

 

I don't see any right now either. But let's try to get a small club going. We only really need 4 people to make a club.

 


#60 Offline NickAnter - Posted May 6 2020 - 6:39 AM

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I'd love to find Pheidole. Any idea where to look?

I personally am able to find tons upon tons of queens wandering around in the morning, but you can catch even more on the blacklight in the very early morning. I personally have never tried this, but I know it works. I don't need tons of queens, so I just catch what I find wandering around in the morning. Just take a walk around you neighborhood, and look at the ground near the edges of grass. If it's a warm, humid morning, then they will likely fly if it is late June. Note, they are tiny, the workers barely bigger than those of Brachymyrmex. The queens are 4mm.


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). 

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