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Looking for Footage of Nuptial Flights

Started By AntsBC , Aug 15 2020 11:12 PM

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#1 Offline AntsBC - Posted August 15 2020 - 11:12 PM

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Hi everyone, 

 

I am looking for video footage of alates (both male and female) walking, mating, flying, etc.  Everything related to a nuptial flight will do!

 

If you have any footage like this, please respond to this thread or PM me.  I also have Discord; my tag is AntsBC#9454.

 

Thanks all,

 

- AntsBC


Edited by AntsBC, August 15 2020 - 11:13 PM.

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#2 Offline TechAnt - Posted August 16 2020 - 10:49 AM

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I suggest you check out some of dspdrew’s journal YouTube videos, I recall he has a couple that show alates swarming in mating flights.
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#3 Offline PurdueEntomology - Posted August 16 2020 - 12:00 PM

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I shot a bit of footage of Tapinoma sessile on a nuptial flight event


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#4 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 16 2020 - 6:53 PM

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I’ll try to get you some Crematogaster flight footage in a few weeks.
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#5 Offline CheetoLord02 - Posted August 17 2020 - 2:54 AM

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Best nuptial flight I've seen so far. Thousands of males and hundreds of females. I know it's not amazing camera work but still, you said anything ;)


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#6 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 25 2020 - 6:03 AM

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As promised, I got some good footage of a Crematogaster cerasi flight. PM sent.


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Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#7 Offline Scherme - Posted August 25 2020 - 8:08 AM

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Boys Night 8 24

 Want a short clip of some male L. Neonigers having a  "boys night out"?

 

I didn't see any queens, but clouds of males. 

 

edit: I will be ready to grab more video. 


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