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Posted August 22 2020 - 7:16 PM
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Pretty sure I just caught a ponera queen on my blacklight. It still has its wings so I was wondering if they mate in the air or on the ground. Since it's probably not mated should I let it go and watch to see if it mates. Also what do the males look like?
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Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus
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Posted August 22 2020 - 7:30 PM
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Captive insemination might work?
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Posted August 22 2020 - 7:31 PM
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Not sure. Going to maybe try but I can't tell if I caught males or wasps. I need a good non-microscope pic of a male to tell if I caught any.
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Posted August 22 2020 - 7:38 PM
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Is this a male?
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Posted August 22 2020 - 7:45 PM
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Could you get a pic from the side? The wings obscure the look of the body. But I think that's a Ponera male, not positive though.
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Edited by AntsDakota, August 22 2020 - 7:46 PM.
"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
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Posted August 22 2020 - 7:48 PM
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Yeah.
Edited by M_Ants, August 22 2020 - 7:50 PM.
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Posted August 23 2020 - 6:22 AM
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That actually looks more like a Lasius male to me.
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Posted August 23 2020 - 9:22 AM
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darn
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Posted August 23 2020 - 9:58 AM
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Ponera is more black, as you can see in the picture AntsDakota posted
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Posted August 23 2020 - 10:15 AM
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What about this thing?
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Posted August 23 2020 - 11:18 AM
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The first male looks a bit like Nylanderia male, its still possible the queen is mated. Never hurts to try.
Edited by NickAnter, August 23 2020 - 11:18 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).
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