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[AntsTexas]

a week or two ago a t-storm with heavy rain came over flooded a s. invicta colony and when the rain let up i went out and found a bunch of ants floating in the water found some that were in a "ant ball" there were 2 to 4 "ant balls" some with eggs in them, i grabbed one it had a "future queen" in it, put her in something, checked on her the next morning she had a bunch of white things next to her, found out later in the day that those were eggs

 

note: there were no eggs with them when i grabbed them....

, also had 3 or 4 other ants with her, 2 this day she's still alive....

 

  gotta remember that for next time....

 

 

don't know how 2 change the topic to "got me a queen now!! (hopefully)   S. invicta"

Edited by Ant-Man, May 12 2015 - 5:31 PM.

[drtrmiller]

Every nest I've toppled here only has late instar larvae or alate pupae.  I guess it won't be too much longer till I see flights.

[cpman]

Every nest I've toppled here only has late instar larvae or alate pupae.  I guess it won't be too much longer till I see flights.

 

Really? I saw my first flight this year in February and my last one last year in November...

It seems like they never stop flying.

I haven't seen any flights recently because of all the rain....

Edited by cpman, May 12 2015 - 5:46 PM.

[drtrmiller]

To be fair, I don't get out every day.  But I haven't seen any S. invicta fly in central Georgia yet—not a one.

[AntsTexas]

the temp had been 70's to the lower 80's then the rains came and bingo.....

 

 

should have took a pic of it, but it was still raining a little did not wanna get my dslr wet

Edited by Ant-Man, May 12 2015 - 5:52 PM.