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california fungus ants/when they fly?

Started By Swirlysnowflake , Nov 12 2020 1:14 PM

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#1 Offline Swirlysnowflake - Posted November 12 2020 - 1:14 PM

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hi does anyone know which fungus growing ants are native to CA?

and when do they fly?

are all fungus growing ants hard to care for?

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#2 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 12 2020 - 1:18 PM

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We only have A versicolor here. To my knowledge they can fly (according to Drew's chart) in September to October. The prime time is August.


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#3 Offline Swirlysnowflake - Posted November 12 2020 - 1:18 PM

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We only have A versicolor here. To my knowledge they can fly according to Drew's chart in September to October. The prime time is August.

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#4 Offline M_Ants - Posted November 12 2020 - 1:30 PM

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We have Cyphos too. 


Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

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#5 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 12 2020 - 1:38 PM

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Oh yeah. Forgot about cyphos.


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#6 Offline Guest_StrickyAnts_* - Posted November 12 2020 - 1:39 PM

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We have Acromyrmex and cyphos both fly July-Oct


#7 Offline Zeiss - Posted November 12 2020 - 2:12 PM

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Use the flight chart that drew made.  It's easy to find using the search bar.


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#8 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 12 2020 - 2:49 PM

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Drew's chart is the way to go.

 

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#9 Offline Swirlysnowflake - Posted November 12 2020 - 2:51 PM

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does anyone know what habitats the cyphos are likely to be found around? (eg. grassland, forests, muddy/very moist places, etc)


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#10 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 12 2020 - 3:30 PM

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No idea. I've never hunted for cyphos.


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#11 Offline M_Ants - Posted November 12 2020 - 3:32 PM

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I've found some in very dry scrub areas.


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#12 Offline ponerinecat - Posted November 12 2020 - 4:19 PM

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does anyone know what habitats the cyphos are likely to be found around? (eg. grassland, forests, muddy/very moist places, etc)

Dry scrub and oak forest, maybe border grassland. I wouldn't recommend them until you get some experience under your belt, or any fungus grower for that matter.


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#13 Offline Swirlysnowflake - Posted November 12 2020 - 4:20 PM

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does anyone know what habitats the cyphos are likely to be found around? (eg. grassland, forests, muddy/very moist places, etc)

Dry scrub and oak forest, maybe border grassland. I wouldn't recommend them until you get some experience under your belt, or any fungus grower for that matter.

 

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does anyone know what habitats the cyphos are likely to be found around? (eg. grassland, forests, muddy/very moist places, etc)

dry areas, desert type. Trees and scrub areas. You can find queens acting like workers or alates. I caught a queen acting like a worker once lol


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#15 Offline ponerinecat - Posted November 12 2020 - 5:43 PM

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does anyone know what habitats the cyphos are likely to be found around? (eg. grassland, forests, muddy/very moist places, etc)

dry areas, desert type. Trees and scrub areas. You can find queens acting like workers or alates. I caught a queen acting like a worker once lol

 

Not necessarily fertilized though, myrmicines are famous for clipping the wings of leftover alates and using them as workers.


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does anyone know what habitats the cyphos are likely to be found around? (eg. grassland, forests, muddy/very moist places, etc)

dry areas, desert type. Trees and scrub areas. You can find queens acting like workers or alates. I caught a queen acting like a worker once lol

 

Not necessarily fertilized though, myrmicines are famous for clipping the wings of leftover alates and using them as workers.

 

Yea, it got larvae then died  :(


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