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[Ants_Dakota]

This year i found out i liked ants i also found out i had about 40 species in my backyard and about 10 in the front yard. 

lucky!

[MinigunL5]

This year i found out i liked ants i also found out i had about 40 species in my backyard and about 10 in the front yard. 

That's a huge amount. I probably have half that in my backyard.

[Antkeeper01]

i have a 10th of that in my front yard and bcakyard

This year i found out i liked ants i also found out i had about 40 species in my backyard and about 10 in the front yard. 

i have a 10th of that in my front yard and backyard

[Swirlysnowflake]

this year i found prenolepis. and more prenolepis. and more prenolepis. just like last year. only prenolepis. its frustrating when the only ant queens i literally every find are prenolepis

like i have never found a single other species of ant queen i literally don't know why

my yard is covered with prenolepis and monomorium lol

hopefully next year is better

[Spazmops]

For my first serious year, not bad. I found and successfully founded 6 different genera and only missed out on a Brachymyrmex flight.

[MinigunL5]

this year i found prenolepis. and more prenolepis. and more prenolepis. just like last year. only prenolepis. its frustrating when the only ant queens i literally every find are prenolepis

like i have never found a single other species of ant queen i literally don't know why

my yard is covered with prenolepis and monomorium lol

hopefully next year is better

Could it be that the argentines tines killed everything else and Prenos pushed them back in your area?

[Ants_Dakota]

this year i found prenolepis. and more prenolepis. and more prenolepis. just like last year. only prenolepis. its frustrating when the only ant queens i literally every find are prenolepis

like i have never found a single other species of ant queen i literally don't know why

my yard is covered with prenolepis and monomorium lol

hopefully next year is better

prenolepis is the best! i love them!

[Swirlysnowflake]

 

this year i found prenolepis. and more prenolepis. and more prenolepis. just like last year. only prenolepis. its frustrating when the only ant queens i literally every find are prenolepis

like i have never found a single other species of ant queen i literally don't know why

my yard is covered with prenolepis and monomorium lol

hopefully next year is better

Could it be that the argentines tines killed everything else and Prenos pushed them back in your area?

 

ohhhh yeah that is a possibility 

 

this year i found prenolepis. and more prenolepis. and more prenolepis. just like last year. only prenolepis. its frustrating when the only ant queens i literally every find are prenolepis

like i have never found a single other species of ant queen i literally don't know why

my yard is covered with prenolepis and monomorium lol

hopefully next year is better

prenolepis is the best! i love them!

 

they are boring. i really don't like my colony. they just sit. and its soooo hard to get them to move. idk lol

[Ants_Dakota]

 

 

this year i found prenolepis. and more prenolepis. and more prenolepis. just like last year. only prenolepis. its frustrating when the only ant queens i literally every find are prenolepis

like i have never found a single other species of ant queen i literally don't know why

my yard is covered with prenolepis and monomorium lol

hopefully next year is better

Could it be that the argentines tines killed everything else and Prenos pushed them back in your area?

 

ohhhh yeah that is a possibility 

 

this year i found prenolepis. and more prenolepis. and more prenolepis. just like last year. only prenolepis. its frustrating when the only ant queens i literally every find are prenolepis

like i have never found a single other species of ant queen i literally don't know why

my yard is covered with prenolepis and monomorium lol

hopefully next year is better

prenolepis is the best! i love them!

 

they are boring. i really don't like my colony. they just sit. and its soooo hard to get them to move. idk lol

 

well, lasius is everywhere here, so i guess we all have our common ants

[AntsDakota]

I have 7 species (that I've seen) in the yard of my new house (I moved a couple years ago):

 

Lasius neoniger

Lasius americanus

Formica sp.

Formica sp.

Solenopsis molesta

Brachymyrmex depilis

Lasius cf. aphidicola

 

Compare it with the ants of my old house (13 species at least)

 

Camponotus novaeboracensis

Camponotus nearcticus

Dolichoderus sp. (Found a worker, I think)

Formica sp.

Lasius americanus

Lasius neoniger

Lasius cf. nearcticus

Lasius claviger

Myrmica sp.

Ponera pennsylvanica

Solenopsis molesta

Stigmatomma pallipes

Tetramorium immigrans

 

Around my area we (myself, Ants_Dakota, Ants4fun, & Thunder_Birds) have found the following species:

 

Aphaenogaster picea

Aphaenogaster rudis

Aphaenogaster tennesseensis

Brachymyrmex depilis

Camponotus americanus

Camponotus nearcticus

Camponotus novaeboracensis

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Crematogaster sp.

Dolichoderus sp.

Formica argentea

Formica parasite

Formica subsericea

Formica montana

Formica pozolica

(Probably a dozen or more species)

Formica pallidefulva

Lasius aphidicola

Lasius americanus

Lasius brevicornis

Lasius claviger

Lasius nearcticus

Lasius neoniger

Leptothorax sp.

Myrmica sp.

Myrmica sp.

(probably half a dozen more Myrmica)

Nylanderia terricola

Pheidole bicarinata

Ponera pennsylvanica

Prenolepis imparis

Proceratium sp.

Solenopsis molesta

Stigmatomma pallipes

Tapinoma sessile

Temnothorax cf. ambiguus

Tetramorium immigrans

Tetramorium tsushimae

[Ants_Dakota]

I have 7 species (that I've seen) in the yard of my new house (I moved a couple years ago):

 

Lasius neoniger

Lasius americanus

Formica sp.

Formica sp.

Solenopsis molesta

Brachymyrmex depilis

Lasius cf. aphidicola

 

Compare it with the ants of my old house (13 species at least)

 

Camponotus novaeboracensis

Camponotus nearcticus

Dolichoderus sp. (Found a worker, I think)

Formica sp.

Lasius americanus

Lasius neoniger

Lasius cf. nearcticus

Lasius claviger

Myrmica sp.

Ponera pennsylvanica

Solenopsis molesta

Stigmatomma pallipes

Tetramorium immigrans

 

Around my area we (myself, Ants_Dakota, Ants4fun, & Thunder_Birds) have found the following species:

 

Aphaenogaster picea

Aphaenogaster rudis

Aphaenogaster tennesseensis

Brachymyrmex depilis

Camponotus americanus

Camponotus nearcticus

Camponotus novaeboracensis

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Crematogaster sp.

Dolichoderus sp.

Formica argentea

Formica parasite

Formica subsericea

Formica montana

Formica pozolica

(Probably a dozen or more species)

Formica pallidefulva

Lasius aphidicola

Lasius americanus

Lasius brevicornis

Lasius claviger

Lasius nearcticus

Lasius neoniger

Leptothorax sp.

Myrmica sp.

Myrmica sp.

(probably half a dozen more Myrmica)

Nylanderia terricola

Pheidole bicarinata

Ponera pennsylvanica

Prenolepis imparis

Proceratium sp.

Solenopsis molesta

Stigmatomma pallipes

Tapinoma sessile

Temnothorax cf. ambiguus

Tetramorium immigrans

Tetramorium tsushimae

add monomorium minimum to that, and myrmica americana.

Edited by Ants_Dakota, November 18 2020 - 12:56 PM.

[dspdrew]

Man, this train didn't just derail, it's about 20 miles from the tracks by now.

 

I'm going to make another thread for all of this.

[ZTYguy]

Man, this train didn't just derail, it's about 20 miles from the tracks by now.

 

I'm going to make another thread for all of this.

Oh lord that train has gone way farther than that.

[ANTdrew]

Man, this train didn't just derail, it's about 20 miles from the tracks by now.

I'm going to make another thread for all of this.

I guess I was the first wheel to hop the rail. Lol

[DDD101DDD]

This was a a pretty decent year for me I think. I found Pheidole tysoni in a local park and found Lasius neoniger queens 3 consecutive days in a row. I didn't really look for queens most of the year though so that might be why I think my flights are better.

[KitsAntVa]

I had an incredible anting year in Virginia.

Antdrew... so what your saying is this year was the worst ant season for you but the best...   The op bailed and left this on you antdrew how will you make this right? you have all the power of the thread now.

[ANTdrew]

Boom. Done.

[TennesseeAnts]

Man, this train didn't just derail, it's about 20 miles from the tracks by now.

 

I'm going to make another thread for all of this.

Make that 35 miles now....

[gs5248]

My last anting season was the summer of 2019. I only found tetras. But for me that was still a rare find, as my neighborhood is completley ruled by Argentine ants. I did not find anything in 2020. I searched literally everywhere. I even went into the Sierra Nevada mountain range and still did not find anything.

[Ferox_Formicae]

My last anting season was one of the best! I finally moved away from those darn Argentines! You think Tetra's are bad? At least they stay on the ground! You know it's bad when the RIFA are loosing the battle! Anyways, I moved to a rural house on the lake that's actually pristine enough for tons of natives, and buckets of cryptics! I found Polyergus longicornis in the first week! I've made 3 state records so far, Strumigenys margaritae (which I found to be socially parasitic on louisianae), laevinasis, and Proceratium chickasaw. I've found more Strumigenys than I ever thought I would in a single season (I had previously only see 3 species), Stigmatomma pallipes, Proceratium croceum and silaceum, Cardiocondyla minutior, Camponotus subbarbatus, and many other lifers!

 

Outside of my yard I saw my first ever Pogonomyrmex badius, Aphaenogaster floridana, Dorymyrmex smithi, and Camponotus caryae. I hope this year will be even better. So far I found out that I accidentally collected a dead Neivamyrmex opacithorax worker at my Grandmother's house (where I've found tons of awesome species before), and now I've gotta look for a colony! Wish me luck!