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Has Anyone Had Any Luck With Catching Prenelo With Snow?

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#1 Offline Chickalo - Posted February 11 2021 - 1:23 PM

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Hallo again Formiculture,

Has anyone found any Prenelopis imparis queens with snow on the ground?  (Massachusetts especially).  This break (coming up in a few days), I might go out hunting if the snow clears up, but if anyone found queens with snow I'll go then.  Not quite sure how cold resistant they are but considering they've been found in January I wouldn't be too suprised.  I mean the more I think about it, it seems kind of stupid, but I mean they are nick named the winter ant.  To be honest I only really want Prenelo for thier repletes.  I dunno, I just want to make them have cool colour's lol.

 

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#2 Offline Pumpkin_Loves_Ants - Posted February 11 2021 - 2:02 PM

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It depends on how much snow is still on the ground and temperature usually. If their nest is blocked off by snow I don’t think they’ll have flights. Usually they fly at 60°F and above which in comes at around March-April in temperate regions but in warmer places they can come out as early as February. I’d start keeping and eye on the temperature in the next few weeks. I use a website AccuWeather to get a rough estimate on when the temperature will start to rise to prime temps.

Also, nice quintuple post :D


Edited by Pumpkin_Loves_Ants, February 11 2021 - 4:43 PM.

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#3 Offline gs5248 - Posted February 11 2021 - 4:37 PM

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Dang, a quintuple post!



#4 Offline Chickalo - Posted February 12 2021 - 6:40 AM

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It depends on how much snow is still on the ground and temperature usually. If their nest is blocked off by snow I don’t think they’ll have flights. Usually they fly at 60°F and above which in comes at around March-April in temperate regions but in warmer places they can come out as early as February. I’d start keeping and eye on the temperature in the next few weeks. I use a website AccuWeather to get a rough estimate on when the temperature will start to rise to prime temps.

Also, nice quintuple post :D

Thanks!  I'll check the weather for the week today.


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#5 Offline Scherme - Posted February 12 2021 - 9:01 AM

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I have an event on my google calendar every year for sometime in the middle of March that tells me to start looking. From what I know, high 50's and 60's are the temps you wanna start looking for. And as you know, in Massachusetts, a 50-60 degree day can still have snow on the ground. 

I have events in my calendar for every species I am interested in.

 

here is a link to the care sheet on FC

https://www.formicul...olepis-imparis/


Edited by Scherme, February 12 2021 - 9:07 AM.

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#6 Offline Manitobant - Posted February 12 2021 - 12:08 PM

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Prenolepis have been known to fly when there is frost on the ground, not snow. The only queens that can truly be found when there is snow is lasius claviger, which will sometimes venture out of their hibernation spots during the winter.
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