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Myrmecocystus mendax first flights of 2021. (Texas)

Started By attagarrett , Feb 28 2021 7:47 PM

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#1 Offline attagarrett - Posted February 28 2021 - 7:47 PM

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Found queens around 6pm still digging chambers.

Temps were about 75 today and sunny.

Slight rain early this morning at around 4am ish.

Edited by attagarrett, February 28 2021 - 7:53 PM.

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#2 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted March 1 2021 - 10:19 AM

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That's awesome! Do you know how many inches of rain fell?

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#3 Offline NickAnter - Posted March 1 2021 - 10:36 AM

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Never heard of mendax flying in winter. Are you sure this is not another species? There are many similar species in Texas.

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).