Myrmecocystus sp migh fly where I live
Which sp?
Myrmecocystus sp migh fly where I live
Which sp?
Wants (Please reach out if you have them for sale if you’re in the US): Acromyrmex Sp., Atta Mexicana, Cephalotes Sp., Myrmecocystus Sp (Prefer Mexicanus), Odontomachus Sp. (Prefer Desertorum), Pachycondyla Sp., Pheidole Sp (Prefer Rhea. The bigger the better. Not the tiny bicarinata), Pogonomyrmex Sp., Pseudomyrmex Sp. (Prefer the cute yellow ones)
Nice, did you see any alates outside of the nest? Or do they usually fly around this time of the year in your area?
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Nice, did you see any alates outside of the nest? Or do they usually fly around this time of the year in your area?
found alates outside of the nest
Nice, all we have up here is Tetramorium flights right now. Any more news on the mendax?
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Nice, all we have up here is Tetramorium flights right now. Any more news on the mendax?
found a dead queen
ants that had flights tonight
undefined sp
solenpsis molestaPheidole sp
Liometopum locusum just males
Are you willing to sell any of those?
Seen Camponotus herculeanus and Formica sp. queens during the last week. I'm planning on going near price to look for pots soon, just need some good rainfall
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On 7/16/22 I went hiking near woodside, a ghost town south of Price, after a rainstorm came through the area. Species I saw:
Pogonomrmex rugosus
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis
Pogonomyrmex barbatus
Pheidole sp.
Myrmecocystus navajo
Myrmecocosytus cf. mendax
Unknown species, see below
Out of that list, I found founding queens of: Pogonomrmex rugosus, Pogonomyrmex occidentalis, Pheidole species, and Myrmecocystus navajo. The harvesters and Pheidole flew around 8 PM, the navajo queen was in a founding chamber from the previous eveing after the rainstorm.
Weather:
Rained the afternoon of the day before between 0.2 and 0.4 inches in the general area, large flash floods were caused
Wind was about 15 mph at 3 PM, with lower wind speeds down to 5 mph at 9 PM as the day progressed
Temp: High of 85, Low of 62
Lowest humidity during the day was about 40%
Species in need of ID
A Horned Lizard cooling off in a shadow
Edited by UtahAnts, July 17 2022 - 1:32 PM.
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That horned lizards reminds me of my reptile keeping days and angry beardies!
That ant seems to be Dorymyrmex bicolor, but I dunno' it looks decently large...
I agree on D. bicolor.
Species being kept:
Solenopsis "plebeius", Camponotus maritimus, Formica cf. subaenescens, Formica cf. aerata, Lasius cf. americanus, Lasius aphidicola, Lasius brevicornis, Lasius nr claviger, Nylanderia vividula, Temnothorax nevadensis, Temnothorax chandleri, Temnothorax arboreus Solenopsis validiuscula, Solenopsis truncorum, Solenopsis xyloni, Formica perpilosa, Formica cf. lasiodes, Formica cf. neogagates Pogonomyrmex californicus, Pogonomyrmex salinus, and Myrmecocystus testaceus!!!!
Hoping to find this year:
Myrmecocystus, Liometopum occidentale, Camponotus essigi, Camponotus fragilis, Manica bradleyi, Formica perpilosa, Pheidole hyatti, and a Parasitic Formica sp.
People are stupid. It explains a lot...
Thanks for the IDs, I think you guys are right
Some more Pogonomyrmex occidentalis flights in Vineyard today after a large thunderstorm came through the day before. The flights were quite small compared to the hundreds of thousands that fly in a few weeks, but I still managed to find several dozen mated queens.
Weather for 7/19/22:
Large thunderstorm day before with about 0.2 inches of rain
Flights began at 11:30 and stopped around 1:30
5 mph winds
40% humidity
Sparse cloud cover
The drones came first and swarmed the top of this tree, with the qeens coming maybe 10 minutes after. If you look closely you'll notice the tiny flying insects around the top. This species seems to prefer these particular trees when staging a nuptial flight.
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