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Pogo barbatus preparing for their flight (lubbock, tx)

Started By AntsTexas , Jul 8 2015 8:20 AM

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#1 Offline AntsTexas - Posted July 8 2015 - 8:20 AM

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1st time seeing a Pogonomyrmex winged "future queen" i'm excited!!!! (y) :yahoo:

edited: i thought these were "future queens" their not, these r males....

Edited by AntsTexas, July 8 2015 - 1:24 PM.

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Ant Queens found:

Solenopsis Invicta, Solenopsis xyloni, Brachymyrmex depilis/Sp, Myrmecocystus Mimicus, Pogonomyrmex barbatus,

Forelius pruinosus, Camponotus sayi, Dorymyrmex insanus, crematogaster ashmeadi,

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Ant Queens i have going right now:

camponotus sayi, solenopsis invicta, Myrmecocystus Mimicus, Forelius pruinosus

Pogonomyrmex barbatus, and some others (no i.d.)

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#2 Offline yen_saw - Posted July 8 2015 - 11:07 AM

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Those winged ants on your pic are male, they are lighter in color for Pogonomyrmex barbatus. Winged female has larger head.

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#3 Offline Jonathan21700 - Posted July 8 2015 - 11:12 AM

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Great picture!

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#4 Offline dspdrew - Posted July 8 2015 - 12:46 PM

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Those winged ants on your pic are male, they are lighter in color for Pogonomyrmex barbatus. Winged female has larger head.

Wow, I didn't know their alates were colored that way. That's interesting.

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#5 Offline BugFinder - Posted July 8 2015 - 1:07 PM

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that really is interesting. I was about to say that when I noticed Drew already said it, lol.

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#6 Offline AntsTexas - Posted July 8 2015 - 1:21 PM

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Those winged ants on your pic are male, they are lighter in color for Pogonomyrmex barbatus. Winged female has larger head.

thanks for telling me, so the darker 1's r the females?? i'll try and take a pic of the winged ones of light/dark colours

male?

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female?

Edited by AntsTexas, July 8 2015 - 2:01 PM.

Ant Queens found:

Solenopsis Invicta, Solenopsis xyloni, Brachymyrmex depilis/Sp, Myrmecocystus Mimicus, Pogonomyrmex barbatus,

Forelius pruinosus, Camponotus sayi, Dorymyrmex insanus, crematogaster ashmeadi,

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Ant Queens i have going right now:

camponotus sayi, solenopsis invicta, Myrmecocystus Mimicus, Forelius pruinosus

Pogonomyrmex barbatus, and some others (no i.d.)

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#7 Offline BrittonLS - Posted July 8 2015 - 3:01 PM

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Going to be looking for these tomorrow. Had a good rain today!

#8 Offline yen_saw - Posted July 9 2015 - 4:56 AM

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Those winged ants on your pic are male, they are lighter in color for Pogonomyrmex barbatus. Winged female has larger head.

thanks for telling me, so the darker 1's r the females?? i'll try and take a pic of the winged ones of light/dark colours

male?

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