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Started By manik , Apr 13 2022 3:41 PM

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#1 Offline manik - Posted April 13 2022 - 3:41 PM

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hi everyone! i was just walking home around 20 minutes ago and i saw this (sorry for the horrible picture), it is a cluster of tiny ants but i did not see any winged ones, my question is, should i go back in a few hours ? I'm no sure if they are getting ready to fly, or just came out for the sun, thanks for all the help

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#2 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted April 13 2022 - 3:45 PM

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hi everyone! i was just walking home around 20 minutes ago and i saw this (sorry for the horrible picture), it is a cluster of tiny ants but i did not see any winged ones, my question is, should i go back in a few hours ? I'm no sure if they are getting ready to fly, or just came out for the sun, thanks for all the help

Where are the ants? Is it all that brown stuff, or is that just dirt?


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Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, ★ Nylanderia sp., ★ Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), ★ Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.

#3 Offline manik - Posted April 13 2022 - 3:48 PM

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hi everyone! i was just walking home around 20 minutes ago and i saw this (sorry for the horrible picture), it is a cluster of tiny ants but i did not see any winged ones, my question is, should i go back in a few hours ? I'm no sure if they are getting ready to fly, or just came out for the sun, thanks for all the help

all the brown stuff, thanks for the reply


#4 Offline AntsDakota - Posted April 13 2022 - 4:00 PM

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Looks like Tetramorium having a territorial battle. No species except Prenolepis imparis flies this early, and that clearly isn't it.


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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. (including ants) And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

#5 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted April 13 2022 - 4:14 PM

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Looks like Tetramorium having a territorial battle. No species except Prenolepis imparis flies this early, and that clearly isn't it.

Agreed. 


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YouTube: https://m.youtube.co...uKsahGliSH7EqOQ (It's pretty dead. Might upload again soon, don't expect my voice to sound the same though.)

Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, ★ Nylanderia sp., ★ Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), ★ Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.

#6 Offline manik - Posted April 13 2022 - 4:20 PM

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Looks like Tetramorium having a territorial battle. No species except Prenolepis imparis flies this early, and that clearly isn't it.

thanks for the info, at least it tells me where i can find colonies for when i go out this year lol


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#7 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted April 13 2022 - 4:25 PM

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If your in NYC then you’ll probably find Tetramorium queens in early-mid June.
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My favorite queens/colony’s:
Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata 

#8 Offline azzaaazzzz00 - Posted April 14 2022 - 2:34 PM

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I think when queens are starting to fly, the workers are a bit more spread out, unlike when they are fighting.


Edited by azzaaazzzz00, April 14 2022 - 2:34 PM.

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