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Queen Ant Spotting/Mating Chart

Started By dspdrew , Dec 17 2013 12:41 PM
anting mating queens swarming alates mating flight nuptial flight

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#701 Offline xTNxANTMANx - Posted May 14 2017 - 11:51 PM

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I really hope I can find Camponotus castaneus myself this year...hope I haven't missed their nuptial flight here in TN.
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Formica subsericea x4
Tetramorium immigrans

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#702 Offline Aaron567 - Posted May 15 2017 - 3:39 PM

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Species: Cyphomyrmex rimosus

Location: Pensacola, Florida

Date: May 15, 2017

Time: 5:00 PM

Temperature: 85F

Humidity: 55%

Wind: 10mph

Rain: 2 days before


#703 Offline Aaron567 - Posted May 15 2017 - 8:00 PM

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Lots of ants were flying tonight and were attracted by the blacklight.

 

Species: Camponotus castaneus, Odontomachus haematodus, Pheidole bicarinata, Brachymyrmex patagonicus, Temnothorax curvispinosus

Location: Pensacola, Florida

Date: May 15, 2017

Time: 8:30 PM

Temperature: 76F

Humidity: 77%

Wind: 1mph

Rain: 2 days before

 

Species: Colobopsis impressa

Location: Pensacola, Florida

Date: May 15, 2017

Time: 10:00 PM

Temperature: 74F

Humidity: 77%

Wind: 1mph

Rain: 2 days before


Edited by Aaron567, November 15 2017 - 7:13 PM.

#704 Offline Phoenix - Posted May 16 2017 - 5:26 AM

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Species: S. Geminata [x1], Dolichoderus Sp. [x2], Pheidole Sp. [x4], Unknown Sp.
Location: Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
Date: 16th Of May, 2017
Time: 8:30 - 9:15 PM
Temperature: 83 Fahrenheit
Humidity: 80%
Wind: 2 MPH
Rain: Two Days Before

Edited by Phoenix, May 16 2017 - 5:36 AM.

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Camponotus cf. albosparsus — Journal

Camponotus cf. auriventris — Journal
Camponotus sp.
Colobopsis spp.
Crematogaster sp.
Nylanderia sp. — Journal
Pheidole cf. parva
Solenopsis geminata — Journal
 

#705 Offline Phoenix - Posted May 17 2017 - 4:44 AM

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Species: Crematogaster Sp. [x1], S. Geminata [x1], Dolichoderus Sp. [x5], Pheidole Sp. [x10] - (2 - 3 Different Species)
Location: Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
Date: 17th Of May, 2017
Time: 8:00 - 8:45 PM
Temperature: 85 Fahrenheit
Humidity: 77%
Wind: 5 MPH
Rain: Three Days Before, Heavily

Colonies

Camponotus cf. albosparsus — Journal

Camponotus cf. auriventris — Journal
Camponotus sp.
Colobopsis spp.
Crematogaster sp.
Nylanderia sp. — Journal
Pheidole cf. parva
Solenopsis geminata — Journal
 

#706 Offline Myrmidon - Posted May 17 2017 - 2:14 PM

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Species: Camponotus nearcticus

Location: Waltham, Massachusetts (Western Massachusetts)
Date: 17th Of May, 2017
Time: 4:35 
Temperature: 91 Fahrenheit
Humidity: 29%
Wind: 14 MPH
Rain: Two days before, Heavily

Edited by Myrmidon, May 17 2017 - 2:15 PM.

Keeper of:

 

Prenolepis imparis (4 founding queens)

Camponotus pennsylvanicus (5 founding queens)

Reticulitermes flavipes (3 pairs, subterranean termite)

 

#707 Offline Bracchymyrmex - Posted May 17 2017 - 2:23 PM

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Species: Nylanderia flavipes or terricola (found ten queens)

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
Date: 5/17/17
Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm 
Temperature: 91° F
Humidity: 44%
Wind: 8-14 MPH
Rain: None

Edited by Bracchymyrmex, May 17 2017 - 2:23 PM.

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#708 Offline VoidElecent - Posted May 17 2017 - 6:45 PM

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Species: Lasius interjectus

Location: Ambler, Pennsylvania 
Date: 5/17/17
Time: 10:00 pm 
Temperature: 80° F
Humidity: 67%
Wind: 4 MPH
Rain: None

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#709 Offline Myrmidon - Posted May 18 2017 - 8:23 AM

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Species: Camponotus pennsylvanicus, Camponotus chromaiodes, Camponotus myrmentoma

Location: Western & Northern Massachusetts (2 separate sitings in each location confirmed)
Date: 17th Of May, 2017
Time: Started early evening (around 6 - 7 pm) and continued until around 10:00 pm.
Temperature: 88F degrees and went until 74.7F. Peak temperature for the day was 91F.
Humidity: Humidity was 30% at heavy sunlight hours and increased to 58% towards the evening and night.
Wind: 14 MPH during sunlight hours with majority of flights happening as the winds stopped.
Rain: Two days before, 1.36" approx.

Keeper of:

 

Prenolepis imparis (4 founding queens)

Camponotus pennsylvanicus (5 founding queens)

Reticulitermes flavipes (3 pairs, subterranean termite)

 

#710 Offline SanBernardino909 - Posted May 19 2017 - 11:04 AM

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Species; pogonomyrmex sp
Location: Riverside Ca
Date: 5-1917
Time: 12:00PM
Temperature:88-90F
Humidity:14%
Wind:11MPH
Rain:None
Found some queens running around a parking lot at Champion lumber yard.

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#711 Offline Hayashi - Posted May 19 2017 - 12:17 PM

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Species; pogonomyrmex sp
Location: Riverside Ca
Date: 5-1917
Time: 12:00PM
Temperature:88-90F
Humidity:14%
Wind:11MPH
Rain:None
Found some queens running around a parking lot at Champion lumber yard.

Newbie clarification: Does the "sp" mean that you are unsure of the species?

Edited by Hayashi, May 19 2017 - 12:18 PM.

#712 Offline Socalfireants - Posted May 19 2017 - 12:35 PM

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Solenopsis Xyloni Flights all over socal near santa ana yesterday. didn't see any alates last night. Maybe they'll be crawling around today.


#713 Offline SanBernardino909 - Posted May 19 2017 - 12:36 PM

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Yes sorry

#714 Offline dspdrew - Posted May 19 2017 - 6:03 PM

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Species; pogonomyrmex sp
Location: Riverside Ca
Date: 5-1917
Time: 12:00PM
Temperature:88-90F
Humidity:14%
Wind:11MPH
Rain:None
Found some queens running around a parking lot at Champion lumber yard.

Newbie clarification: Does the "sp" mean that you are unsure of the species?

 

 

Most likely P. californicus. I was expecting them to probably fly tomorrow.


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#715 Offline MegaMyrmex - Posted May 20 2017 - 9:41 AM

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Just asking, how do neivamyrmex, labidus, etc. AKA "Army Ants" have nuptial flights? Aren't queen wingless or something? Is it the males that fly or...?

 


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#716 Offline Subverted - Posted May 20 2017 - 10:00 AM

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Yes, the males fly and they are sometimes called "sausage flies"...the queens, as far as I know, do not ever fly or even try to.

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#717 Offline kellakk - Posted May 20 2017 - 10:07 AM

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Just asking, how do neivamyrmex, labidus, etc. AKA "Army Ants" have nuptial flights? Aren't queen wingless or something? Is it the males that fly or...?

 

Thanks for the reminder.

 

Species: Labidus coecus
Location: College Station, TX
Date: April 28, 2017
Time: 9 PM
Temperature:
Humidity:
Wind:
Rain:

Males flew this night and on many previous nights. This was the only night I caught one of my own.


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Pogonomyrmex montanus

Pogonomyrmex rugosus

Manica bradleyi

 

 

#718 Offline Aaron567 - Posted May 20 2017 - 12:02 PM

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Species: Pheidole obscurithorax

Location: Pensacola, Florida
Date: May 20, 2017
Time: 2:40 PM
Temperature: 81F
Humidity: 81%
Wind: 16 mph
Rain: A week before, but actually started raining seconds after I found this queen
 
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#719 Offline VoidElecent - Posted May 20 2017 - 12:40 PM

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Species: Pheidole obscurithorax

Location: Pensacola, Florida
Date: May 20, 2017
Time: 2:40 PM
Temperature: 81F
Humidity: 81%
Wind: 16 mph
Rain: A week before, but actually started raining seconds after I found this queen
 
IMG_0370_zpsctgg7tte.jpg

 

Beautiful photo!


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#720 Offline dspdrew - Posted May 21 2017 - 1:21 PM

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Species: Liometopum occidentale, Solenopsis xyloni, S. amblychila, S. molesta, Crematogaster mutans

Location: Trabuco Canyon, California

Date: 5-20-2017

Time: 8:30 PM

Temperature: 72 F

Humidity: 30%

Wind: moderate wind

Rain: No recent rain


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