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[ctantkeeper]

Are lasius pallitarsus queens fully claustral or parasitic? Just curious. 

[Connectimyrmex]

Fully claustral. 

Edited by Connectimyrmex, August 31 2017 - 9:43 AM.

[LC3]

Myrmica specioides had another one of those weird notflying but flying flights again, this time states gathered by the nest entrances and such but didn't bother coming out. I found a dead Myrmica dealate in a spiderweb so a few colonies in the area probably did fly at some point between the last flight and now, this flight and the area of the dead queen wasn't in the same location as the previous one, it was in the same location as that video from 2015 I took.

 

Species: Myrmica specioides 
Location: Richmond BC, Canada
Date: between September 1st to September 4th and September 3rd 2017
Time: Unknown and 6:30 PM
Temperature: Around 21C
Humidity:

Wind: 
Rain: Maybe will rain on upcoming Thursday

Edited by LC3, September 4 2017 - 1:38 PM.

[notmyidea]

Myrmica specioides had another one of those weird notflying but flying flights again, this time states gathered by the nest entrances and such but didn't bother coming out. I found a dead Myrmica dealate in a spiderweb so a few colonies in the area probably did fly at some point between the last flight and now, this flight and the area of the dead queen wasn't in the same location as the previous one, it was in the same location as that video from 2015 I took.

 

Species: Myrmica specioides 
Location: Richmond BC, Canada
Date: between September 1st to September 4th and September 3rd 2017
Time: Unknown and 6:30 PM
Temperature: Around 21C
Humidity:

Wind: 
Rain: Maybe will rain on upcoming Thursday

I've been looking where I saw them in 2015, no luck. Thanks for this, I'll keep trying. Hoping for rain on Thurs., maybe that will help.

[VoidElecent]

Species: Myrmica incompleta, Brachymyrmex depilis, Lasius neoniger, Crematogaster cerasi, Solenopsis molesta. 
Location: Ambler, Pennsylvania.
Date: 9-5-17 (Tuesday, September 5th)
Time: Form 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EST
Temperature: 84° F
Humidity: High; storm approaching.

Wind: Very Windy
Rain: Rain Saturday night through Sunday morning. (3 days ago)

 

Photos on their way.

[Connectimyrmex]

I have a question. It's been too cold for flights here in avon ct (50-70 degrees) and I've only been seeing small scattered flights. Will autumn fliers (myrmica, crematogaster, etc.) fly in colder weather?

[Aaron567]

Species: Trachymyrmex septentrionalis
Location: Pensacola, Florida 

Date: September 1, 2017
Time: 5:00 PM
Temperature: 87F
Humidity: 64%

Rain: Several days before

 

Species: Pseudomyrmex gracilis
Location: Pensacola, Florida

Date: September 2, 2017
Time: 4:00 PM
Temperature: 80F
Humidity: 78%

Rain: Day before

[Connectimyrmex]

Are the major tropical storms (Harvey, Irma, etc) damaging the native ant flight schedules? 

[dspdrew]

Species: Myrmecocystus mexicanus, Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Location: La Delta, California
Date: 9-2-2017
Time:
Temperature:
Humidity:

Wind:
Rain: Recent Heavy rain

 

Species: Pheidole gilvescens, Myrmecocystus navajo, Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Location: El Mirage, California
Date: 9-2-2017
Time:
Temperature:
Humidity:

Wind:
Rain: Recent Heavy rain

[NatashaDawn]

I just downloaded your Ant Mating Chart for North America and I did not see a key/legend to identify what the different colors and numbers mean, could you please elaborate for me

[LC3]

I just downloaded your Ant Mating Chart for North America and I did not see a key/legend to identify what the different colors and numbers mean, could you please elaborate for me

Numbers are sightings recorded for that month, the colour simply represents the distribution of the sightings. ( i.e the more sightings in one month the darker the colour.)

[VoidElecent]

Species: Myrmica incompleta
Location: Ambler, Pennsylvania
Date: 9-8-2017
Time: 1:00 PM
Temperature: 68°
Humidity: Moderate

Wind: None
Rain: 4 or 5 days before

 

Species: Myrmica cf. rubra
Location: Ambler, Pennsylvania
Date: 9-9-2017
Time: 11:30 PM
Temperature: 72°
Humidity: Low

Wind: None
Rain: NA

 

Species: Myrmica pinetorum
Location: Peace Valley Park, Pennsylvania
Date: 9-10-2017
Time: 2:30 PM
Temperature: 70°
Humidity: Low

Wind: Low
Rain: NA

 

Species: Myrmica incompleta, Myrmica pinetorum, Brachymyrmex depilis, Lasius neoniger, Aphaenogaster picea, Aphenogaster cf. fulva, Solenopsis molesta.
Location: Ambler, Pennsylvania
Date: 9-11-2017
Time: 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Temperature: 74°
Humidity: Low

Wind: None
Rain: NA

 

 

[Connectimyrmex]

Species: Lasius Neoniger

Location: Avon, Connecticut
Date: 9-8-2017
Time: 5:00 PM
Temperature: 79º F
Humidity: 40%

Wind: 7 mph
Rain: 2 days before

 

Species: Lasius umbratus (dark/night morph)

Location: Connecticut shoreline
Date: 9-8-2017
Time: 2:00 PM
Temperature: 75º
Humidity: 40º

Wind: 9 mph
Rain: 2 days before

[VoidElecent]

Species: Crematogaster (either C. cerasi or C. lineolatta, will check when I get home)

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date: 9-14-2017
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Temperature: 76º F
Humidity: High

Wind: 3 mph
Rain: Day before, earlier this morning.

 

[skocko76]

Species: Messor capitatus

Location: Split, Croatia, all around town
Date: 12-SEP-2017
Time: 12:00 - 22:00
Temperature: 25º C

Rain: 1 day before

 

 

 

Species: Lasius Flavus

Location: Split, Croatia, Pine forest on shoreline
Date: 12-SEP-2017
Time:  21:00
Temperature: 25º C

Rain: 1 day before

 

Edited by skocko76, September 27 2017 - 2:42 AM.

[VoidElecent]

Species: Crematogaster cerasi, Solenopsis molesta, Stigmatomma pallipes, Ponera pennsylvanica, Myrmecina americana, Myrmica incompleta, Myrmica pinetorum, Myrmica rubra, Brachymyrmex depilis, Lasius cf. neoniger, Aphaenogaster sp.

Location: Ambler, Pennsylvania
Date: 9-14-2017
Time: 5:30-6:00 PM

Temperature: 80º F
Humidity: High

Wind: 2 mph
Rain: Day before, earlier this morning.

[Aaron567]

Species: Odontomachus haematodus (males only), Brachymyrmex patagonicus, Dorymyrmex sp., Tetramorium bicarinatum
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Date: September 16, 2017
Time: 8:30 PM
Temperature: 78F
Humidity: 86%

Wind: 0mph
Rain: 2 days ago

 

An Aphaenogaster male alate was also found earlier today.

[Aaron567]

Species: Dorymyrmex sp., Solenopsis invicta, Pheidole navigans, Pheidole bicarinata
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Date: September 17, 2017
Time: 11:20 AM
Temperature: 85F
Humidity: 70%

Wind: 5mph
Rain: 3 days ago

[skocko76]

Species: Lasius niger

Location: Sinj, Croatia, concrete wall in middle of town
Date: 15-SEP-2017
Time: 17:00
Temperature: 20º C

Rain: 2 days before

 

 

Size difference between British and Croatian L. niger queens is quite astonishing (unless wrong ID):

 

Edited by skocko76, September 19 2017 - 12:33 AM.

[dspdrew]

Species: Acromyrmex versicolor, Myrmecocystus yuma, Pogonomyrmex rugosus,
Location: Desert Center, California
Date: 9-10-2017
Time:

Temperature:
Humidity:
Wind:
Rain: Heavy rain two days before

 

Species: Myrmecocystus mexicanus,
Location: Desert Center, California
Date: 9-12-2017
Time:

Temperature:
Humidity:
Wind:
Rain: Recent heavy rain

 

Species: Pogonomyrmex maricopa, Dorymyrmex flavus
Location: Blythe, California
Date: 9-12-2017
Time: 2:00 PM

Temperature: 105 F
Humidity:
Wind: Light wind
Rain: Heavy rain two days before