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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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#1281 Offline Rstheant - Posted April 1 2019 - 6:10 PM

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#1282 Offline Manitobant - Posted April 5 2019 - 1:24 PM

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Species: Solenopsis Invicta

Location: Orlando, Florida
Date: April 5, 2019
Time: 2:30PM
Temperature: 81F
Humidity: 52%
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Rain: last night and this morning

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#1283 Offline dspdrew - Posted April 6 2019 - 7:18 PM

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Species: Camponotus us-ca02, C. vicinus, Camponotus sp.

Location: Cleveland National Forest, Lake Elsinore, California
Date: 4-1-2019
Time: 8:30 PM

Temperature: 65 F
Humidity:
Wind: None
Rain: None

 

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#1284 Offline nurbs - Posted April 8 2019 - 12:01 PM

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Species: Camponotus semitestaceus
 
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#1285 Offline Scrixx - Posted April 10 2019 - 1:09 PM

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Species: Veromessor sp.
Location: Lytle Creek foothills
Date: April 1, 2019
Time: 8PM
Temperature: 60F
Humidity: 
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Species: Dorymyrmex insanus, Myrmecocystus testaceus(?), Myrmecocystus sp.
Location: Lytle Creek foothills
Date: April 7th, 2019
Time: 9PM
Temperature: 64F
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Species: Camponotus sansabeanus, Camponotus semitestaceus, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus laevigatus, Myrmecocystus testaceus
Location: Mt. Baldy
Date: April 8th, 2019
Time: 9PM
Temperature: 67F
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Edited by dspdrew, June 6 2019 - 6:41 PM.
Added Camponotus laevigatus since I found one the night we were there.

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#1286 Offline Scrixx - Posted April 20 2019 - 9:55 AM

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Species: Camponotus sansabeanus, Camponotus semitestaceus, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus sp.
Location: Mt. Baldy
Date: April 18, 2019
Time: 9PM
Temperature: 62F
Humidity: 
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Journals: Camponotus sansabeanus & C. vicinus | Pogonomyrmex californicus & P. rugosus | Solenopsis molesta & S. xyloni

Discontinued: Pogonomyrmex subnitidus

#1287 Offline VenomousBeast - Posted April 23 2019 - 7:51 AM

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So, I don't know if it's ok to post Termite nuptial flights here but there isn't another place to put it currently that I know of so I'm putting it here.

Species:Reticulitermes flavipes

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Date: April 23rd, 2019

Time:9:30 to current posting

Temperature:74 degrees F

Humidity: Low

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#1288 Offline EmberMyAnts - Posted April 26 2019 - 9:14 AM

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Question: Do Lasius Niger live in Indiana? Someone said no, but, if they live in most of North America, I don't know. I've tried ten different searches on Google, and, it always just replies: They live in Europe and most of North America!


#1289 Offline Ferox_Formicae - Posted April 26 2019 - 9:54 AM

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Question: Do Lasius Niger live in Indiana? Someone said no, but, if they live in most of North America, I don't know. I've tried ten different searches on Google, and, it always just replies: They live in Europe and most of North America!

Pretty much all of the records of Lasius niger in the US are either dubious or need verification, with the exception of New York and Washington, where they are exotic. 


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#1290 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted April 26 2019 - 10:45 AM

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Question: Do Lasius Niger live in Indiana? Someone said no, but, if they live in most of North America, I don't know. I've tried ten different searches on Google, and, it always just replies: They live in Europe and most of North America!


Lasius neoniger is native to most of not all of North America.

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#1291 Offline EmberMyAnts - Posted April 26 2019 - 11:20 AM

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Question: Do Lasius Niger live in Indiana? Someone said no, but, if they live in most of North America, I don't know. I've tried ten different searches on Google, and, it always just replies: They live in Europe and most of North America!


Lasius neoniger is native to most of not all of North America.

 

 

I'm confused when you mean, most of not all of North America. What does that mean?? Does that mean they live there, or not? Thank you so much though!!!


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#1292 Offline VoidElecent - Posted April 26 2019 - 11:31 AM

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Question: Do Lasius Niger live in Indiana? Someone said no, but, if they live in most of North America, I don't know. I've tried ten different searches on Google, and, it always just replies: They live in Europe and most of North America!


Lasius neoniger is native to most of not all of North America.

 

 

I'm confused when you mean, most of not all of North America. What does that mean?? Does that mean they live there, or not? Thank you so much though!!!

 

 

Please take your time reading responses. Lasius niger is not known to exist in abundance in the United States, however a number of very similar species (i.e. other species in the L. "niger"-group), do exist, including Lasius neoniger, which is very common. Lasius neoniger are typically referred to as 'Labor Day Ants', as their nuptial flights occur very close to and frequently on Labor Day. There is a wealth of information regarding North-American Lasius, this forum is for asking questions, yes, but please do at least a little bit of research beforehand.


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#1293 Offline Ferox_Formicae - Posted April 26 2019 - 11:32 AM

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Question: Do Lasius Niger live in Indiana? Someone said no, but, if they live in most of North America, I don't know. I've tried ten different searches on Google, and, it always just replies: They live in Europe and most of North America!


Lasius neoniger is native to most of not all of North America.

 

 

I'm confused when you mean, most of not all of North America. What does that mean?? Does that mean they live there, or not? Thank you so much though!!!

 

Well, Lasius neoniger is native to Indiana, but Lasius niger, as I mentioned earlier, is a species that needs confirmation.


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#1294 Offline EmberMyAnts - Posted April 26 2019 - 11:57 AM

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Thanks! This will help me a lot with the Lasius Niger. I was just confused, and, this somewhat helped me. Thanks!


#1295 Offline Ferox_Formicae - Posted April 26 2019 - 6:54 PM

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Thanks! This will help me a lot with the Lasius Niger. I was just confused, and, this somewhat helped me. Thanks!

No problem.


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#1296 Offline dspdrew - Posted April 27 2019 - 1:07 PM

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Species: Camponotus sansabeanus, Camponotus semitestaceus, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus sp.


Location: Mt. Baldy
Date: April 18, 2019
Time: 9PM
Temperature: 62F
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You went back up there again and you found another C. semitestaceus?


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#1297 Offline Ferox_Formicae - Posted April 28 2019 - 10:24 AM

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Species: Camponotus nearcticus

 

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Date: April 28, 2019

Time: 2:00PM

Temperature: 84F

Humidity: 39%

Wind: 11MPH

Rain: 2 weeks ago


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#1298 Offline Scrixx - Posted April 28 2019 - 6:39 PM

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Species: Camponotus sansabeanus, Camponotus semitestaceus, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus sp.


Location: Mt. Baldy
Date: April 18, 2019
Time: 9PM
Temperature: 62F
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You went back up there again and you found another C. semitestaceus?

 

 

Haha yeah I was surprised several species had another mini flight. No C. quercicola or  C. laevigatus though which was the main reason I went up there. 


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#1299 Offline kounelus - Posted April 30 2019 - 3:13 PM

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🐜 Species : Camponotus sp.
🌎 Location: Central Indiana
🗓 Date: 4/30/19
🕛 Time: 6:30PM
🌡 Temperature: 70’s
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ℹ Additional Info: Found On trail next to water
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Species: Cyphomyrmex rimosus, Nylanderia parvula
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Date: April 30, 2019
Time: 4:00 PM
Temperature: 80F
Humidity: 80%
Wind: 9mph
Rain: Several days ago
 
Species: Brachymyrmex patagonicus, Hypoponera opaciceps, Pheidole bicarinata
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Temperature: 73F
Humidity: 96%
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