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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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#1621 Offline ColAnt735 - Posted April 13 2022 - 8:54 AM

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Species: Prenolepis imparis

Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario,Canada

Date: 13/4/22

Time: 12:32pm

Temperature: 20 degrees Celsius  

Humidity: 83%

Wind: Light breeze

Rain: 2-3 days ago


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#1622 Offline yen_saw - Posted May 9 2022 - 6:23 AM

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Species: Atta texana

Location: Tomball, TX (Spring Creek Park)

Date: 05/07/22

Time: 7:15 am

Temperature: 72F 

Humidity: 75%

Wind: calm (~3-5 MPH)

Rain: Thunderstorm 05/05/2022


#1623 Offline azzaaazzzz00 - Posted May 23 2022 - 6:41 AM

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Species: Nylanderia flavipes and Ponera pennsylvanica

Location: Bogota, NJ (Olsen Park)

Date: 05/14/22

Time: 4:23 pm

Temperature: 78F 

Humidity: 60%

Wind: about 2-4 MPH

Rain: three days before


Edited by azzaaazzzz00, May 23 2022 - 6:44 AM.

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#1624 Offline ZTYguy - Posted May 24 2022 - 9:35 PM

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Species: Pogonomyrmex californicus, Solenopsis xyloni, Solenopsis molesta

Location: Oak Mountains, California 

Date: 05/24/22

Time: 4:30 pm till 9:30 pm

Temperature: 80-70 f

Humidity:

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#1625 Offline ZTYguy - Posted May 26 2022 - 7:00 PM

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Species: Pogonomyrmex californicus, Veromessor stoddardi
Location: Oak Mountains, California
Date: 05/26/22
Time: 4:30 pm till 9:30 pm
Temperature: 80-70 f
Humidity:
Wind: none
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#1626 Offline UTants - Posted May 27 2022 - 8:19 AM

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I have found a camponotus Pennsylvanicus queen in Utah. As far as I know they haven't been documented this far west before. Has anyone else seen a Pennsylvanicus queen in Utah?

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#1627 Offline ColAnt735 - Posted May 27 2022 - 8:50 AM

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I have found a camponotus Pennsylvanicus queen in Utah. As far as I know they haven't been documented this far west before. Has anyone else seen a Pennsylvanicus queen in Utah?

Post an ID request and we'll get an ID for her.


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#1628 Offline B_rad0806 - Posted May 29 2022 - 9:22 AM

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Species: Veromessor andrei

Location: Ague Dulce 

Date: 5-25

Time: 8:30

Temperature: 83-85 degrees

Humidity:

Wind:

Rain: None

 

Species: Pogonomyrmex californicus

Location: Santa Clarita

Date: 5-26

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#1629 Offline T.C. - Posted May 29 2022 - 5:38 PM

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Small flights


Species: Camponotus pennsylvanicus and Camponotus novaeboracensis

Location: MidWestern Wisconsin
Date: 05/29
Temperature: 78 degrees F
Humidity: 62%
Rain: Scattered drizzle
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#1630 Offline ZTYguy - Posted June 11 2022 - 11:42 AM

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Species: Veromessor stoddardi
Location: Oat Mountain, Chatsworth
Date: 6-8 / 6-9 / 6-10
Time: 9:30
Temperature: 80-85 degrees
Humidity:
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Rain: None
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#1631 Offline bmb1bee - Posted July 5 2022 - 11:20 AM

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Species: Hypoponera sp.

Location: Hayward, California

Date: 5-24 / 6-21

Time: 9:00-9:30

Temperature: 85-91 degrees

Humidity: N/A

Wind: ~6 mph

Rain: None


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#1632 Offline dspdrew - Posted July 23 2022 - 9:29 AM

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Species: Myrmecocystus mexicanus, M. navajo, M. mimicus
Location: Phelan, California
Date:  6-24-2022
Time: 
Temperature:
Humidity:
Wind: None
Rain: Recent rain

 

Species: Myrmecocystus mexicanus, M. navajo, Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Location: Phelan, California
Date:  7-14-2022
Time: 
Temperature:

Humidity:
Wind: None
Rain: Rain earlier

 

Species: Myrmecocystus mimicus
Location: Crystalaire, California
Date:  7-15-2022
Time:  9:00 AM
Temperature:
Humidity:
Wind: None
Rain: Rain the day before

 

Species: Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Location: Barstow, California
Date:  7-17-2022
Time:  4:00 PM
Temperature:
Humidity:
Wind: None
Rain: Recent rain
Notes:

 

Species: Solenopsis xyloni, Solenopsis amblychila
Location: Trabuco Canyon, California
Date:  7-20-2022
Time:  9:00 PM
Temperature:
Humidity:
Wind: None
Rain: No rain


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#1633 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 23 2022 - 4:24 PM

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Species: Myrmecocystus mexicanus, M. navajo, M. mimicus
Location: Phelan, California
Date: 6-24-2022
Time:
Temperature:
Humidity:
Wind: None
Rain: Recent rain

Species: Myrmecocystus mexicanus, M. navajo, Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Location: Phelan, California
Date: 7-14-2022
Time:
Temperature:
Humidity:
Wind: None
Rain: Rain earlier

Species: Myrmecocystus mimicus
Location: Crystalaire, California
Date: 7-15-2022
Time: 9:00 AM
Temperature:
Humidity:
Wind: None
Rain: Rain the day before

Species: Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Location: Barstow, California
Date: 7-17-2022
Time: 4:00 PM
Temperature:
Humidity:
Wind: None
Rain: Recent rain
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Species: Solenopsis xyloni, Solenopsis amblychila
Location: Trabuco Canyon, California
Date: 7-20-2022
Time: 9:00 PM
Temperature:
Humidity:
Wind: None
Rain: No rain

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#1634 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted July 23 2022 - 5:30 PM

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Species: Prionopelta sp.

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Date: 24/7

Time: 9:00 - 10:00

Temperature: N/A

Humidity: N/A

Wind: N/A

Rain: Small storm the day before


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

#1635 Offline dspdrew - Posted July 24 2022 - 7:43 AM

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Species: Myrmecocystus mexicanus, M. navajo, M. mimicus
Location: Phelan, California
Date: 6-24-2022
Time:
Temperature:
Humidity:
Wind: None
Rain: Recent rain

Species: Myrmecocystus mexicanus, M. navajo, Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Location: Phelan, California
Date: 7-14-2022
Time:
Temperature:
Humidity:
Wind: None
Rain: Rain earlier

Species: Myrmecocystus mimicus
Location: Crystalaire, California
Date: 7-15-2022
Time: 9:00 AM
Temperature:
Humidity:
Wind: None
Rain: Rain the day before

Species: Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Location: Barstow, California
Date: 7-17-2022
Time: 4:00 PM
Temperature:
Humidity:
Wind: None
Rain: Recent rain
Notes:

Species: Solenopsis xyloni, Solenopsis amblychila
Location: Trabuco Canyon, California
Date: 7-20-2022
Time: 9:00 PM
Temperature:
Humidity:
Wind: None
Rain: No rain

That’s quite a haul!

 

 

If you notice, it was over a month span though.


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#1636 Offline NickAnter - Posted July 24 2022 - 8:34 AM

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Species: Strumigenys membranifera

Location: Suburban Huntington Beach, CA.

Date: 7/22/22

Time: 5:00 PM

Temperature: 75

Humidity: 70%

Wind: 3mph

Rain: none for the last several months


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Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

#1637 Offline FinWins - Posted July 24 2022 - 1:46 PM

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Species: Strumigenys membranifera
Location: Suburban Huntington Beach, CA.
Date: 7/22/22
Time: 5:00 PM
Temperature: 75
Humidity: 70%
Wind: 3mph
Rain: none for the last several months

Do you ever find Stigmatomma? I’ve heard that Strumigenys and Stigmatomma are often found together.

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#1638 Offline NickAnter - Posted July 25 2022 - 8:31 AM

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No, in California Stigmatomma are usually found up further North in the state, and at higher elevation. S. membranifera is an invasive too, and so its not too much of a surprise they are here. As the Strumigenys native to California are much better at living in dry habitats than their Eastern cousins, they are likely not going to be in the same place as Stigmatomma, which invariably are in areas with high moisture.


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Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

#1639 Offline Broncos - Posted August 2 2022 - 5:09 PM

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Species: Pogonomyrmex Rugosus
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Date: 8/2/2022
Time: 4:00 PM
Temperature: 89F
Humidity: 40%
Wind: 10MPH
Rain: heavy rain the day before (Monday 8/1/2022)

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#1640 Offline ColAnt735 - Posted August 6 2022 - 6:17 AM

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Species: Solenopsis molesta

Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario,Canada

Date: 5/8/22

Time: 7:23-8:04pm

Temperature: 32 degrees Celsius  

Humidity: 83%

Wind: Light breeze

Rain: Yesterday

Thirty two caught on the ground one caught digging a founding chamber. Two variants flying brown/maroon morph and brown head orange body variant.



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