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Extreme Misfortune

Started By cooIboyJ , Mar 5 2024 4:43 PM
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#1 Offline cooIboyJ - Posted March 5 2024 - 4:43 PM

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Today I went to the park and found a fire ant colony (At least that's what I think it was). It was preparing for nuptial flight. There were alates all around the mound warming up their wings and getting ready to fly. Just before they were to take off a kid came over and kicked the nest a few times. :mad:  :(  :/  :facepalm:


Edited by cooIboyJ, March 5 2024 - 4:50 PM.

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#2 Offline GOCAMPONOTUS - Posted March 5 2024 - 4:54 PM

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Shove him into the nest!


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#3 Offline GOCAMPONOTUS - Posted March 5 2024 - 4:56 PM

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Did you get the harvesters?


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Currently keeping
1.Camponotus vicinus. 5 workers
2.Camponotus modoc. 5 workers
3. Camponotus hyatti. 1 worker
4.Veromessor pergandei. founding
5 Linepithema humile. 70-100 workers 5 queens
6. Pheidole Californica. 65 workers

I want: Atta,Myrmecia,Myrmica,Myrmecocystus

#4 Offline cooIboyJ - Posted March 5 2024 - 5:22 PM

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no


i couldn't make it back to the park


Edited by cooIboyJ, March 5 2024 - 5:23 PM.

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#5 Offline GOCAMPONOTUS - Posted March 5 2024 - 5:23 PM

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Aww to bad. Try digging up some from their founding chambers later.


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Currently keeping
1.Camponotus vicinus. 5 workers
2.Camponotus modoc. 5 workers
3. Camponotus hyatti. 1 worker
4.Veromessor pergandei. founding
5 Linepithema humile. 70-100 workers 5 queens
6. Pheidole Californica. 65 workers

I want: Atta,Myrmecia,Myrmica,Myrmecocystus

#6 Offline cooIboyJ - Posted March 5 2024 - 5:24 PM

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I thought I found a fire ant founding chamber but I couldn't find the queen.


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#7 Offline GOCAMPONOTUS - Posted March 5 2024 - 5:25 PM

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Keep searching if there were a few flights like you said there should be tons of founding chambers in small dirt mounds, under rocks , or in logs.


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Currently keeping
1.Camponotus vicinus. 5 workers
2.Camponotus modoc. 5 workers
3. Camponotus hyatti. 1 worker
4.Veromessor pergandei. founding
5 Linepithema humile. 70-100 workers 5 queens
6. Pheidole Californica. 65 workers

I want: Atta,Myrmecia,Myrmica,Myrmecocystus

#8 Offline cooIboyJ - Posted March 5 2024 - 5:27 PM

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ok


I will be going to a park on Thursday.


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#9 Offline GOCAMPONOTUS - Posted March 5 2024 - 5:27 PM

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Hope you find some!


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Currently keeping
1.Camponotus vicinus. 5 workers
2.Camponotus modoc. 5 workers
3. Camponotus hyatti. 1 worker
4.Veromessor pergandei. founding
5 Linepithema humile. 70-100 workers 5 queens
6. Pheidole Californica. 65 workers

I want: Atta,Myrmecia,Myrmica,Myrmecocystus

#10 Offline cooIboyJ - Posted March 5 2024 - 5:28 PM

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I will try to find a queen/founding chamber.


Thanks


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#11 Offline Rrar - Posted March 9 2024 - 2:14 PM

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Today I went to the park and found a fire ant colony (At least that's what I think it was). It was preparing for nuptial flight. There were alates all around the mound warming up their wings and getting ready to fly. Just before they were to take off a kid came over and kicked the nest a few times. :mad:  :(  :/  :facepalm:

The problem about antkeeping is that not a lot of people actually care about ants


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canada = boring!!!!!

I want attaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!

also: Camponotus ca02 ( probably not possible though)

#12 Offline dspdrew - Posted March 9 2024 - 3:14 PM

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I don't think those are fire ants flying right now anywhere near Henderson, NV.


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#13 Offline GOCAMPONOTUS - Posted March 9 2024 - 4:10 PM

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On your flight chart it states that Invicta is should be flying in March

Currently keeping
1.Camponotus vicinus. 5 workers
2.Camponotus modoc. 5 workers
3. Camponotus hyatti. 1 worker
4.Veromessor pergandei. founding
5 Linepithema humile. 70-100 workers 5 queens
6. Pheidole Californica. 65 workers

I want: Atta,Myrmecia,Myrmica,Myrmecocystus

#14 Offline dspdrew - Posted March 10 2024 - 2:10 PM

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Oh, was this in the middle of the city in an irrigated area?


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#15 Offline cooIboyJ - Posted March 15 2024 - 9:46 AM

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I don't think so.


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#16 Offline dspdrew - Posted March 17 2024 - 10:02 AM

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Does the park have sprinklers?


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