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[aheyer]

1. Found potential queen in dirt/sand of garden in Eastern MA.
2. 4/10/2024
3. Found on a warmer humid day.
4. Dark Orange body, with yellow stripes on gaster. Large gaster, potential wing scar marks on thorax.
5. About 6mm to 8 mm in length.

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[futurebird]

I think we both caught the same species. Prenolepis imparis! I just posted about finding a queen like this in NYC on the same day. It must have been a massive regional nuptial flight. 

 

https://www.formicul...inter-ant-queen

[GOCAMPONOTUS]

Yea  looks like P.imparis

[Artisan_Ants]

Yep that's P. imparis. They were flying yesterday for me (found an alate and a de-alate looking for somewhere to dig her found nest). I didn’t catch either of them though. Nice find and good luck!

[The_Gaming-gate]

[quote name="futurebird" post="238566" timestamp="1712746616"]
I think we both caught the same species. Prenolepis imparis! I just posted about finding a queen like this in NYC on the same day. It must have been a massive regional nuptial flight.

https://www.formicul...inter-ant-queen[/quote/] I haven’t seen any queens since January of any species.

Edited by The_Gaming-gate, April 11 2024 - 11:15 AM.

[ReignofRage]

Not so regional. I haven’t seen any queens since January of any species.

 

To my knowledge, Eastern Massachusetts and New York City have much more similar weather to each other and are a lot closer to each other than either state is to Florida (by 494.7% to 610.5%; ~190 mi from NYC to Boston, ~1160 mi from Boston to Orlando, ~940 mi from NYC to Orlando)... Might want to check out the definition of "regional."

[The_Gaming-gate]

Not so regional. I haven’t seen any queens since January of any species.

To my knowledge, Eastern Massachusetts and New York City have much more similar weather to each other and are a lot closer to each other than either state is to Florida (by 494.7% to 610.5%; ~190 mi from NYC to Boston, ~1160 mi from Boston to Orlando, ~940 mi from NYC to Orlando)... Might want to check out the definition of "regional."

I suppose that’s a fair point, although I’d expect if conditions are good enough somewhere in the U.S, you’d manage to find a queen somewhere, especially because we’ve had similar temperatures in Florida to New York many times this year, and yet no nuptial flights.

[SHmealer]

 

 

Not so regional. I haven’t seen any queens since January of any species.

To my knowledge, Eastern Massachusetts and New York City have much more similar weather to each other and are a lot closer to each other than either state is to Florida (by 494.7% to 610.5%; ~190 mi from NYC to Boston, ~1160 mi from Boston to Orlando, ~940 mi from NYC to Orlando)... Might want to check out the definition of "regional."

I suppose that’s a fair point, although I’d expect if conditions are good enough somewhere in the U.S, you’d manage to find a queen somewhere, especially because we’ve had similar temperatures in Florida to New York many times this year, and yet no nuptial flights.

 

In Florida, Prenolepis imparis fly from december to early febuary, Shortly after the colonies go inactive due to the rising temps. During those months in more northern states the temps are much colder not allowing them to have nuptials. But when it starts to hit 70f (right about now) They are finally able to take flight. Many ants, especially Prenolepis imparis are very variable depending on region.

Edited by SHmealer, April 11 2024 - 11:38 AM.

[The_Gaming-gate]

Not so regional. I haven’t seen any queens since January of any species.

To my knowledge, Eastern Massachusetts and New York City have much more similar weather to each other and are a lot closer to each other than either state is to Florida (by 494.7% to 610.5%; ~190 mi from NYC to Boston, ~1160 mi from Boston to Orlando, ~940 mi from NYC to Orlando)... Might want to check out the definition of "regional."

I suppose that’s a fair point, although I’d expect if conditions are good enough somewhere in the U.S, you’d manage to find a queen somewhere, especially because we’ve had similar temperatures in Florida to New York many times this year, and yet no nuptial flights.

In Florida, Prenolepis imparis fly from december to early febuary, Shortly after the colonies go inactive due to the rising temps. During those months in more northern states the temps are much colder not allowing them to have nuptials. But when it starts to hit 70f (right about now) They are finally able to take flight. Many ants, especially Prenolepis imparis are very variable depending on region.

That’s when I looked for them, yet I only turned up with Solenopsis.