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[ZaneMazwellRussell]

So it's March 18th here in Michigan and it warming up really fast. Surprisingly fast, and I would know because it's usually freezing at this time of year because I run track but I have a question. Today I came home to a bunch of swarms of mosquitos mating in my back yard. Is that a good sign that ants will fly soon? I'm super excited because I have a great set up ready for ants! I have a hybrid nest from ants Canada as well as 2 ants Canada portals and a self made out world including an Ants Canada test tube rack. I'll post pictures because I like sharing stuff on this forum. Thanks for anyone who answers my question. I'm still kinda new at this

[Mdrogun]

Prenolepis imparis and possibly brachymyrmex flew in the Chicago land area. I saw a tiny amount of Prenolepis imparis alates at my school. This was a couple weeks ago and I'm not sure if anything is flying currently.

Edited by Mdrogun, March 18 2016 - 12:49 PM.

[ZaneMazwellRussell]

So now I need help, I just dug up a super small colonie of ants. The hill was all by itself and wasn't that deep and it had no other tunnels leading down or in any direction, it was in a damp sand and it had about 9 ants in it all grouped together. They were in the process of digging and like I said they were all clumped together. I'll post pictures soon to identify a species and see if someone can identify if one is a queen.

[Mdrogun]

So now I need help, I just dug up a super small colonie of ants. The hill was all by itself and wasn't that deep and it had no other tunnels leading down or in any direction, it was in a damp sand and it had about 9 ants in it all grouped together. They were in the process of digging and like I said they were all clumped together. I'll post pictures soon to identify a species and see if someone can identify if one is a queen.

I can easily identify if you caught a queen or not.

[ZaneMazwellRussell]

So bad news, I guess none of them were queens because they all died last night. They had plenty of airflow and water because they were attached to an ants Canada portal but oh well, but I've have good news! I've been noticing that colonies are waking up and hopefully some will fly soon. I've seen ants on the surface of their little hills and next to my house I seen a Tetramorium war between two colonies. So I hope that is a good sign right?

[Mdrogun]

So bad news, I guess none of them were queens because they all died last night. They had plenty of airflow and water because they were attached to an ants Canada portal but oh well, but I've have good news! I've been noticing that colonies are waking up and hopefully some will fly soon. I've seen ants on the surface of their little hills and next to my house I seen a Tetramorium war between two colonies. So I hope that is a good sign right?

Just because they all died doesn't mean none of them were queens. The Tetramorium have nuptial flights a lot and release a lot of queens. I have a mature Tetramorium colony on my property and I found queens all throughout the summer and late spring.

Edited by Mdrogun, March 19 2016 - 9:16 AM.

[Loops117]

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