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[AntsAreUs]

Can't wait to see how much L. flavus I catch.

[Gregory2455]

Good luck!

[AntsAreUs]

Good luck!

Just figured out that there is a ton of ants flying! Formica,Monomorium, Lasius, Soelinopsis, Camponotus, and more!!

[Gregory2455]

Camponotus this late? Lucky I want to get a hold of one of those, but here, I think I may have to wait till spring again.

[Mercutia]

If you grab a Camponotus queen this late and raise it, can you give us an update on whether they are fertile or not? I've been getting a lot of info telling me that the chances of them being mated are little to none... so I literally just through two Camponotus pennsylvnicus queens out the window...

[AntsAreUs]

If you grab a Camponotus queen this late and raise it, can you give us an update on whether they are fertile or not? I've been getting a lot of info telling me that the chances of them being mated are little to none... so I literally just through two Camponotus pennsylvnicus queens out the window...

Apparently I found them flying right at my river and it was flooding sooo...

[dspdrew]

Yeah, every time I have found alates or dealates way later than their normal flight period, they turned out to be infertile; they were probably just rejects.

[AntsAreUs]

Yeah, every time I have found alates or dealates way later than their normal flight period, they turned out to be infertile; they were probably just rejects.

Same here. -_-

 

Oh yay I'm an advanced member now.

Edited by Gaige Daughtrey, August 24 2014 - 4:47 AM.

[Anhzor]

mericutia i once caught camponotus leveagatus late august, and it was fertile.  I believe some camponotus fly late and overwinter till next spring where they will start laying again.