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Colorado Ant lovers Unite!

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#1 Offline wolfwhowanders - Posted April 2 2017 - 3:44 PM

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I am looking to find other ant lovers in colorado.  I'm personally trying to find some queens or colonies.  It's tough this time of year.


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#2 Offline XZero38 - Posted April 2 2017 - 7:56 PM

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You are number 4. Myself, sgheaton, and JWants are the other three.



#3 Offline sgheaton - Posted April 3 2017 - 7:46 AM

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It's a tough time this year because it hasn't officially began yet? The rains are just starting, a few weeks will bring the heat. Get your vials ready and carry them on you at all times.

I've got a nice lasius colony goin' on in my backyard already... Assuming I'll come across 10,000 tetramoriums again while Zero will find 4 dozen pogonomyrmex. 

 

Glad to see our numbers are growing! Up to 4! 


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#4 Offline Dethundrel - Posted May 24 2017 - 6:32 PM

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I know I'm late, but don't forget me way over here in Grand Junction!



#5 Offline nurbs - Posted May 25 2017 - 1:07 AM

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Colorado is a beautiful state. Would love to see pics of the kinds of ants you guys find there.


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#6 Offline sgheaton - Posted May 25 2017 - 5:00 AM

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Join the club! We've got a group e-mail deal going on that we'll add you to.

Our numbers continue!

 

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And I know I'll jinx all of us by saying, "Hey! With the snow last week...that's surely the end of it right? Right? No more snow?" .....

Rain the next 3 days. Watch for those warm sunny days, always carry tubes!
 


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#7 Offline Talriel - Posted May 25 2017 - 2:58 PM

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I'm new to the hobby but I haven't had any luck here in lakewood yet. Hopefully they will start after the next rain.

#8 Offline Dethundrel - Posted May 25 2017 - 3:16 PM

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Tetramorium had a huge flight today on the western slope!

#9 Offline Talriel - Posted May 25 2017 - 8:03 PM

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That's great news, I'll make sure to keep an eye out for them.

#10 Offline sgheaton - Posted May 26 2017 - 4:43 AM

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I'm still getting rain off/on all day. Conveniently whenever I need to walk to another building actually.. 

 

It was about a year ago that there were tetramoriums EVERYWHERE. Prepare to have them out the whazoo. Carry your tubes with you at all times!


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#11 Offline Dethundrel - Posted May 26 2017 - 10:23 AM

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Be on the ready over on your side of the state. Tons flew yesterday, not a single one spotted today so looks like I got lucky and caught the one day they were out. So glad I had my little paint caps with me at the time as I was already on my way to work when I saw them!

#12 Offline sgheaton - Posted May 26 2017 - 10:40 AM

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I'm gettin' rain right now. Going fishing Sunday and Monday. I don't know if I'll find any queens but I come across MASSIVE Pogonomyrmex colonies. 


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#13 Offline XZero38 - Posted May 26 2017 - 12:20 PM

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there are quite a few massive Pogonomyrmex colonies over by my house, as well as colonies scattered all over the park and open space by my house.


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#14 Offline Dethundrel - Posted May 26 2017 - 5:06 PM

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I'm hopin for a Pogonomyrmex as well, but aren't nearly as many of them in the city and don't have much time to spend out in the desert.

 

Did any of you other Grand Junction/Western Slope guys have any luck on Wednesday like I did?


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#15 Offline Kerplunk - Posted May 28 2017 - 10:07 AM

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Call me #5 then. Also finding it difficult to get out of Denver with any regularity.

 

Been looking around Cheesman and seeing tons of Carpenters - any tips on urban Harvesters?



#16 Offline Dethundrel - Posted June 1 2017 - 6:11 PM

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Where are the Grand Junction and Western Slope guys at? I have ants, with eggs, ready to go to a good home instead of to waste. Have 8 Tetramorium queens, with eggs, in tubes, ready to be given away free to anyone who is interested. I have a journal in the journal section if you guys want to see them and I am willing to give away up to 7 of them.

 

Tetramorium had another smaller flight this morning but I didn't grab any as I have more than enough.  Let me know if any of you guys are interested in some of the ones I want to give away.



#17 Offline sgheaton - Posted June 2 2017 - 4:50 AM

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I had more Tets than I knew what to do with last year. 


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#18 Offline sgheaton - Posted June 12 2017 - 9:19 AM

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I've found two Wingless-Tetramorium queens at work today, 6/12/2017. Just go outside and look down. They are all over the place. 


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#19 Offline sgheaton - Posted June 16 2017 - 5:17 AM

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Roughly about a year ago this time I began to find so many Tetramorium queens that I couldn't give them away. Get your game face on if it isn't already


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#20 Offline wolfwhowanders - Posted June 17 2017 - 4:41 PM

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Dethundrel, I sent you a message.  Not sure, but it looks like I caught a bunch of Tetramorium today in Grand Junction.  If they are a different ant, I'd love to take one of your Tetramorium off you hands.


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