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District, Maryland, & Virginia Queen Watch

Started By IcarusSkybound , Apr 14 2018 12:16 PM

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#341 Offline AntsDakota - Posted July 4 2020 - 1:46 PM

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 another queen which I don’t know (I don’t have any of them as I’m in NC currently and I’m not keeping them)

You going to post an ID request?


"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. (including ants) And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

#342 Offline VenomousBeast - Posted July 4 2020 - 3:42 PM

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another queen which I don’t know (I don’t have any of them as I’m in NC currently and I’m not keeping them)

You going to post an ID request?

I was going to but I didn’t have a camera on me😅 though, I think I know what it is I just can’t place the name quite yet!
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1:Pogonomymex occidentalis

4: Tetramorium immigrans

2 Reticulitermes flavipes

#343 Offline VenomousBeast - Posted July 4 2020 - 6:40 PM

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another queen which I don’t know (I don’t have any of them as I’m in NC currently and I’m not keeping them)

You going to post an ID request?

I remember what it was!! Dorymyrmex bureni!!
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1:Pogonomymex occidentalis

4: Tetramorium immigrans

2 Reticulitermes flavipes

#344 Offline Antkid12 - Posted July 5 2020 - 2:21 AM

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Why not make an ID thread? 


Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

#345 Offline VenomousBeast - Posted July 5 2020 - 3:49 AM

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Why not make an ID thread?


Well, I didn’t take a picture and I let her go soon after rescuing her from the waves (she was in the ocean). Also, I tend not to do ID threads unless I’m completely stumped. I rather do my own research first and if I come up with no conclusions, then I’ll post😋
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2 Reticulitermes flavipes

#346 Offline Antkid12 - Posted July 5 2020 - 3:54 AM

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Why not make an ID thread?


Well, I didn’t take a picture and I let her go soon after rescuing her from the waves (she was in the ocean). Also, I tend not to do ID threads unless I’m completely stumped. I rather do my own research first and if I come up with no conclusions, then I’ll post

 

Ah, ok.


Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

#347 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 5 2020 - 4:12 AM

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VB, any tips for finding Formica queens around here?
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#348 Offline Antkid12 - Posted July 5 2020 - 4:41 AM

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Yeah, I want to find some Formica queens this year.


Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

#349 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted July 5 2020 - 5:52 AM

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I found one in my yard but she scurried away before I caught her!
We don’t talk about that

#350 Offline AntsDakota - Posted July 5 2020 - 7:13 AM

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Ah man, I wish I could help......... I feel sorry for you guys, being so isolated from Formica.........

"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. (including ants) And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

#351 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 5 2020 - 8:49 AM

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My three year old just found a Colobopsis queen in our living room. Attaboy!

Edited by ANTdrew, July 5 2020 - 8:50 AM.

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Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#352 Offline FeedTheAnts - Posted July 5 2020 - 8:58 AM

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Ah man, I wish I could help......... I feel sorry for you guys, being so isolated from Formica.........

Formica are everywhere in VA. They are the most random queens though. I've never seen a flight of these guys, and on my experience one Formica queen always is just one Formica queen. Your best bet is to look on concrete in the blasting heat of the day.


Edited by FeedTheAnts, July 5 2020 - 8:58 AM.

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I accidentally froze all my ants 

#353 Offline AntsDakota - Posted July 5 2020 - 9:03 AM

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Ah man, I wish I could help......... I feel sorry for you guys, being so isolated from Formica.........

Formica are everywhere in VA. They are the most random queens though. I've never seen a flight of these guys, and on my experience one Formica queen always is just one Formica queen. Your best bet is to look on concrete in the blasting heat of the day.
Like between 2 and 5 colonies at least a couple hundred workers strong per property? That type of ‘everywhere’?

"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. (including ants) And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

#354 Offline FeedTheAnts - Posted July 5 2020 - 9:18 AM

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Ah man, I wish I could help......... I feel sorry for you guys, being so isolated from Formica.........

Formica are everywhere in VA. They are the most random queens though. I've never seen a flight of these guys, and on my experience one Formica queen always is just one Formica queen. Your best bet is to look on concrete in the blasting heat of the day.
Like between 2 and 5 colonies at least a couple hundred workers strong per property? That type of ‘everywhere’?

 

Yes, if not more. 


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I accidentally froze all my ants 

#355 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 5 2020 - 9:24 AM

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Yeah, workers are super common in the right habitats.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#356 Offline VenomousBeast - Posted July 5 2020 - 10:29 AM

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VB, any tips for finding Formica queens around here?


Yup! Best time to find queens are IMMEDIATELY after storms. Normally with high pressure so like thunderstorms mostly. I tend to avoid looking on sidewalks for them because they tend to not be found on them. I look for them in the woods, where I’ve raked up the leaves of a 10by 10 ft area and just wait a bit. You’ll find them walking along in it. Also, if you want to dig for them, I suggest in the spring, the queen is higher up. In the summer, you’ll have to dig 2-3 ft to get to the same level as the queen and that’s if you dig in the right area. I’ve noticed that most of the time, when you dig into the nest to find a queen, dig 4-6 inches from the hole in the opposite direction of where the workers go when they exit the hole. That tends to be a 75% success for digging up a queen. Oh, another thing is they tend to fly early morning (in my experience) around 9-10 am and then again mid afternoon, 3-6 pm. Hope that helps!!
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1:Pogonomymex occidentalis

4: Tetramorium immigrans

2 Reticulitermes flavipes

#357 Offline Antkid12 - Posted July 6 2020 - 3:44 PM

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VB, any tips for finding Formica queens around here?


Yup! Best time to find queens are IMMEDIATELY after storms. Normally with high pressure so like thunderstorms mostly. I tend to avoid looking on sidewalks for them because they tend to not be found on them. I look for them in the woods, where I’ve raked up the leaves of a 10by 10 ft area and just wait a bit. You’ll find them walking along in it. Also, if you want to dig for them, I suggest in the spring, the queen is higher up. In the summer, you’ll have to dig 2-3 ft to get to the same level as the queen and that’s if you dig in the right area. I’ve noticed that most of the time, when you dig into the nest to find a queen, dig 4-6 inches from the hole in the opposite direction of where the workers go when they exit the hole. That tends to be a 75% success for digging up a queen. Oh, another thing is they tend to fly early morning (in my experience) around 9-10 am and then again mid afternoon, 3-6 pm. Hope that helps!!

 

Nice, thanks!


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Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

#358 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 7 2020 - 5:50 AM

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I’m officially on Formica watch. Ain’t gonna find none, but still.
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#359 Offline Antkid12 - Posted July 7 2020 - 5:54 AM

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I once was breaking a log, and i found 15 Formica queens, but they were in a colony so I let them go.


Edited by Antkid12, July 7 2020 - 2:10 PM.

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Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

#360 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 7 2020 - 5:59 PM

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Heavy flights tonight. Saw at least eight Pheidole cf bicarinata queens, tons of Nylanderia, Colobopsis obliqua, and a Solenopsis molesta. I collected three of the Pheidole I saw mate and shed wings.
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