Found a swarm of Solenopsis Geminata winged queens

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reychop	Found a swarm of Solenopsis Geminata winged queens		Lead	[-]
Young Worker Ant Posts: 43 07/01/2009 5:36 AM	Yesterday after going home from school, I went to a little shed where my father usually stays in and greeted him (as it is customary to kiss the hand of your parents after going home). Anyway, as I was climbing the stairs (it only has 3 steps), I felt a stinging sensation, followed by itchiness and sharp pain on my feet (I already removed my shoes and socks). After pressing the back of his hand on my forehead as a sign of respect, he finally noticed the red bumps on my feet and of course, he looked to see what's the matter. The funny thing is, his feet got swarmed too! Hehehe... Well, he's not amused at all as he ordered one of our maids to buy insect spray. Panicking, I took a look at the ants and found out that they are nesting on the damp wooden step (I think it's the second step) and winged queens were swarming out along with their workers. These red ants are fairly easy to catch but the workers are a problem. I quickly hand picked the queens as I am afraid to get bitten and stung by the workers. I managed to catch 15. Now I realized that I am actually being foolish because the queens are infertile. I am just wondering, since a colony was already supplying winged reproductives, if there are any species of red ants that are starting the flight at this month. I am planning to let the queens go in a few days... Or maybe I'll just observe them and see if something happens... "The unexplored life is not worth living" "The moonlight beckons, the boon tempted, the dark prize awaits... Will you take it?" -reychop.exe- Last Edited By: reychop 07/25/2009 6:05 AM. Edited 1 time.
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TAFMF Addict Posts: 3667 07/01/2009 10:11 AM	There are quite a number of species flying now. Damp wood is an open invitation for an ant colony, it should be replaced or you'll keep having this problem there. Also try fixing the issue of how it became damp in the first place. Are you currently living in the United States? MrILoveTheAnt's Blog & Ant Chat
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Minor Worker Ant Posts: 126 07/01/2009 5:57 PM	Reychop, you don't happen to be Filipino, right ^_^?
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Young Worker Ant Posts: 43 07/02/2009 3:24 AM	MrILoveTheAnts, The Damp wood is due to the recent rain as the roofing has not been extended yet. I'm keeping a lookout for these species and see where the mating currently is... (I'm sure I can find one as I live in a rural area- however, we have midterm exams this coming 9 and 10 so sadly, I can't even get out of my room let alone the gates...) But this August, hopefully I can have free time... narai10: Yup... I think I mentioned somewhere that I lived in the Philippines- though not a proud one... I can't even speak the Filipino language fluently (not my fault when my elementary teachers taught us that English is more "professional")... "The unexplored life is not worth living" "The moonlight beckons, the boon tempted, the dark prize awaits... Will you take it?" -reychop.exe-
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Posts: 878 07/04/2009 10:35 AM Doc. and Soldier Ant	It's true that English is an important language for world commerce, science and politics, but knowing and speaking as many other languages as possible is very desirable and can also be good for your profession, since bilingualism or multilingualism are valued in the working world. Sounds like you got visited by the tropical fire ant Solenopsis geminata, originally from Mexico, but now scattered around the warmer parts of the world and quite abundant in the Philippines, especially around human dwellings.
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TAFMF Addict Posts: 2148 07/05/2009 6:55 PM Leaf-Cutter	Solenopsis geminata is one of the major ants in the suburban areas of Luzon island in the Philippines. They form very distinctive long lines all over the place, and are easily distinguished by the awesome super majors. With regards to this kid not knowing Tagalog (I'll assume he's from the main island), I'm not exactly sure how that could be possible. In my opinion, the english language has been heavily de-emphasized in the last decade or so. For example, when I was young, most foreign shows were in english, imported directly from the USA, and all teaching weas done in English (other than a few subjects like social studies). Even then, ALL kids spoke in Filipino, and those who didn't were mocked. When I came back from indonesia and made the mistake of saying s few sentences in English, my friends made fun of me. Nowadays, most imported shows are from Korea and other asian countries, and they are directly translated to Tagalog. I was extremely surprised to find out many of the most popular shows were of ancient koreans speaking in tagalog! It was incongruous to say the least. Tagalog has also become dominant in public schools it seems, and some people have lamented the loss of english and the english ability of the people. The one thing pushing english recently at the college level is the recent rise of outsourcing of call centers to the country, but if the outsourcing trend reverses a major impetus to learn the language would disappear. Last Edited By: kalimant 07/06/2009 10:42 PM. Edited 2 times.
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Young Worker Ant Posts: 43 07/24/2009 4:55 AM	Thanks for the identification of the ant species. Anyway about the language, I don't know the real reason why most teachers are pushing it. Even now, our school is having a "speak English only" policy. Taglish and Englog are both accepted but not pure Tagalog. It was such a waste, most shows are good. And most anime being translated into Filipino are interesting. However, with my programming, I could say, the language is quite foreign and very "alien-sounding" to me. (I blame the teachers... grr) Though I do not know why but in my area, the ability to speak English fluently is a status-symbol and teachers praise us when we speak to them in English. But anyway, I study at a private school so that might make the difference. What I find funny though is that even though we are celebrating the "Filipino Month" most teachers are talking in English. XD Anyway, back to the ant species, I think I just saw a "winged queen" the same from my infertile "prisoners". Upon placing her on a tube, she immediately removed her wings. Could it be that they have already started the flight? That time might be their "preparation" and the original flight was delayed due to my intervention, could that be the case? "The unexplored life is not worth living" "The moonlight beckons, the boon tempted, the dark prize awaits... Will you take it?" -reychop.exe-
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