I captured some variation of what i believe to be Camponotus, however shes smaller than my other campo but with a very large gaster. This is also in the
Washington D.C area. When i get home this afternoon ill post photos in another thread for proper identification.
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Mating Chart 2008/2009
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Minor Worker Ant Posts: 77 07/03/2008 4:12 AM |
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Henchant Posts: 1537 07/06/2008 8:29 PM
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Pheidole pilifera was flying last night.
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Major Worker Ant Posts: 497 07/17/2008 2:12 PM |
LOL! thats so wierd that you can predict what month(s) the mating flights will occur! and the ants somehow know when its time.. all at once thay come out
during the month they are supposed to! freaky!
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Henchant Posts: 1537 07/26/2008 10:18 AM
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Solenopsis molesta has been flying all month long.
That and a bunch of Pheidole that I can't identify. Oh, and Ive seen one queen of Camponotus pennsylvanicus.
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Posts: 913 07/26/2008 12:49 PM Doc. and Soldier Ant
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Solenopsis texana and Lasius alienus have flown here over the last week. We've had quite a rainy spell, and today it's drying out and
getting hot, so I'm anticipating the Formica species will be flying in numbers over the next few days.
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TAFMF Addict Posts: 3694 07/29/2008 1:23 PM |
Had a few Lasius latipes and Solenopsis molesta at the lights last night.
Lasius latipes http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/mrilovetheants/Ants%202008/Lasiuslatipesqueen2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/mrilovetheants/Ants%202008/Lasiuslatipesqueen3.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/mrilovetheants/Ants%202008/Lasiuslatipesqueen.jpg Solenopsis molesta http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/mrilovetheants/Ants%202008/Solenopsismolestaqueen2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/mrilovetheants/Ants%202008/Solenopsismolestaqueen.jpg |
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Young Worker Ant Posts: 42 07/31/2008 3:52 AM |
anyone know when myrmica rubra have there mating flight?
im hoping i havent missed it, im trying to get some queens or does anyone know were they would be found? EDIT: I saw the lasius flavus flight today (31st july)
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Posts: 913 08/05/2008 9:10 AM Doc. and Soldier Ant
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I saw Solenopsis tennesseensis flying in my backyard (35 miles west of St. Louis MO) on a clear, calm, hot, late afternoon two weekends ago, and then
found a colony with mature alates under a rock in a friend's yard (7 miles farther west) this weekend (on 3 Aug. 2008).
BTW, this is a new species record for Missouri. Honestly, tiny as they are (the smallest North American ant), I still don't know how I've missed these guys all these years of living here! |
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TAFMF Addict Posts: 3694 08/11/2008 3:38 PM |
Someone ID'd a neat ant on bugguide.net, Proceratium chickasaw.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/212459/bgimage A few that need ID's as of posting this appear to be a Camponotus and a Lasius of some sort? Camponotus novaeborensis? http://bugguide.net/node/view/212579/bgimage Lasius? http://bugguide.net/node/view/212582/bgimage |
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Minor Worker Ant Posts: 98 08/13/2008 5:22 PM |
I have seen Citronella ants prepairing for a nuptual flight tonight(August 13) in New Jersey. They where peaking from their widened holes with many virgin
queens and males. It was partly clowdy with temps in the 80s. Not humid. No rain.
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TAFMF Addict Posts: 3694 08/13/2008 8:15 PM |
Thanks, but I have a question. Can you confirm the citronella smell? There are a lot of Lasius flying now and citronella ants are only Lasius claviger group
produce the odor. Lasius umbratus group look almost exactly the same but doesn't have the odor.
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http://www.springerlink.com/content/a521h5067616382v from http://antlinks.blogspot.com/2008/08/when-where-do-ants-do-it.html
"In some ant species males are known to aggregate and wait to attract females, while in others females stay put at a particular place & attract males. However, there is surprisingly little known about where and when ants prefer to mate and hence this recent article is a welcome addition. In this article Noordijk & others set up window traps in 3 locations: open field, forest edge and in the forest to capture flying ants. They set up pitfall traps to identify the ants that occupy these 3 regions..."
Quote of the Week: "She's got ants in her pants." --unknown. Ant/AntDude @ The Ant Farm (Personal Web Site), Ant's Quality Foraged Links (AQFL), and The Ant Farm and Myrmecology Forum.
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Posts: 913 08/22/2008 3:57 PM Doc. and Soldier Ant
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Polyergus lucidus and "breviceps" are flying in the afternoons around here in eastern Missouri, and I hear lucidus is over
on Long Island, NY, too.
Also Solenopsis molesta, today, and Lasius neoniger standing at the threshold, but not yet flying. |
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TAFMF Addict Posts: 3694 08/31/2008 7:55 PM |
Despite the lack of rain here it was an ungodly humid night here in NJ. Crematogaster cerasi, Lasius neoniger, an unidentified Myrmica and Brachymyrmex depilis
all decided to fly. The Myrmica I suspect was confused to the lights from an earlier flight, I believe they normally fly in the morning.
Here are some pics of the Brachymyrmex. She's a little squished sadly from my attempt to catch her. http://img.photobucket.co.../Brachymyrmexdepilis2.jpg http://img.photobucket.co...8/Brachymyrmexdepilis.jpg |
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Posts: 913 09/01/2008 9:26 AM Doc. and Soldier Ant
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Re: Brachymyrmex. See this, too. http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/7405.
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TAFMF Addict Posts: 3694 09/03/2008 6:34 AM |
Though it's already on the mating chart, Crematogaster cerasi is currently flying right now in NJ. If you can call it flying that is. Though some are
taking off I notice a lot of them are either missing a large wing or have under developed ones. Mostly they're flapping their wings in place and I wonder
if mating on the ground is possable.
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Callow Ant Posts: 10 09/05/2008 4:54 PM |
Lasius Neoniger are swarming here in Connecticut look on the pavement in the late afternoon to evening queens are everywhere
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Minor Worker Ant Posts: 157 09/06/2008 10:10 AM
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Yes! Okay maybe not so good, but Northern VA has been hit with a tropical storm or hurricane, the first big rain after a while. Im expecting the weather to be
quite humid after all of this is over, and maybe the neoniger down here will start flying if they haven't already. Haven't had success with them yet,
but they're the last big event until summer ends. Can their flights extend to September? Im guessing yes since gudant saw some yesterday. Thanks.
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Posts: 913 09/10/2008 2:54 PM Doc. and Soldier Ant
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Lasius neoniger, a Myrmica sp. (common but not formally named or described, yet), and Polyergus lucidus and
"breviceps" all have flown here (east central Missouri) this week. The first two genera flew on a very muggy late afternoon last week, just
before the remnants from Gustav came in and dumped 3 inches of rain, while the Polys flew several days on bright, clear, dry early afternoons, including today.
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Callow Ant Posts: 10 09/10/2008 5:48 PM |
saw a lone Solenopsis molesta queen 2 days ago in a humid afternoon
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