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Mating Chart 2008-2013

This is meant to be viewed in 1024 by 768 resolution. This list is comprised of sightings from members of this forum. This is by no means a complete list of ants of North America. Additions will be...

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Gnamptogenys triangularis queen alate seen on 7/12/14 in the early morning. Pseudomyrmex ejectus alates, males and females, on 7/13/14 in the morning at a gas station.

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I have seen quite a few Formica aserva, some other parasitic Formica, and a Formica ulkei in the last 3 days in northern Alberta, Canada. Last year they flew mid-August, so I have no idea what they...

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The New Jersey Ant Together was July 20th this year and we once again visited the Formica exsectoides mounds. One of the mounds was in the process of setting up a satellite colony with a steady line...

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Pheidole obscurithorax and Cyphomyrmex rimosus alates were in abundance in the early morning right before daybreak. I was sitting on my back porch and five minutes later I had flying ants everywhere....

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bama ants wrote:Pheidole obscurithorax and Cyphomyrmex rimosus alates were in abundance in the early morning right before daybreak. I was sitting on my back porch and five minutes later I had flying...

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This was the only picture I was able to take in the porch light.  I had a mating couple on my grill.  This is Pheidole obscurithorax.  Interestingly, the queens give off the pungent smell that the...

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Central Alberta (Canada) had a small Formica podzolica flight yesterday. A lot more alates in the nests just waiting.

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Alright I think I'm all caught up with nuptial flights I missed while I was away in Arizona. While attending Ants of the Southwest, we collected several Odontomachus clarus, Myrmecocystus mexicanus,...

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Lasius neoniger flew yesterday in the biggest flight I have ever seen, in Athabasca, Alberta (Canada) Literally millions of queens were scampering around. I could have crouched down anywhere and...

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There were a bunch of male Leptogenys elongata flying around at 12:06am on 8/25/2014 here in Austin, TX. This species does not have flights, but the males fly from their nests into other nests, and...

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I observed Cyphomyrmex rimosus male alates flying around one post of my privacy fence this morning. I counted six males but, I didn't see a female.

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A friend in New York, US told me that he saw some yellow Lasius releasing alates today.

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A very windy day here in Mobile, AL, however, it's about 65 degrees. I was out repairing my fence gate and caught a lone Prenolepis imparis male alate.

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bama ants wrote:A very windy day here in Mobile, AL, however, it's about 65 degrees. I was out repairing my fence gate and caught a lone Prenolepis imparis male alate.What did you do with him?

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I put him in my collection. I had no idea what I had till I took a look under the microscope! On Saturday, 4/4/15, I was out anting and noticed Nylanderia faisonensis male and female alates were on...

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Pheidole dentata, P. moerens, P. dentigula, and a few other small unidentified species have begun flying in substantial numbers the last several mornings. The next large rain should kick things into...

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I collected a male Gnamptogenys triangularis male alate yesterday evening, 5/19, here in Mobile, AL. I also collected a queen dealate near the same place, right outside my garage, today, 5/26.  It was...

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Collected two Odontomachus haematodus male alates in Gulf Shores, AL on May 23rd. They were collected on light posts around 11pm in the evening.

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http://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lu8ESy1BzPc8bHmTpWQ4qManbrWDZa6b0gGZTF2G3Y0/pubhtml from http://www.reddit.com/r/ants/comments/3ewp72/found_this_nuptial_flight_schedule/

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Needed to add a genus to the chart today! Strumigenys Found landing on my car in parking lot full of cars. I would describe the day as being the calm before the storm, gray skies with lots of rain...

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