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Over the last week I've come across two Crematogaster cerasi queens and just now while walking the dog this afternoon I found about a dozen Lasius males on my shirt. Tomorrow will likely be a big day...
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Is this enough evidence to add Formica podzolica to the mating chart? I.D. request for queen found Seattle, Aug 21st.
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engwinner wrote:Is this enough evidence to add Formica podzolica to the mating chart? I.D. request for queen found Seattle, Aug 21st.I know the Formica podzolica in my backyard fly in late July and...
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Acromyrmex versicolor had a big flight today in the Mojave Desert area of Southern California.
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It's a miracle, we have rain in the forecast for Southern California. This might be the first significant rain since March. Crematogaster flights maybe?
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Most likely will be Camponotus, actually. Now, the ones here tend to fly between now and early Spring. I've seen many alates (females and males) inside their mounds (Camponotus hyatti are ground...
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@VendaynWell I first got into this anting thing last year right around this same time, and I found a few Crematogaster queens in November. I have heard about some ants having flights in early spring...
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dspdrew wrote:It's a miracle, we have rain in the forecast for Southern California. This might be the first significant rain since March. Crematogaster flights maybe?Just kidding... as always, the...
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dspdrew wrote:dspdrew wrote:It's a miracle, we have rain in the forecast for Southern California. This might be the first significant rain since March. Crematogaster flights maybe?Just kidding... as...
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Well it ended up pouring rain for a while yesterday, but nothing flew today, as a matter of fact, I didn't see a single ant out anywhere in Trabuco Canyon, not even Prenolepis imparis or Liometopum...
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Lasius claviger was out flying today. This is very surprising for the area because usually they're done by the end of October.
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MrILoveTheAnts wrote:Lasius claviger was out flying today. This is very surprising for the area because usually they're done by the end of October. Wow. What's the weather like over there lately...
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For anyone who is interested, I am in the process of making some modifications to this mating chart. So far I have formatted the data that is already here into a nice spreadsheet-like chart, and added...
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Guess who! Found four of them here in Southern California. We have had insane summer weather almost the entire month of January, with many days over 80 degrees. I'm really hoping I haven't already...
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Looks Lasius-y. [Added later] Ooopss! That was a "brain fart". Of course it isn't a Lasius ... Rather, as dspdrew says, Prenolepis imparis, identifiable by long scapes and abundant long, curved,...
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Doctorant wrote:Looks Lasius-y.I think this is Prenolepis imparis. I found one of them hanging around right near a little trail of them. Another one I found dead, and being carried by a P. imparis...
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Prenolepis imparis had a flight 2-19-14. Lots and lots of males but no females, aside from a glimpse I got of one in mid-flight. The main flights were probably much earlier. Dorymyrmex bureni also has...
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This is a very useful tool. I can't wait for this year's flights to really begin! Replying here for the sole reason of subscribing to this topic, so I can stay updated.
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I have encountered Solenopsis invicta alates during a few warm days lately. I spotted one nuptial flight at my job when walking along the road to visit another area in later February, but I can't...
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