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by Cal113
Mon Jul 02, 2018 1:45 pm
Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
Topic: Colorado Nupital Flights
Replies: 145
Views: 90559

Re: Colorado Nupital Flights

P. imparis is actually known as 'The False Honey Pot Ant' they are not truly a species of honey pot ants if that's what your looking for. Just thought I would mention that. The reason they aren't for those who are curious is because they don't have true repletes. They turn their extra food into fat ...
by Cal113
Thu Jun 28, 2018 2:49 am
Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
Topic: Colorado Nupital Flights
Replies: 145
Views: 90559

Re: Colorado Nupital Flights

awe man
i need to get out more! haven't seen any queens as of late been preoccupied :D

nice finds everyone
by Cal113
Mon Jun 25, 2018 9:41 pm
Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
Topic: Colorado Nupital Flights
Replies: 145
Views: 90559

Re: Colorado Nupital Flights

kinda looks like Formica especially the worker.. not sure

also are there even Rhytidoponera in Colorado?? I didn't know if so.
by Cal113
Sat Jun 16, 2018 9:11 pm
Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
Topic: Colorado Nupital Flights
Replies: 145
Views: 90559

Re: Colorado Nupital Flights

nice dude, lookin good. Do you know what species she is yet?
by Cal113
Sat Jun 16, 2018 3:09 am
Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
Topic: Colorado Nupital Flights
Replies: 145
Views: 90559

Re: Colorado Nupital Flights

Lol yep, that seems to be how it always works out! :D
by Cal113
Wed Jun 06, 2018 7:23 pm
Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
Topic: Colorado Nupital Flights
Replies: 145
Views: 90559

Re: Colorado Nupital Flights

I found mine just randomly in my yard at around 3:00. Not sure how helpful this is but... (also about 2 weeks ago so probably not too many out now.)
by Cal113
Tue Jun 05, 2018 3:57 am
Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
Topic: Colorado Nupital Flights
Replies: 145
Views: 90559

Re: Colorado Nupital Flights

definatly appears to be a camponotus queen, nice job. I recently caught one as well and she just started laying eggs! Need to update my signature -_- but that aside nice. Just put her into a good testtube setup, dont disturb her either(checking like once a week is fine) becuase she can eat her eggs,...
by Cal113
Mon Mar 26, 2018 12:40 am
Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
Topic: Colorado Nupital Flights
Replies: 145
Views: 90559

Re: Colorado Nupital Flights

Hey everyone, its been a little while but I realized that subterranean termites are poking their heads out to see if the weathers good for a flight. Anyone else seen anything interesting?
by Cal113
Mon Mar 26, 2018 12:37 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Argentine Ants, how to collect
Replies: 5
Views: 4684

Re: Argentine Ants, how to collect

Hey guys, thanks for all the awesome feedback! I looked into it a little more and the reason behind my having so much trouble finding a queen was I believe the ants in my area are domymyrmex not linepithema(argentine ants). Thanks again for the help and useful feedback, hoping to catch a queen of th...
by Cal113
Thu Feb 01, 2018 7:15 am
Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
Topic: Formicarium for Temnothorax questions
Replies: 6
Views: 3923

Re: Formicarium for Temnothorax questions

I have two tarheel ants setups and they work really well, I have a temnothorax isolated in an outworld he made with their nest being in a pinecone I also placed in there(they came in it) I really like his work and you might be able to contact him and ask him if he can make a temnothorax specific for...