Ohio-Kentucky Sightings

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dinoman9877
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Location: Covington, Kentucky

Re: Ohio-Kentucky Sightings

Post: # 13181Post dinoman9877
Wed Oct 05, 2016 5:29 pm

I just ate my words and my heart about 30 minutes ago. Who should I see crawling on the pavement but a queen, size and color indicating none other than the Lasius neoniger.

And here I am with another 5 hours on my shift and nothing to put her in. So now she is gone.
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LostInTheVoid
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Re: Ohio-Kentucky Sightings

Post: # 13182Post LostInTheVoid
Wed Oct 05, 2016 5:37 pm

dinoman9877 wrote:I just ate my words and my heart about 30 minutes ago. Who should I see crawling on the pavement but a queen, size and color indicating none other than the Lasius neoniger.

And here I am with another 5 hours on my shift and nothing to put her in. So now she is gone.
But atleast you know what one looks like and how they behave out in the open.
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dinoman9877
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Re: Ohio-Kentucky Sightings

Post: # 13183Post dinoman9877
Wed Oct 05, 2016 6:23 pm

But was she the last for the year? :cry:
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Rafiredog

Re: Ohio-Kentucky Sightings

Post: # 13194Post Rafiredog
Wed Oct 05, 2016 8:45 pm

Lucky you found that one! I'm in PA and I haven't found anything in weeks. Maybe it's just my luck
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dinoman9877
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Re: Ohio-Kentucky Sightings

Post: # 13362Post dinoman9877
Fri Oct 07, 2016 8:00 pm

Should have grabbed her in my hands and begged my bosses to give me something to keep her in. No luck since that single sighting. :cry:
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Anthand1
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Location: Louisville, Kentucky

Re: Ohio-Kentucky Sightings

Post: # 13388Post Anthand1
Sat Oct 08, 2016 10:36 am

That's too bad. I actually might sell one of my lasius(At least I'm pretty sure they're lasius) queens if they give any brood.
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dinoman9877
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Re: Ohio-Kentucky Sightings

Post: # 13398Post dinoman9877
Sat Oct 08, 2016 2:56 pm

Post some pictures in the ID forum and see what the people say.
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Martialis
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Re: Ohio-Kentucky Sightings

Post: # 13504Post Martialis
Mon Oct 10, 2016 6:02 am

Saw a Myrmica queen wandering around my house yesterday. I tried to pick her up, but she crawled up my shirt then jumped off me. Don't give up hope yet!
Keeper of

Selliing:
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xTNxANTMANx
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Location: Western Tennessee

Re: Ohio-Kentucky Sightings

Post: # 13710Post xTNxANTMANx
Thu Oct 13, 2016 12:58 pm

Think its to late to find a queen in west TN?
Keeping:
Camponotus subbarbatus
Formica pallidefulva x2
Formica subsericea x4
Lasius sp
Tetramorium immigrans x2
Dorymyrmex bureni

Founding:
Formica pallidefulva
Unknown sp x2
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Anthand1
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Re: Ohio-Kentucky Sightings

Post: # 13711Post Anthand1
Thu Oct 13, 2016 1:35 pm

xTNxANTMANx wrote:Think its to late to find a queen in west TN?
I don't think so. It might be more difficult since less queens are flying at this point, but I think it's possible.
Good luck!
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