OH-KY-IN-IL-MI Nuptial Flight Sightings
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Yeah - a couple weeks ago I saw a lot of alate brood under rocks that had tetramorium so I bet we can expect their flights in the next few weeks.
Pennsylvanicus are still flying - I found one in my parents pool yesterday. (85 degrees and rained the day before).
Pennsylvanicus are still flying - I found one in my parents pool yesterday. (85 degrees and rained the day before).
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Nice, all I've found recently are males.
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Just now found 2 queens that I believe are Tetramorium caespitum, they were in my garage, but more might be flying in the area. Good luck!
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C.Pennsylvanicus are flying in SE Michigan
Saw about 15 alates taking of at a Putt Putt Golf course, seemed that they were all queens. A awesome experience for a novice ant keeper, the only one who was enjoying that more than me was the Birds
It was 80°F+ today and rained yesterday.
Saw about 15 alates taking of at a Putt Putt Golf course, seemed that they were all queens. A awesome experience for a novice ant keeper, the only one who was enjoying that more than me was the Birds
It was 80°F+ today and rained yesterday.
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Lasius alienus and Tetramorium are flying here in Indy.
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I don't know about the Lasius; I only found a dead dealate. The Tetramorium are flying throughout the morning. I also found a lone Camponotus male last night.
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I found a queen about 2 weeks ago crawling on my desk, surprisingly! She is extremely small, half the size of my other colonies aphaenogaster workers. Today I checked on her and she laid her first 2 eggs. So this is going to be an interesting colony to keep as I think they can escape my extra omni nest I have.
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Wow! Got her ID'd?ItShallBeJordan wrote: ↑Wed Jul 12, 2017 3:53 amcrawling on my desk, surprisingly! She is extremely small, half the size of my other colonies aphaenogaster workers
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Working on it.Martialis wrote: ↑Wed Jul 12, 2017 1:59 pmWow! Got her ID'd?ItShallBeJordan wrote: ↑Wed Jul 12, 2017 3:53 amcrawling on my desk, surprisingly! She is extremely small, half the size of my other colonies aphaenogaster workers
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