Colorado Nupital Flights
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Re: Colorado Nupital Flights
They are certainly flying. I just caught 2 Tetramorium queens on my walk.
Re: Colorado Nupital Flights
Could you send some picks? I am trying to Identify the queens I found
Keeper of:
x3 Tetramorium caespitum queens (small colonies);
x1 Pogonomyrmex barbatus (med colony)
x1 Formica fusca single queen; (small colony)
x2 Unknown sp.; (founding)
x1 Temnothorax rugatalus (med colony)
x3 Tetramorium caespitum queens (small colonies);
x1 Pogonomyrmex barbatus (med colony)
x1 Formica fusca single queen; (small colony)
x2 Unknown sp.; (founding)
x1 Temnothorax rugatalus (med colony)
Re: Colorado Nupital Flights
Of course!
http://imgur.com/i3PqmIg
She is very tiny, about half a centimeter in length, I'm not sure how else to share it.
- ACaseoftheMondays
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- Joined: Mon Jun 12, 2017 11:54 am
- Location: Northern Colorado
Re: Colorado Nupital Flights
Hello everyone. First post, been lurking around here for a little while; figured a would post if I ever found any queens. I'm disappointed I didn't find any P. Imparus, however, like many of you, I had lots of luck finding Tetramorium yesterday. I ended up with 11 total! They all seem quite happy, and around half of them began laying eggs last night! Take a look:
http://imgur.com/a/zWr5D (Btw, all these pics were taken with my cell phone camera, including the egg one. However, for the egg one, I used one of those cheap Vivitar clip-on macro lenses for phones. Makes a big difference, and I recommend getting one for like $6 if you plan on taking a lot of pics.)
http://imgur.com/a/zWr5D (Btw, all these pics were taken with my cell phone camera, including the egg one. However, for the egg one, I used one of those cheap Vivitar clip-on macro lenses for phones. Makes a big difference, and I recommend getting one for like $6 if you plan on taking a lot of pics.)
Founding:
Pogonomyrmex Occidentalis
Solenopsis Molesta
Formica Argentea
Lasius Flavus
Colonies:
Tetramorium sp.E
Pogonomyrmex Occidentalis
Solenopsis Molesta
Formica Argentea
Lasius Flavus
Colonies:
Tetramorium sp.E
Re: Colorado Nupital Flights
NICE! I wish I found that many, great that you joined the topic
Keeper of:
x3 Tetramorium caespitum queens (small colonies);
x1 Pogonomyrmex barbatus (med colony)
x1 Formica fusca single queen; (small colony)
x2 Unknown sp.; (founding)
x1 Temnothorax rugatalus (med colony)
x3 Tetramorium caespitum queens (small colonies);
x1 Pogonomyrmex barbatus (med colony)
x1 Formica fusca single queen; (small colony)
x2 Unknown sp.; (founding)
x1 Temnothorax rugatalus (med colony)
Re: Colorado Nupital Flights
One of my tetramorium queens layed eggs for sure! XD the other one might have one or two
Keeper of:
x3 Tetramorium caespitum queens (small colonies);
x1 Pogonomyrmex barbatus (med colony)
x1 Formica fusca single queen; (small colony)
x2 Unknown sp.; (founding)
x1 Temnothorax rugatalus (med colony)
x3 Tetramorium caespitum queens (small colonies);
x1 Pogonomyrmex barbatus (med colony)
x1 Formica fusca single queen; (small colony)
x2 Unknown sp.; (founding)
x1 Temnothorax rugatalus (med colony)
- ACaseoftheMondays
- Posts: 73
- Joined: Mon Jun 12, 2017 11:54 am
- Location: Northern Colorado
Re: Colorado Nupital Flights
Has anyone seen any Camponotus queens? I feel like I've missed them already. I've been searching rotten logs, but I keep getting driven off by mosquitoes before i can find anything.
Founding:
Pogonomyrmex Occidentalis
Solenopsis Molesta
Formica Argentea
Lasius Flavus
Colonies:
Tetramorium sp.E
Pogonomyrmex Occidentalis
Solenopsis Molesta
Formica Argentea
Lasius Flavus
Colonies:
Tetramorium sp.E
Re: Colorado Nupital Flights
I haven't, Wish I had, they seem pretty cool, being so large and Polymorphic!
Keeper of:
x3 Tetramorium caespitum queens (small colonies);
x1 Pogonomyrmex barbatus (med colony)
x1 Formica fusca single queen; (small colony)
x2 Unknown sp.; (founding)
x1 Temnothorax rugatalus (med colony)
x3 Tetramorium caespitum queens (small colonies);
x1 Pogonomyrmex barbatus (med colony)
x1 Formica fusca single queen; (small colony)
x2 Unknown sp.; (founding)
x1 Temnothorax rugatalus (med colony)
Re: Colorado Nupital Flights
Hey I've had too much luck and caught too many tetramorium, seems like that's all there is in Grand Junction until it finally rains and pogonomyrmex fly, that and camponatus have been what I've been wanting, I can't find Honeypots at all! but yeah just saying hi!
Re: Colorado Nupital Flights
I found a Pogonomyrmex queen today!! I was pretty exited, she was really large and had excellent coloring but I already have a colony of them so let her be and just observed for a bit.
Keeper of:
x3 Tetramorium caespitum queens (small colonies);
x1 Pogonomyrmex barbatus (med colony)
x1 Formica fusca single queen; (small colony)
x2 Unknown sp.; (founding)
x1 Temnothorax rugatalus (med colony)
x3 Tetramorium caespitum queens (small colonies);
x1 Pogonomyrmex barbatus (med colony)
x1 Formica fusca single queen; (small colony)
x2 Unknown sp.; (founding)
x1 Temnothorax rugatalus (med colony)
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