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Re: I Cannot find a queen

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 3:15 pm
by AntsAreAwesome
Batspiderfish wrote:
Mon Apr 24, 2017 2:49 pm
I'll try to put something together for you both in a day or so. I have a database I've been working on, but I've been preoccupied by life and other projects to mess with it.
Ok thanks! That would be helpful to not only me but many other hobbyists

Re: I Cannot find a queen

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 4:54 pm
by xTNxANTMANx
I have looked at the one at formiculture.com and from what it's saying, the majority of the queens found means nuptial flights are just getting started with the bulk of them in late April through June.

Re: I Cannot find a queen

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 6:47 pm
by AntsAreAwesome
xTNxANTMANx wrote:
Mon Apr 24, 2017 4:54 pm
I have looked at the one at formiculture.com and from what it's saying, the majority of the queens found means nuptial flights are just getting started with the bulk of them in late April through June.
Yea I have heard that too. I think it is a little different in tropical regions

Re: I Cannot find a queen

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 8:25 pm
by Jadeninja9
Batspiderfish wrote:
Mon Apr 24, 2017 2:49 pm
I'll try to put something together for you both in a day or so. I have a database I've been working on, but I've been preoccupied by life and other projects to mess with it.
That would be pretty cool

Re: I Cannot find a queen

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 8:47 pm
by Batspiderfish
Here yah go. Download it, and it will open in your browser. It includes surrounding states for more complete data.

Florida:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3Pcwjl6XsJWTUUzQ3FjME1vSEE

Tennessee (not many records from your state):
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3Pcwjl6XsJWZXhkV2E2S2N5Y1k

Re: I Cannot find a queen

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 9:15 pm
by AntsAreAwesome
Thank you so much! :D This will help a lot. Now, have a question on how to use it. Under the "alate" bar it says "true" and/or "false" does this mean that they were spotted or not?

Also, I have very good news! I have found queens today! I found a RIFA queen again :roll: and what I think to be either a Pheidole or pavement ant queen. I will put some pics on the other forum for ID's. I also found some Brachymyrmex queens, 3 of them. So if you can, go check out my post!

Re: I Cannot find a queen

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 9:27 pm
by Batspiderfish
AntsAreAwesome wrote:
Mon Apr 24, 2017 9:15 pm
Thank you so much! :D This will help a lot. Now, have a question on how to use it. Under the "alate" bar it says "true" and/or "false" does this mean that they were spotted or not?
An alate is a winged ant, so if it is true, then the reproductive found was a male or winged female. If it is false, then the record is of a dealate queen. This is more valuable from a statistical standpoint than for finding queens, but I decided to leave it in your copies anyways.

Re: I Cannot find a queen

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 10:19 pm
by AntsAreAwesome
Ok thanks. I haven't posted my ID's yet. About to now.