Ant Watch Texas

Where and when are you finding queen ants? A section to share nuptial flight schedules by ant species and locality

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Gatekey56
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Location: DFW Texas

Ant Watch Texas

Post: # 33844Post Gatekey56
Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:27 pm

Hey there every one! figured id start a thread to sort of keep an eye out on any queens that might of been caught in the state of Texas. This is my first time diving into the world of Ants, and wanted to hear from others out there in my area. It just rained here in the DFW area, so i will keep y'all posted if i find anything. hoping to spot a Prenolepis imparis. wish me luck

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Jadeninja9
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Re: Ant Watch Texas

Post: # 33845Post Jadeninja9
Wed Feb 07, 2018 12:37 am

Stealing my title I see ;)
Keeper of:
1x Camponotus Hyatti
1x Lasius alienus colonies
1x Tetramorium immigrans

Gatekey56
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Location: DFW Texas

Re: Ant Watch Texas

Post: # 33858Post Gatekey56
Wed Feb 07, 2018 1:17 pm

Yep! wish me luck about to head out on my first ant walk xD

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Jadeninja9
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Re: Ant Watch Texas

Post: # 33859Post Jadeninja9
Wed Feb 07, 2018 1:19 pm

Gatekey56 wrote:
Wed Feb 07, 2018 1:17 pm
Yep! wish me luck about to head out on my first ant walk xD
Nice my dude
Keeper of:
1x Camponotus Hyatti
1x Lasius alienus colonies
1x Tetramorium immigrans

Gatekey56
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Joined: Sat Jan 27, 2018 3:16 am
Location: DFW Texas

Re: Ant Watch Texas

Post: # 33872Post Gatekey56
Wed Feb 07, 2018 8:49 pm

Sadly no luck today, but we will keep trying!

Gatekey56
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Re: Ant Watch Texas

Post: # 34217Post Gatekey56
Mon Feb 26, 2018 7:16 pm

Ive still had no luck, any one else in the state of Texas have any luck? , and if so what are are you in???

anotherGuldove
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Joined: Wed Oct 03, 2018 1:39 pm
Location: Austin, TX

Re: Ant Watch Texas

Post: # 51835Post anotherGuldove
Wed Oct 03, 2018 3:18 pm

Had my first ant walk yesterday and was super excited to find a C. Pennsylvanicus. Sadly, after posting for an ID here, found out that it was a major. Going out again today. I'll keep my eye on this thread unless you know of a better one for Texas.

NoviceAntKeeper
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Location: Houston Texas

Re: Ant Watch Texas

Post: # 72022Post NoviceAntKeeper
Fri Jul 03, 2020 7:12 am

Lucky..I can’t even find workers that aren’t RIFA...but having a pool is like a huge advantage in looking for queens. Lucky for me, I have one! So I have found 3 Tetramorium queens and some kind of queen that looks like a Argentine ant queen or a Nylanderia queen. Anybody in Houston find anything?

Cactusflower
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Location: Amarillo, TX

Re: Ant Watch Texas

Post: # 72396Post Cactusflower
Sun Jul 19, 2020 12:45 am

I found a Pogonomyrmex queen while at a park picnic table in Amarillo. She was running all over the place. I didn’t have any tubes on me so I used my empty Yeti cup to capture her. She’s all settled in and even laid eggs today. I’m so excited to start this journey into ant keeping!

NoviceAntKeeper
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Re: Ant Watch Texas

Post: # 72442Post NoviceAntKeeper
Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:27 am

It’s practically impossible for me to find any other species of ants..RIFA has taken over. There are those who wish for exotic tropical species, but I just want to find anything else other than RIFA. So many cool species in Houston....the fire ants pushed almost all of them away.. ;-;

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