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Ants in Mexico
Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:44 pm
by BlitzAnts
Hallo!
I live in Queretaro, Mexico
Of course its winter, but since I really can't find information about ant species on my area (also Mexico in general) I really need help to know more less the general time for nuptial flights for ant species here so I can catch an ant queen next year (hopefully a Tetramorium species, though I have seen on the little information that I could find on Queretaro that there are leaf-cutter ants)
I really would appreciate the help so I can get started on ant keeping
Thanks for the help!
-Future ant keeper
Inquiry
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2017 12:08 am
by Phoenix
https://www.antweb.org/taxonomicPage.do?rank=genus&countryName=Mexico&images=true
Re: Inquiry
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2017 4:41 pm
by BlitzAnts
Phoenix wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2017 12:08 am
https://www.antweb.org/taxonomicPage.do?rank=genus&countryName=Mexico&images=true
Thanks, from there (and several hours of search) I found a collection with Temnothorax mmp. and Stenamma huachucanum which were seen near the city I reside.
The ones at the "Reserva de la Biosfera" cant be kept because that is too far from here, and the climate is surprisingly different from here (trust me, I looked out)
Now, finding those nuptial flight times may be hard but ill keep searching
Thanks!
P.D. I wonder if there are GAN farmers on Queretaro
Re: Ants in Mexico
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2017 6:18 pm
by Batspiderfish
antmaps.org is also a good resource!
Re: Ants in Mexico
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 8:00 pm
by Idahoantguy
BlitzAnts wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:44 pm
Hallo!
I live in Queretaro, Mexico
Of course its winter, but since I really can't find information about ant species on my area (also Mexico in general) I really need help to know more less the general time for nuptial flights for ant species here so I can catch an ant queen next year (hopefully a Tetramorium species, though I have seen on the little information that I could find on Queretaro that there are leaf-cutter ants)
I really would appreciate the help so I can get started on ant keeping
Thanks for the help!
-Future ant keeper
Mikey did a video on this on the AntsCanada channel, it covered the months of flights for North America at least... he had a chart that I refer to all the time.