North Carolina Nuptial Flights

[Fluffy]

I've got a tiny handful of Camponotus flights going on down here. I've seen males and queens of castaneus, and males only of pennsylvanicus. I've also got M. minimum in SWARMS. Caught over 70 last night.

[TheUnfocusedOne]

Any chance anyone has seen a flight in NC recently? I'm eagerly trying to get into the hobby, but I fear I came across it too late.

[Fango123]

Don't worry I think I am in the same position

[TheUnfocusedOne]

I got one!

Pictures to come.

[TheUnfocusedOne]

[Batspiderfish]

That's a nice picture of everything except the queen.

Kinda looks like Solenopsis invicta.

[TheUnfocusedOne]

Hmm, you might be right.

I'm thinking about releasing. I'm new to all this and everything I'm seeing tells me that Solenopsis are a pretty advanced species to keep.

Thoughts?

[Batspiderfish]

Hmm, you might be right.

I'm thinking about releasing. I'm new to all this and everything I'm seeing tells me that Solenopsis are a pretty advanced species to keep.

Thoughts?

Some would say that it is an easy species because of how easily it grows. You don't live in the tropics, so you should be able to keep up with it just fine.

[TheUnfocusedOne]

Well, you've convinced me.

Just got my test tube. I'll be transferring her over to it later tonight! Fingers crossed everything goes well.

[TheUnfocusedOne]

Anyone have any suggestion on how to find small ant queens?

I'm hoping there are some Lasius that are flying today, but they're so small that they are hard to see on the pavement. Anyone have any tricks?