Nuptial flights in the UAE

[antperson24]

here are some more photos:
https://imgur.com/a/lppLXPc

Ok, thanks. The way I know the species is because it is the only species of Polyrachis in your country.

[RaptorX]

this one specimen is about 1 cm big compared to other specimens I caught and released.
and I could not find anything on the web about the average size of spiny ant workers.
and also I could not find any info whatsoever about them including the flight schedule

[antperson24]

this one specimen is about 1 cm big compared to other specimens I caught and released.
and I could not find anything on the web about the average size of spiny ant workers.
and also I could not find any info whatsoever about them including the flight schedule

When you need information about a species of ant, https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Welcome_to_AntWiki is a good place to look. Try looking up the species on there, that should answer your questions.

[RaptorX]

Well……
1) the whole wiki itself is a lost cause
2) the info is messed up al over the place
3) i already spend hours trying to find at least the size of said ant
And i think i found the ant that looked like the ant that i found only said that its native to australia.

[antperson24]

Well……
1) the whole wiki itself is a lost cause
2) the info is messed up al over the place
3) i already spend hours trying to find at least the size of said ant
And i think i found the ant that looked like the ant that i found only said that its native to australia.

Once you learn how to use it, it is one of the most helpful useful ant websites on the internet. Did you use the search bar in the upper right of the page? Here is the image from antwiki of their size (incase the print is to small to read, the bar is the length of 2mm):

Well, I can tell almost for certain that your ant is Polyrhachis lacteipennis, but hat species are you thinking?
Also here is the link to the antwiki page for this species:https://antwiki.org/wiki/Polyrhachis_lacteipennis

[AM1C39]

I would suggest https://antmaps.org/?, https://www.antweb.org/ and https://antflights.com/. They are very reliable and simple to use.

[antperson24]

I would suggest https://antmaps.org/?, https://www.antweb.org/ and https://antflights.com/. They are very reliable and simple to use.

I have already looked on antflights, they don't have any for UAE.

[AM1C39]

I have already looked on antflights, they don't have any for UAE.

It's less about the area and more about the time. Not a large amount of species have information about their nuptial flights, but we can get a general idea on genera. If you have camponotus in your area you can see that the general timings are around June.

[antperson24]

I have already looked on antflights, they don't have any for UAE.

It's less about the area and more about the time. Not a large amount of species have information about their nuptial flights, but we can get a general idea on genera. If you have camponotus in your area you can see that the general timings are around June.

Ok, that makes sense.

[RaptorX]

Yeah but the ants i saw were 1cm not 2mm