Phoenix Ant Meet up!
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Re: Phoenix Ant Meet up!
Let me be the first one to write on this topic for this year, but I am new to ant keeping in Phoenix and would really like to catch a red harvester ant queen this year. I hope I did not miss the nuptial flight and could use some pointers on where would be my best location to search.
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Re: Phoenix Ant Meet up!
Hey I live in Buckeye and after the recent rains that passed, and due to my work schedule... I caught my queens on my porch under the light or on my door and frame. This was the evening and morning after the storm. Make sure to have plenty of test tubes ready to catch them. I caught about 15 total. 3 were actually male alates and rest were queens of 2 different species. Before thatbi found another specie taking a walk down a lighted walking path in neighborhoods that have been developednover a few years or more where i thoughy colonies would be mature. Sure enough i did find one like 430 am walking. Take walks and get to know the species in your area and what habitats they typically reside in as well. Good luck!
Still would love to link with or get info from other ant keepers in phoenix too. Specie, care sheets? and welcome!
Still would love to link with or get info from other ant keepers in phoenix too. Specie, care sheets? and welcome!
3 Brachymyrmex Patigonicus - founding (1 with cluster)
1 - pheidole sp. - founding
7 - Crematogaster Sp. - founding (2 with eggs)
7/27/19
1 - pheidole sp. - founding
7 - Crematogaster Sp. - founding (2 with eggs)
7/27/19
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Re: Phoenix Ant Meet up!
So that first little bit of rain storm was enough to trigger the nuptial flights? I have been looking since the rain and I havent seen a single queen. I know where a couple of mature harvester ant colonies are and I have been visiting everyday. I have even been looking for queen ant claustral chambers as a sign that i missed the flights. I live near Tempe.
I love all harvester ants
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Re: Phoenix Ant Meet up!
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Found this little beauty this morning, no clue on the identification though. Going to have to repost in the right forum for help identifying it.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B3Da3hXvlc4SS4oFwGFck2C281W7BQP9/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-03kfZrz_tpl_Rr91q9riWcWR8R0QpCY/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B3Da3hXvlc4SS4oFwGFck2C281W7BQP9/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-03kfZrz_tpl_Rr91q9riWcWR8R0QpCY/view?usp=drivesdk
I love all harvester ants
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Re: Phoenix Ant Meet up!
I believe we are about to have a nuptial flight soon, I believe that these are pogonomymrex, this picture was taken today
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-BNKHXR_8ffS3t2wzkpsXsbVa-RjztWJ/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-BNKHXR_8ffS3t2wzkpsXsbVa-RjztWJ/view?usp=drivesdk
I love all harvester ants
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Re: Phoenix Ant Meet up!
Pogonomymrex flew this evening...caught 7 and ran out of test tubes
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-DnyMcPA358yG4xgeIWGqME1CJdUDPN9/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-DnyMcPA358yG4xgeIWGqME1CJdUDPN9/view?usp=drivesdk
I love all harvester ants
Re: Phoenix Ant Meet up!
Just saying to the Arizona people im new to the forums and ant keeping hope to get to know u all
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Re: Phoenix Ant Meet up!
Caught some more pogos yesterday...different species though
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11_r_P9pBvAX5QFIXtDVYG5uzRPE81CJw/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11ZjpvtlgPB2TZtexgiKT0xutJ2c08_IY/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11_pjljVFXjuNV1e6n_InEimxg5Ai2eMO/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11_r_P9pBvAX5QFIXtDVYG5uzRPE81CJw/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11ZjpvtlgPB2TZtexgiKT0xutJ2c08_IY/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11_pjljVFXjuNV1e6n_InEimxg5Ai2eMO/view?usp=drivesdk
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