Nuptial Flight: Washington County, Maryland, USA, 12 Sept 2018, Please help ID

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nFectid
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Nuptial Flight: Washington County, Maryland, USA, 12 Sept 2018, Please help ID

Post: # 50228Post nFectid
Thu Sep 13, 2018 8:49 pm

Hello, these girls are pretty small.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B93W_eqhRLUJZEdvNldNQW5KdUhrekJET0VyRUdRUlR2R2dJ

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B93W_eqhRLUJdUZRMl9CSmQwdUpYLW5PVVdQTGRDS2ZSOEpz

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B93W_eqhRLUJeTMxQjhnM0QyZ0xyTlBKVW9IQTVHQ1JsbDl3

Flight took place near sunset and most were landing on my car (730pm). I went back and checked around 930pm and most were dead, males most likely. I walked around and turned over a few leaves and found these two. I test tubed them, maybe lucky...
... Really need to get a better macro camera.

nFectid
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Re: Nuptial Flight: Washington County, Maryland, USA, 12 Sept 2018, Please help ID

Post: # 50350Post nFectid
Fri Sep 14, 2018 9:40 pm

All dead. Better luck next year.

AntnoobSG
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Re: Nuptial Flight: Washington County, Maryland, USA, 12 Sept 2018, Please help ID

Post: # 50355Post AntnoobSG
Sat Sep 15, 2018 1:24 am

Because they are males
Keeper of :
Camponotus albosparsus x2 :o
Camponotus Irritans ;)
Hoping for pheidole colony :D

nFectid
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Re: Nuptial Flight: Washington County, Maryland, USA, 12 Sept 2018, Please help ID

Post: # 51254Post nFectid
Sat Sep 22, 2018 7:19 pm

yup. Strange that they lasted that long and the others were all dead a while... guess they did not get lucky. twice.

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