Oregon/Washington Ant Sightings Post Here!!!
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I caught a camponotus queen! caught her around 3pm today and I found her crawling around in my garage, but in my excitement and because she was in a high up and awkward place, I accidentally injured her a bit trying to catch her , but hopefully she will recover. She's ripped off her wings, so it looks like she's fertilized. Hope she makes it, she's my first queen I've ever caught!
- SamuelMamuel
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First queen ever, baby!! A gorgeous camponautus!!
Colonies:
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
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That's actually crazy that we got them on the same day. Mine was in a tarp. I noticed her wing scars and almost screamed with excitementJCassel94 wrote: ↑Mon May 22, 2017 5:18 pmI caught a camponotus queen! caught her around 3pm today and I found her crawling around in my garage, but in my excitement and because she was in a high up and awkward place, I accidentally injured her a bit trying to catch her , but hopefully she will recover. She's ripped off her wings, so it looks like she's fertilized. Hope she makes it, she's my first queen I've ever caught!
Colonies:
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
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Lol, sweet. I was pretty much the same when I noticed she was missing two of her wings. Going to go on a search around my neighborhood tomorrow to see if I can find a couple more now that I know for sure that camponotus is flying now.
- SamuelMamuel
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As soon as she was in a test tube setup, I was searching around my neighborhood. No luck though.
Colonies:
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
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Just a heads up that just because a queen tears her wings off does not mean she is fertile. It's not even a sign that she could possibly be fertile. It's a very big misunderstanding LOLJCassel94 wrote: ↑Mon May 22, 2017 5:18 pmI caught a camponotus queen! caught her around 3pm today and I found her crawling around in my garage, but in my excitement and because she was in a high up and awkward place, I accidentally injured her a bit trying to catch her , but hopefully she will recover. She's ripped off her wings, so it looks like she's fertilized. Hope she makes it, she's my first queen I've ever caught!
Keeping:
Camponotus subbarbatus
Formica pallidefulva x2
Formica subsericea x4
Lasius sp
Tetramorium immigrans x2
Dorymyrmex bureni
Founding:
Formica pallidefulva
Unknown sp x2
Camponotus subbarbatus
Formica pallidefulva x2
Formica subsericea x4
Lasius sp
Tetramorium immigrans x2
Dorymyrmex bureni
Founding:
Formica pallidefulva
Unknown sp x2
Re: Oregon/Washington Ant Sightings Post Here!!!
Ill chime in as well, caught a camponotus queen yesterday out here on north oregon coast. I'll bet that with more warm temps coming in the next few days we'll be seeing more nuptial flights.
- SamuelMamuel
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I would love to find something besides camponautus. I don't have the patience for thembrikhouse4 wrote: ↑Tue May 23, 2017 9:13 pmIll chime in as well, caught a camponotus queen yesterday out here on north oregon coast. I'll bet that with more warm temps coming in the next few days we'll be seeing more nuptial flights.
Colonies:
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
- SamuelMamuel
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Just caught two more Camponautus today. No more of them for me. Waiting for something else now
Colonies:
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
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Re: Oregon/Washington Ant Sightings Post Here!!!
I haven't managed to find any yet, not that I have a lot of time to look. I haven't spotted any dead alates though which bothers me. I know I have Camponotus in the area, as I see the occasional worker or major.
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