I just got lucky I guess. They are quite easy to spot from far away because they're so big.RainbowScience wrote: ↑Thu May 25, 2017 10:03 pmI 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.
Oregon/Washington Ant Sightings Post Here!!!
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Colonies:
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
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I am starting to think they are not camponautus. They are large and black. About 1.75 cm long.
Colonies:
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
Re: Oregon/Washington Ant Sightings Post Here!!!
I'm not sure what else they would be if they aren't a camponotus species. I'm far from being an expert, but a black queen ant that big sounds exactly like our carpenter ants. I'm up to 4 right now, which is the max amount of them that I plan on taking, and so far 2 have laid eggs, but that was a few days ago and I'm gonna try my best to only check them once a week. Can't wait until formica pacifica starts flying since that's what I really want, the camponotus are pretty much just my backups
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What is flying in the West right now? I really don't want to keep camponautus. I don't have the patience.
Colonies:
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
Re: Oregon/Washington Ant Sightings Post Here!!!
Further south there's harvesters flying.
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What about on the Oregon coast?
Colonies:
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
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Re: Oregon/Washington Ant Sightings Post Here!!!
Tetramorium are flying. Got two so far
Colonies:
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
Re: Oregon/Washington Ant Sightings Post Here!!!
Sweet, need to start looking for them. What time if day did you find them at?
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First was about 6:30 AM and the other was in the middle of the day
Colonies:
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
Re: Oregon/Washington Ant Sightings Post Here!!!
Still haven't found a tetramorium, but found like 6 or 7 more camponotus queens at my work yesterday, so I'm loaded up on those. Didn't expect them to still be flying this late, though.
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