massachusetts nuptial flight
Hi guys I've been browsing the community for the past couple of years and just decided to join. The community has helped me keep ants and I have currently have 2 colonies and with the ants I got...
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I'd be down for a Massachusetts "ant-together". Only thing I've seen fly are the Prenolepis imparis. I took a walk in the fells the other day and saw lots of ant activity. Lots of oak trees there too...
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There's a surprising number of Bay Staters here. My Prenolepis began flying last Saturday and continued for about 3 days. Most of the ant species in my yard were unusually inactive for this time of...
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Well I'm from south of Boston, town called North Attleboro. So if other people want to get together let's use this to plan something!
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I doubt we would be able to do our own meetup, however if we ever do I'd suggest it be at the Mass reptile expo.
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So I still have not seen anything fly yet this season. Figured I'd just keep this thread alive, hopefully we will see some action soon.
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Need help with an ID. I don't think it's a tetramorium caespitum which is why I wanted an ID. Thanks in advance. Found her in my backyard crawling around a bird bath. She is 1.5cm long.
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I still have not seen any real mating activity in Mass yet. Has anyone seen anything yet? This cold weather has been horrible for anting so far this season!
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The ant in the above picture reminds me of Lasius umbratus.
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So the forecast for Saturday calls for scattered T-Storms with a high of 75 and then Sunday it is going to be mostly sunny with a high of 75 as well. Sounds like perfect nuptial flight conditions this...
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The colonies in my yard I have been keeping track of only have eggs and don't have larva. Only time will tell though.
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Camponotus are most certainly flying NOW in the Newton Massachusetts area!!! On my walk home from work I found at least 6 or 7 queens walking right on the pavement. I even caught one just as she was...
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Thanks zkub. That should mean they will be flying soon in my area too =). Always wanted a Camponotus queen <3.
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That's great more local ant keepers to Rhode Island. Looking forward to hearing more reports on the ant species in Mass. Antdude - I hope this makes more sense this time.
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Generalant32 wrote:That's great more local anters to Rhode Island. Looking forward to hearing more reports on the ant species in Mass. Proofread please.
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zkub that is cool, congrats to you! I hope that isn't the only day for their flights, I've been waiting for them to fly.
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MassAnts wrote:zkub that is cool, congrats to you! I hope that isn't the only day for their flights, I've been waiting for them to fly.Commas shouldn't be used to make multiple sentences.
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I saw tons of Camponotus pennsylvanicus males yesterday, but oddly no females. The location is Boston and the surrounding area.
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So, I didn't see the flights happen but tetramorium caespitum have had their flights. The alates have been found in pools and on my car.
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I know I have gone off the grid over the past year and I have unfortunately lost my first colony (a bunch of novice mistakes). However I am now back in the game and want to get this thread going...
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