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Last nuptial flights
Days old:
<= 2
2 - 3
3 - 7
7 - 15
15 - 365
>= 365
Cataglyphis iberica (Nuptial flight)30820 Alcantarilla, Murcia, Spain
Atm. state:
Sunny
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27.00ºC - 80.60ºF
|
Humidity:
26%
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Wind:
Light
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Rain:
No
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Atm. pressure:
High
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Lunar cycle:
Full Moon
Notes: Some females and many very fast males run over the area. I can't photograph males. |
Tetramorium semilaeve (Nuptial flight)30837 Alcantarilla, Murcia, Spain
Atm. state:
Overcast
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22.00ºC - 71.60ºF
|
Humidity:
32%
|
Wind:
Light
|
Rain:
No
|
Atm. pressure:
Low
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Lunar cycle:
Waxing Gibbous Moon
Notes: significant but very localized flight of Pheidole pallidula and Tetramorium, after having a light storm in the afternoon |
Pheidole pallidula (Nuptial flight)30820 Alcantarilla, Murcia, Spain
Atm. state:
Overcast
|
23.00ºC - 73.40ºF
|
Humidity:
70%
|
Wind:
Light
|
Rain:
No
|
Atm. pressure:
Low
|
Lunar cycle:
Waxing Gibbous Moon
Notes: significant but very localized flight of Pheidole pallidula and Tetramorium, after having a light storm in the afternoon |
Cataglyphis iberica (Nuptial flight)30168 Alcantarilla, Murcia, Spain
Atm. state:
Sunny
|
24.00ºC - 75.20ºF
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Humidity:
45%
|
Wind:
Calm
|
Rain:
No
|
Atm. pressure:
Low
|
Lunar cycle:
Waxing Gibbous Moon
|
Cataglyphis iberica (Nuptial flight)30820 Alcantarilla, Murcia, Spain
Atm. state:
Sunny
|
28.00ºC - 82.40ºF
|
Humidity:
24%
|
Wind:
Light
|
Rain:
No
|
Atm. pressure:
Low
|
Lunar cycle:
Waxing Gibbous Moon
Notes: multitude of winged ants of cataglyphis iberica |
Pheidole pallidula (Nuptial flight)30820 Alcantarilla, Murcia, Spain
Atm. state:
Sunny
|
25.00ºC - 77.00ºF
|
Humidity:
16%
|
Wind:
Light air
|
Rain:
No
|
Atm. pressure:
Low
|
Lunar cycle:
First Quarter Moon
Notes: Third day of nuptial flights. Increased presence of pheidole pallidula. Wind has picked up just at dusk and seems to have impacted the intensity of the nuptial flight considerably. |
Tetramorium semilaeve (Nuptial flight)30820 Alcantarilla, Murcia, Spain
Atm. state:
Sunny
|
25.00ºC - 77.00ºF
|
Humidity:
16%
|
Wind:
Light air
|
Rain:
No
|
Atm. pressure:
Low
|
Lunar cycle:
First Quarter Moon
Notes: Third day of nuptial flights. Wind has picked up just at dusk and seems to have impacted the intensity of the nuptial flight considerably. |
Pheidole pallidula (Nuptial flight)30820 Alcantarilla, Murcia, Spain
Atm. state:
Overcast
|
22.00ºC - 71.60ºF
|
Humidity:
58%
|
Wind:
Light air
|
Rain:
No
|
Atm. pressure:
Low
|
Lunar cycle:
Waxing Crescent Moon
Notes: Small flight, perhaps due to excess wind, of pheidole pallidula and tetramorium semilaeve. Queens collected under the spotlights of a park bordering the countryside |
Tetramorium semilaeve (Nuptial flight)30820 Alcantarilla, Murcia, Spain
Atm. state:
Overcast
|
22.00ºC - 71.60ºF
|
Humidity:
58%
|
Wind:
Light air
|
Rain:
No
|
Atm. pressure:
Low
|
Lunar cycle:
Waxing Crescent Moon
Notes: Small flight, perhaps due to excess wind, of pheidole pallidula and tetramorium semilaeve. Queens collected under the spotlights of a park bordering the countryside |
Tetramorium forte (Nuptial flight)30820 Alcantarilla, Murcia, Spain
Atm. state:
Overcast
|
21.00ºC - 69.80ºF
|
Humidity:
62%
|
Wind:
Light air
|
Rain:
No
|
Atm. pressure:
High
|
Lunar cycle:
Waxing Crescent Moon
Notes: Several species of Tetramorium flying and landing under the spotlights in a park |