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Last nuptial flights
Days old:
<= 2
2 - 3
3 - 7
7 - 15
15 - 365
>= 365
Formica obscuripes (Nuptial flight)Minot, ND 58703, USA
Atm. state:
Sunny
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25ºC - 77ºF
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Humidity:
Not set
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Wind:
Gentle
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Rain:
No
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Atm. pressure:
Not set
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Lunar cycle:
Waxing Crescent Moon
Notes: Solo dealate of Formica obscuripes. Unverifiable due to lack of pictures. |
Formica obscuripes (Nuptial flight)Minot, ND 58703, USA
Atm. state:
Sunny
|
25ºC - 77ºF
|
Humidity:
Not set
|
Wind:
Gentle
|
Rain:
No
|
Atm. pressure:
Not set
|
Lunar cycle:
Waxing Crescent Moon
Notes: Solo dealate of Formica obscuripes. Unverifiable due to lack of pictures. |
Lasius claviger (Nuptial flight)Minot, ND 58703, USA
Atm. state:
Mostly clear
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Not set
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Humidity:
48%
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Wind:
Light
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Rain:
No
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Atm. pressure:
Not set
|
Lunar cycle:
First Quarter Moon
Notes: Lasius claviger queen and Lasius brevicornis queens caught flying. Non verificable due to lack of pictures. |
Lasius brevicornis (Nuptial flight)Minot, ND 58703, USA
Atm. state:
Sunny
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26ºC - 78.8ºF
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Humidity:
Not set
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Wind:
Light
|
Rain:
No
|
Atm. pressure:
Not set
|
Lunar cycle:
First Quarter Moon
Non verificable due to lack of pictures. |
Ponera sp. (Winged queen)Minot, ND 58703, USA
Atm. state:
Sunny
|
27ºC - 80.6ºF
|
Humidity:
43%
|
Wind:
Light air
|
Rain:
No
|
Atm. pressure:
Not set
|
Lunar cycle:
First Quarter Moon
Notes: Winged Ponera Pennsylvanicus out foraging. Non verificable due to lack of pictures. |
Leptothorax sp. (Nuptial flight)Minot, ND 58701, USA
Atm. state:
Sunny
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27ºC - 80.6ºF
|
Humidity:
47%
|
Wind:
Light air
|
Rain:
No
|
Atm. pressure:
Not set
|
Lunar cycle:
Waxing Crescent Moon
Notes: Either Leptothorax or Myrmica sp. Non verificable due to lack of pictures. |
Solenopsis molesta (Nuptial flight)Minot, ND 58703, USA
Atm. state:
Mostly clear
|
29ºC - 84.2ºF
|
Humidity:
35%
|
Wind:
Light air
|
Rain:
No
|
Atm. pressure:
Not set
|
Lunar cycle:
Waning Gibbous Moon
Notes: Found a super massive colony over the span of a field that all had nuptial flights together. Hundreds of alates were trying to flying, probably more than several thousand took off today.I went back and set up a black light at the same park until 10pm and caught 15 S. molesta queens, 23 S. molesta males, and 1 Temnothorax queen. Non verificable due to lack of pictures. |
Formica podzolica (Nuptial flight)Minot, ND 58701, United States
Atm. state:
Cloudy
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24ºC - 75.2ºF
|
Humidity:
40%
|
Wind:
Light
|
Rain:
No
|
Atm. pressure:
Not set
|
Lunar cycle:
Last Quarter Moon
Non verificable due to lack of pictures. |
Camponotus pennsylvanicus (Nuptial flight)Minot, ND 58703, USA
Atm. state:
Cloudy
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22ºC - 71.6ºF
|
Humidity:
Not set
|
Wind:
Light
|
Rain:
No
|
Atm. pressure:
Not set
|
Lunar cycle:
Last Quarter Moon
Notes: Found 2x Camponotus pennsylvanicus queens climbing on trees. They most likely flew the night prior at dusk. Non verificable due to lack of pictures. |
Camponotus pennsylvanicus (Nuptial flight)Minot, ND 58703, USA
Atm. state:
Cloudy
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19ºC - 66.2ºF
|
Humidity:
Not set
|
Wind:
Light air
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Rain:
No
|
Atm. pressure:
Not set
|
Lunar cycle:
Last Quarter Moon
Notes: Alates found getting into my friend's house. The queen's gastor was full and gutloaded from the parent colony, reason why I think a flight occurred that evening. Non verificable due to lack of pictures. |