Post by Blem12 on Sept 3, 2011 16:21:30 GMT
Yesterday, I was able to obtain several queens of Myrmica rubra/ruginodis and Temnothorax nylanderi.
The Myrmica rubra/ruginodis were flying amongst the grass whilst the Temnothorax nylanderi were flying off in a small wood-like area.
The Myrmica rubra/ruginodis were very easy to obtain as they could be easily seen due to their red colour standing out of the green colour of the grass. However, finding the Temnothorax nylanderi queens was a different story as I took about, 1 hour to find several queens.
They were nearly impossible to spot as the queens were very small and most of them were hiding amongst the leaf litter.
I tried to take a video of them flying off but since my camera is not very good, I could not capture the queens getting out and climbing up a small, rotting wood ready to set off which was quite a shame as it was very interesting to watch.
If you are interested in the location and time the flights occurred you can view the details here:
queenant.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=mating&action=display&thread=5110
Blem12.
The Myrmica rubra/ruginodis were flying amongst the grass whilst the Temnothorax nylanderi were flying off in a small wood-like area.
The Myrmica rubra/ruginodis were very easy to obtain as they could be easily seen due to their red colour standing out of the green colour of the grass. However, finding the Temnothorax nylanderi queens was a different story as I took about, 1 hour to find several queens.
They were nearly impossible to spot as the queens were very small and most of them were hiding amongst the leaf litter.
I tried to take a video of them flying off but since my camera is not very good, I could not capture the queens getting out and climbing up a small, rotting wood ready to set off which was quite a shame as it was very interesting to watch.
If you are interested in the location and time the flights occurred you can view the details here:
queenant.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=mating&action=display&thread=5110
Blem12.
