JimmyVe: (12. Jul 2007 18:48)

By fluon you mean PTFE ? I use PTFE in the farm where i keep my Pheidole pallidula and this is escape proof (i use a lid to) the PTFE is about 4 centimeters wide. Make sure the corners of you farm are silicone free otherwise they will escape this way, the PTFE will not work on the silicone.

Arcais: (12. Jul 2007 18:58)

Their appears to be camponotus right down the freeway from me.
http://www.antweb.org/description.do?rank=species&genus=camponotus&name=&project=

At least I know where to go now. I went on a 3 hour hike in the near by mountains yesterday, and didn't see one single ant.

Thanks for all the help

Reacker: (14. Jul 2007 00:08)

Just go outside in the morning and look on the ground. The farther out from the city you can get, the better.

I found 4 Pogonomyrmex occidentalis queens just this wednesday while I was outside doing things at my work.

JimmyVe: (15. Jul 2007 11:56)

Very nice Reacker. ;)

Reacker: (17. Jul 2007 23:23)

Thanks,

It just rained big time here, so I'm about to go out into the desert and see what I can find.

redant408: (18. Jul 2007 03:23)

Hi, my name Gerry been lurking in the forum for about a month and finally signed up . I'm in San Jose California and have three Tetramorium caespitum colonys right now. Use to have a Black harvester ants colony but they all died. Any one around here from the bayarea?

nepenthes_ak: (18. Jul 2007 05:46)

In the US it is Tetramorium E complex cause their used to be a know 2 species but genetic research shows that their are 7 species of Tetramorium.

Arcais: (18. Jul 2007 17:36)

Hey Redant,

I'm up in San Carlos. Where do you go antting around here? I was up off 280 near edgewood road and didnt see a thing.

I think in the hills above Stanford might be a good spot.

redant408: (19. Jul 2007 02:57)

Hey Arcais

I go antting in the santa theresa hills, I saw some big head ants not sure if they are Pheidole californica. There also Black harvester there too.

Arcais: (19. Jul 2007 06:20)

Have there already been nuptial flights out there?