lordofants's Identifications
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Titan Big-headed Ant (Pheidole titanis)Observer
froggy143Description
From the looks of it, this species flies the morning after a large rain at sunrise. Cool to see.
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Lamia-group Big-headed Ants (Complex Pheidole lamia)Observer
threeagoutdoorsDescription
lamia-group
Is this head view good enough to tell lamia and pelor apart?
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Atkinson's Acrobat Ant (Crematogaster parapilosa)Observer
joemdoDescription
Steve noticed that they seem to have converted a bird nest into an ant nest!
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Odorous House Ant (Tapinoma sessile)Observer
joemdoDescription
Seen at first sheet described below
Set up three sheets in different habitats at Lake Wales Ridge WEA: Royce Unit
1: Edge of the Scrub habitat, lit by bioquip blacklight from 21:03-00:40
Winds were pretty strong, maybe as high as 10 knots making for difficult photography. It eventually calmed down later in the night.
All observations from this sheet: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?d1=2022-03-22&d2=2022-03-23&nelat=27.369384610833777&nelng=-81.34855980005382&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&project_id=blacklighting-florida&swlat=27.368074521971483&swlng=-81.35366404380916&user_id=joemdo
2: Seepage Slope/Pine Flatwoods mix, lit by 1 DJ blacklight from 20:30-00:22
Much more sheltered from the wind here
All observations from this sheet: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?d1=2022-03-22&d2=2022-03-23&nelat=27.37066314630213&nelng=-81.34384424767737&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&project_id=blacklighting-florida&swlat=27.369353072573578&swlng=-81.34894849143271&user_id=joemdo
3: Pasture/Wet Flatwoods mix, lit by 2 DJ blacklights and bioquip blacklight
I set this sheet up one DJ blacklight at around 20:15 but when I came back from the other sheets the light had obviously been off for a while. I put both DJ blacklights and the bioquip light on this sheet to end the night. Thankfully the winds had calmed down by the time I set this sheet up. Lit from 01:25-03:54
All observaitons from this sheet: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?d1=2022-03-22&d2=2022-03-23&nelat=27.372097270630036&nelng=-81.33742751683972&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&project_id=blacklighting-florida&swlat=27.371442244192355&swlng=-81.3399796387174&user_id=joemdo
All blacklighting observations from this area tonight: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?d1=2022-03-22&d2=2022-03-23&nelat=27.517532261856243&nelng=-80.61622862586194&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&project_id=blacklighting-florida&swlat=27.182092945885913&swlng=-81.92291502722912&user_id=joemdo
Here's a video showing the DJ blacklights in action at the Pinecrest campground (Big Cypress) from Summer 2019: https://youtu.be/tavmTa7WoPk
Info about the cheapy DJ blacklights used on the second and third sheet, great for getting started with blacklighting: https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/damontighe/11836-diy-moth-light
Blacklighting project for Florida on iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/blacklighting-florida
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Yellow-chested Pyramid Ant (Dorymyrmex flavopectus)Observer
joemdoDescription
Solo bioblitz of Lake Wales Ridge WEA: Lake Placid Unit
FWC map of this area: https://myfwc.com/media/26535/lwr-lakeplacid-trailguide.pdf
All my observations from this area today: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=27.227406714700034&nelng=-81.32982203502773&on=2022-03-22&place_id=any&subview=map&swlat=27.20641661493838&swlng=-81.40406557532127&user_id=joemdo&verifiable=any
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Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta)Observer
susan_kielbDescription
Ant latched onto Bronze blister Beetle (Lotta polita) antenna.
Beetle observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108116338
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Caribbean Banded Carpenter Ant (Camponotus zonatus)Observer
enzojournetnovoselic
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Caribbean Banded Carpenter Ant (Camponotus zonatus)Observer
joemdoDescription
Did some blacklighting at A.D. Barnes park. I set up two different lights, this one was a DJ blacklight available cheap on amazon...read more here: https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/damontighe/11836-diy-moth-light
Location is fairly accurate, sheet set up near some cabbage palmettos along a trail
The other light I used was a bioquip light, set up on a wall (needed an outlet)
Other observations from about an hour and a half of blacklighting:https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=25.742214400706917&nelng=-80.30283221218588&on=2021-06-03&place_id=any&subview=map&swlat=25.736899039469648&swlng=-80.31483897153839&user_id=joemdo
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Ants (Family Formicidae)Observer
yousef_d_9Description
This organism is an insect that falls under the protostome category. It bears the scientific name Atta texana, and can be found in many states in the south, but mainly originating in Texas. The size of this organism can vary from 0.5 cm to 1 cm. The color is typically between brown-red, or a copper color. The shape is very small and mostly symmetric. It is in the domain Eukaryota and Phylum Arthropoda. These ants are very common and have traveled to these states. They can be very harmful to some landcsape plants.
Ref: https://citybugs.tamu.edu/factsheets/landscape/ants/ent-1002/
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Caribbean Banded Carpenter Ant (Camponotus zonatus)Observer
enzojournetnovoselic
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Myrmicine Ants (Subfamily Myrmicinae)Observer
gleason_z_20Description
Visual Description: This organism is known as a Myrmicine Ant. The size of the ant observed was about 2 millimeters in size. The ant has three parts: the head, thorax, and appendages. They have short triangular jaws and small eyes. The front end of the ant was a reddish color compared to the opposite end of the ant, which was a deeper red/black color. These ants have 12-segmented antennae.
Defining Characteristics: This organism is known as a protostome which is an organism whose mouth develops from a primary embryonic opening. Myrmicine Ants are a part of the animal kingdom and the Arthropod phylum. These ants have nesting habits that are permanent in soil, or under/within wood. These ants process a stinger t the back of the thorax, this is used as a defensive mechanism.
Habitat: This Myrmicine Ant was found while walking across a sidewalk around the USF Tampa Campus. Myrminine Ants species are native to Europe and have origins from all over the world. They are commonly found in suburban environments and moist environments. This specific ant was found in a suburban area.
Reference:
https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_ants/Myrmicinae.htm
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Pallidefulva-group Field Ants (Complex Formica pallidefulva)Observer
samueljostein
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Caribbean Banded Carpenter Ant (Camponotus zonatus)Observer
joemdoDescription
Did some blacklighting at A.D. Barnes park. I set up two different lights, this one was a DJ blacklight available cheap on amazon...read more here: https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/damontighe/11836-diy-moth-light
Location is fairly accurate, sheet set up near some cabbage palmettos along a trail
The other light I used was a bioquip light, set up on a wall (needed an outlet)
Other observations from about an hour and a half of blacklighting:https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=25.742214400706917&nelng=-80.30283221218588&on=2021-06-03&place_id=any&subview=map&swlat=25.736899039469648&swlng=-80.31483897153839&user_id=joemdo
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Six-spotted Carpenter Ant (Camponotus sexguttatus)Observer
joemdoDescription
Did some blacklighting at A.D. Barnes park. I set up two different lights, this one was a DJ blacklight available cheap on amazon...read more here: https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/damontighe/11836-diy-moth-light
Location is fairly accurate, sheet set up near some cabbage palmettos along a trail
The other light I used was a bioquip light, set up on a wall (needed an outlet)
Other observations from about an hour and a half of blacklighting:https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=25.742214400706917&nelng=-80.30283221218588&on=2021-06-03&place_id=any&subview=map&swlat=25.736899039469648&swlng=-80.31483897153839&user_id=joemdo
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