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--Apple-Mail-16-1056027496 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Begin forwarded message: > From: "Jim (James W.) Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Date: June 10, 2014 1:35:49 AM ADT > To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca> > Cc: Chris Majka <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca>, nancy dowd > <nancypdowd@gmail.com> > Subject: [ValleyNature] re big flying ants early this year > > I know very little about our ant diversity. However, I have > occasionally observed that some swarming or releases of big flying > ants are accompanied by releases also of lots and lots of much > smaller flying ants. I have assumed in the past that I was seeing > tiny males vs. large females at the same time?? And accompanying > these releases were oodles of unwinged and very excited-looking > ants, presumably all of the same species. Has anyone else had > similar experiences? And were my assumptions correct? Does anyone > know how many kinds of ants we have in Nova Scotia? > > Another impression I have had from my yard in Wolfville and other > places is that some kinds of ants have roughly monthly releases of > winged reproductives during our summer? Any truth to this?? > Thanks for any feedback, including calling me a windbag! > > Finally, I enjoy watching flocks of birds in the sky foraging on > newly released swarms of winged ants -- e.g. starlings, herring and > ring-billed gulls, and what else? > > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Nancy P Dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> >> Date: June 9, 2014 7:28:49 PM ADT >> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> Subject: [NatureNS] Flying Ants early this year >> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> >> The big Flying Ants (I do not know what species but others might) >> are erupting this evening here at L Torment, E Dalhousie, Kings >> Co. They do not usually overlap with the Blackflies and are at >> least 2-3 weeks ahead of schedule at this location. >> >> Date, temp, moon phase or ?- What cue do they use to begin >> swarming? After a day or two I will not see them again until next >> year. >> >> Nancy >> >> Sent from my iPhone > > _______________________________________________ > Nature mailing list > Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca > http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/ > nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca --Apple-Mail-16-1056027496 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> <br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">"Jim (James W.) Wolford" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></fon= t></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">June 10, 2014 1:35:49 AM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Nature BNS <<a = href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a>></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Cc: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Chris Majka <<a = href=3D"mailto:c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca">c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca</a>>, = nancy dowd <<a = href=3D"mailto:nancypdowd@gmail.com">nancypdowd@gmail.com</a>></font></= div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[ValleyNature] re big flying ants = early this year</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div> I know very little about our ant diversity. = However, I have occasionally observed that some swarming or = releases of big flying ants are accompanied by releases also of lots and = lots of much smaller flying ants. I have assumed in the past that = I was seeing tiny males vs. large females at the same time?? And = accompanying these releases were oodles of unwinged and very = excited-looking ants, presumably all of the same species. Has = anyone else had similar experiences? And were my assumptions = correct? Does anyone know how many kinds of ants we have in Nova = Scotia?<div><br></div><div>Another impression I have had from my yard in = Wolfville and other places is that some kinds of ants have roughly = monthly releases of winged reproductives during our summer? Any = truth to this?? Thanks for any feedback, including calling me a = windbag!</div><div><br></div><div>Finally, I enjoy watching flocks of = birds in the sky foraging on newly released swarms of winged ants -- = e.g. starlings, herring and ring-billed gulls, and what = else?<br><div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Nancy P Dowd <<a = href=3D"mailto:nancypdowd@gmail.com">nancypdowd@gmail.com</a>></font></= div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">June 9, 2014 7:28:49 PM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] Flying Ants early this = year</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">The big Flying Ants (I do not know what species but = others might) are erupting this evening here at L Torment, E Dalhousie, = Kings Co. They do not usually overlap with the Blackflies and are at = least 2-3 weeks ahead of schedule at this location.<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Date, = temp, moon phase or ?- What cue do they use to begin swarming? After a = day or two I will not see them again until next year.<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">Nancy</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Sent from my iPhone</div> = </blockquote></div><br></div></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">_______________________________________________</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Nature mailing list</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"mailto:Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">Nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnatu= ralists.ca">http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidon= naturalists.ca</a></div> </blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-16-1056027496--
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