Back in Arizona's MOST Biodiverse Mountains! (Chiricahua Mountains)

[@ArthropodAntics]

Finally another Arizona video! Sorry my upload schedule kinda fell off a cliff, I went on a 6 day road trip and didn't have time to edit/upload, but I'm back with a video from that trip! I still have 3 more Costa Rica videos and a second video from this trip to upload, so expect more exciting videos coming very soon!

[@samrockwallgunship]

always a banger vid like always, lets goooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!🟥⬜🟦

[@flashketchum368]

Welcome back! I'm in a somewhat similar desert environment in Southern New Mexico. I was wondering if you had any advice on finding some myrmecocystus out here!

[@jonathanmulligan1172]

Out on Long Island it’s been Florida humid. Caught 2 parasitic lasius, tapinoma, and Temnothorax and one queen looks like it’s Temnothorax duloticus.

[@bugscave]

Amount of ants you are killing with stones is crazy

[@ArthropodAntics]

Worker ants are meant to be expendable. I never kill queens, and always make sure they safely return to the nest before putting rocks back. It is unavoidable to not kill a few workers when flipping rocks, but that's just how it goes when you're trying to find ants.

[@nathanhunt6833]

any tips for finding Scolopendra heros in those mountains? Coming out in august and it’s my dream find

[@ArthropodAntics]

flip lots of big rocks after a rain and hope for the best!

[@nathanhunt6833]

@@ArthropodAntics thank you so much!

[@Antsant]

POGGERS

[@Carebaraa]

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