Kodiak Pinel - Research Blog
Kodiak Pinel - Research Blog
Hi, I’m Kodiak. (Yes, like the bear.) I’m a 19 year old, aspiring independent researcher of myrmecology, reclaiming my education despite my physical disabilities having forced me to drop out of high school. This blog will be my sounding board for research and ideas - feel free to come along for the ride.
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  • Unidentified Myrmica sp. Queens - Rule of three?

    September 10, 2024 8:32pm

    Yesterday evening, around 6:30 PM, I was out in the yard and found three Myrmica sp. queens under a single rock. I hadn’t actually planned on searching for any more queens that day, I’d been studying and just had a weird feeling that there might be a queen somewhere in the yard. It wasn’t something … read more

  • Finding my first queen ant - Formica subsericea

    September 9, 2024 3:01am

    On August 30, 2024, at around 10:00 AM, I finally found my first queen ant, a Formica subsericea. She was tucked away in her founding chamber beneath a sedimentary rock in my backyard - an area I’ve admittedly let run a little wild, which turns out to be ideal for all sorts of critters. The weather … read more