Could hypoponera be molygenous?

[AntsSA]

So I caught a third hypoponera eduardi queen yesterday, the other 2 I've had about 3 months now. Could I keep 2 in the same tube. (The new one and an old one together)

[Nathant]

The correct term is polygynous.

[AntsSA]

Sorry I woke up 15 minutes before typing that

[AntLove5Ever]

No, polygyny often does not work in captivity, especially if the queens have already started colonies. It may work if they were caught and belonged to the same colony prior to mating, but it is likely to end in one or two dead queens if you introduce them now. Usually the only ants you can reliably mix with little to no risk are argentine ants. That being said, IDK if they are polygynous.

[Jadeninja9]

No, polygyny often does not work in captivity, especially if the queens have already started colonies. It may work if they were caught and belonged to the same colony prior to mating, but it is likely to end in one or two dead queens if you introduce them now. Usually the only ants you can reliably mix with little to no risk are argentine ants. That being said, IDK if they are polygynous.

That's not true at all. You can definitely put queens together that are known to be polygynous and it works a good amount of the time.

[AntLove5Ever]

No, polygyny often does not work in captivity, especially if the queens have already started colonies. It may work if they were caught and belonged to the same colony prior to mating, but it is likely to end in one or two dead queens if you introduce them now. Usually the only ants you can reliably mix with little to no risk are argentine ants. That being said, IDK if they are polygynous.

That's not true at all. You can definitely put queens together that are known to be polygynous and it works a good amount of the time.

Um, no. It is quite dangerous and will often end up in the ant you introduce dying. Usually they have to be together before they found a colony if it will work, and any basic tutorial on raising queens will tell you mixing them is not a good idea.

[123LordOfAnts123]

No, polygyny often does not work in captivity, especially if the queens have already started colonies. It may work if they were caught and belonged to the same colony prior to mating, but it is likely to end in one or two dead queens if you introduce them now. Usually the only ants you can reliably mix with little to no risk are argentine ants. That being said, IDK if they are polygynous.

That's not true at all. You can definitely put queens together that are known to be polygynous and it works a good amount of the time.

Um, no. It is quite dangerous and will often end up in the ant you introduce dying. Usually they have to be together before they found a colony if it will work, and any basic tutorial on raising queens will tell you mixing them is not a good idea.

Truly polygynous ants will often adopt new queens, and separate colonies may merge.

[AntLove5Ever]

That's not true at all. You can definitely put queens together that are known to be polygynous and it works a good amount of the time.

Um, no. It is quite dangerous and will often end up in the ant you introduce dying. Usually they have to be together before they found a colony if it will work, and any basic tutorial on raising queens will tell you mixing them is not a good idea.

Truly polygynous ants will often adopt new queens, and separate colonies may merge.

There are very few species that you introduce two colonies and they just mix. This will more likely than not lead to a war. This is due to different colony scents. Mixing the two hypoponera will almost certainly lead to a sting off between the two queens, especially if one already has brood.