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input needed
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 9:50 pm
by RaveLuth
Hi AC fam... so i got my first queen, a nice big black carpenter ant. I put her in a nice dark drawer. Just peeked in on her tonight and she still has her wings attached and is just pulling the cotton apart but has not escaped..... Thoughts? not mated? i know she needs time, and may even hybernate before making eggs but she seems bound and determined to get out.
http://forum.AntsCanada.com/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=4947
Re: input needed
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 10:49 pm
by idahoantgirl
RaveLuth wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 9:50 pm
Hi AC fam... so i got my first queen, a nice big black carpenter ant. I put her in a nice dark drawer. Just peeked in on her tonight and she still has her wings attached and is just pulling the cotton apart but has not escaped..... Thoughts? not mated? i know she needs time, and may even hybernate before making eggs but she seems bound and determined to get out.
http://forum.AntsCanada.com/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=4947
They all do this. She is probably a little stressed, so leave her alone for a week (no checking). she might also just be trying to make it more comfortable.