The other wednesday I capture a Queen ant, I put it in a little test tube setup. She didn't like it so as my last option, I took a cup, then put some dirt and got the queen there. She liked, an hour later she broke her wings off and start making her claustral chamber.Then this Sunday, I made a T-shape nest filled with dirt, Then I was excavating the cup with a lot of care, but then, I watched horrofied... The queen was dead!; Her gaster was deflated.
Do anyone know what happend to her?
I capture an Ant queen but she died
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Re: I capture an Ant queen but she died
Was the dirt too dry or too wet? And what species was she?
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Re: I capture an Ant queen but she died
Well first of all after a queen or a big worker have been dead for a litle while (like about 5 days) their gaster naturally deflates. And because of this she probably died a couple days after you put her in, witch would most likely mean she died because she was infertile. Better luck next time.
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-Black Hearts(crematogaster cerasi)
In search of new camponotus colony
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Re: I capture an Ant queen but she died
Thanks man! For the time I get my queen I´ll be able to see her in the T-shaped ant nest. And a lot of thanks for the new information to be aware of my future queens!AM1C39 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 14, 2021 7:48 amWell first of all after a queen or a big worker have been dead for a litle while (like about 5 days) their gaster naturally deflates. And because of this she probably died a couple days after you put her in, witch would most likely mean she died because she was infertile. Better luck next time.
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