When: <Found April 14, 3pm>
Where: <In a rural area. Appalachian mountain Virginia about 10 miles from Shenandoah river )>
Appearance: <Mostly black but has a slight amber color>
Behaviour: <She didnt like being in the test tube, and was eating away at the cotton. So I added an additional chamber to give her choices. With the additional chamber she ripped her wings off and laid two eggs, third the second day.>
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For whatever reason I kept finding what I suspected was Camponotus pennsylvanicus queens getting into my house. None of those seemed to have gone on their nuptial flight.
And one day I was out on my elevated deck watching some bees bounce off each other. And then I felt something slap against my chest and looked down and saw a queen ant. Since it was out flying I thought there was a chance she went on her nuptial flight. She didnt like being in the test tube, and was eating away at the cotton. So I added an additional chamber to give her choices. With the additional chamber she ripped her wings off and laid two eggs, third the second day.
I hope the one picture I added is enough to approximate ID. I dont want to pester her too much since I was unsuccessful last year establishing a colony. Last year my nuptial flight captures ended up eating all their eggs and then dying. (I think cause I was checking on their progress too frequently. This one is more amber than the jet black Camponotus pennsylvanicus I got last year.
