We THINK we finally caught our first queen ant. My daughter is so fascinated with antkeeping and we are both trying to learn everything. But I have zero knowledge and doubt everything I do when it comes to this! Please help. Is this ant even a queen?
Size: 12 mm-ish
When: June 26, 2023 around 8 pm
Where: near Fort Worth, TX
Appearance: see pic. Sorry, I'm no help!
Behaviour: She was so fast and hard to catch. Seems interested in the dry cotton in her tube more than anything. Docile and slow once in tube. The other evening I saw her cleaning her gaster. Haven't really seen her do it since.
Help my 8 year old because I can't
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Re: Help my 8 year old because I can't
I can't upload the pic. It says Sorry, the board attachment quota has been reached. I put it on my Instagram feed. Here is the link to pic: https://www.instagram.com/p/CuKE4_irTpG/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
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Re: Help my 8 year old because I can't
She is not a queen. Its one of those wingless wasps.
Can you share one more pic of it from the front just to be sure?
Can you share one more pic of it from the front just to be sure?
Ants I have-
camponotus compressus colony- the shadow warriors.
Pls just let me have a tetramorium colony
camponotus compressus colony- the shadow warriors.
Pls just let me have a tetramorium colony
Re: Help my 8 year old because I can't
Oh my goodness. My husband said that as a joke. here is a second pic. https://www.instagram.com/p/CuKKR-2LdyG/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
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Re: Help my 8 year old because I can't
Yeah she is definitely NOT a queen.
Better luck finding an actual queen. When you do, you can ask as many questions as you like and we'll all surely help you and your daughter create a big colony :D
Better luck finding an actual queen. When you do, you can ask as many questions as you like and we'll all surely help you and your daughter create a big colony :D
Ants I have-
camponotus compressus colony- the shadow warriors.
Pls just let me have a tetramorium colony
camponotus compressus colony- the shadow warriors.
Pls just let me have a tetramorium colony
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