. Her length is 6mm. 
Maybe she was semi-claustral and since I wasn't feeding her that's why she died. Who knows?
Dead Queen Ant Identification
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Jadeninja9
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Dead Queen Ant Identification
This queen was caught March 4, 2017, in the Bay Area of California. I had to leave it for three weeks, and when I got back today to check on it, it had died, and so had the other queen I caught the next morning. It sucks because they were my first queens too. I'll only show one of the queens since I accidentally decapitated the other one (while it was dead) . Her length is 6mm.
Maybe she was semi-claustral and since I wasn't feeding her that's why she died. Who knows?
. Her length is 6mm. Maybe she was semi-claustral and since I wasn't feeding her that's why she died. Who knows?
Keeper of:
1x Camponotus Hyatti
1x Lasius alienus colonies
1x Tetramorium immigrans
1x Camponotus Hyatti
1x Lasius alienus colonies
1x Tetramorium immigrans
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idahoantgirl
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Re: Dead Queen Ant Identification
So, this is not an ant. It looks like some sort of fly. Definitely not an ant. That is why she died. Better luck next time!Jadeninja9 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 31, 2017 8:13 pmThis queen was caught March 4, 2017, in the Bay Area of California. I had to leave it for three weeks, and when I got back today to check on it, it had died, and so had the other queen I caught the next morning. It sucks because they were my first queens too. I'll only show one of the queens since I accidentally decapitated the other one (while it was dead)
Maybe she was semi-claustral and that's why she died. Who knows?
Proverbs 6:6-8
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
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Jadeninja9
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Re: Dead Queen Ant Identification
LOLidahoantgirl wrote: ↑Fri Mar 31, 2017 8:16 pmSo, this is not an ant. It looks like some sort of fly. Definitely not an ant. That is why she died. Better luck next time!Jadeninja9 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 31, 2017 8:13 pmThis queen was caught March 4, 2017, in the Bay Area of California. I had to leave it for three weeks, and when I got back today to check on it, it had died, and so had the other queen I caught the next morning. It sucks because they were my first queens too. I'll only show one of the queens since I accidentally decapitated the other one (while it was dead)
Maybe she was semi-claustral and that's why she died. Who knows?
Keeper of:
1x Camponotus Hyatti
1x Lasius alienus colonies
1x Tetramorium immigrans
1x Camponotus Hyatti
1x Lasius alienus colonies
1x Tetramorium immigrans
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Cale3459
Re: Dead Queen Ant Identification
This actually looks like a Ceratina sp. bee to me. The eyes and the antenna are a bit of a giveaway. I'm not an expert though and I'm sure someone like Batspiderfish will pop in at some point. His knowledge is impressive.
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Jadeninja9
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Re: Dead Queen Ant Identification
Yeah it does huh
Keeper of:
1x Camponotus Hyatti
1x Lasius alienus colonies
1x Tetramorium immigrans
1x Camponotus Hyatti
1x Lasius alienus colonies
1x Tetramorium immigrans
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