Weird occurence

[Meyaart]

I was ant hunting out side but I found a camponotus queen on the side walk but she was dead. What does this mean I was very confused.

[AntOblivion]

It could have been a male because they die right after mating, or if it was a queen it could have died from anything

[Meyaart]

It was definitely a queen with wing scars. I think she dried out or something.

[Martialis]

How about a child stepping on the "scary big fire ant"?

[Jadeninja9]

How about a child stepping on the "scary big fire ant"?

lol
R.I.P. Scary big fire ant

[Meyaart]

Wasn't shushed or anything

[Meyaart]

Shmushed*, it was like curled and dried up.

[idahoantgirl]

Yeah, queens die a lot. only a certain percent actually get through the founding stage. It could have been the sun, or really anything.

[chromie]

You want the dead queen identified?

[Saeyoung]

I found a 'dead' Camponotus Queen curled up on the side walk two days ago. I picked her up because she wasn't squished or anything and I gave her a few days in a test tube set up and she came back to life. She's fine right now and has three eggs. I've heard that Queens were durable but wow, lol.