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nothing is wrong. also i don't think she likes getting roused like that

ok so try moving them to a new test tube. they might not be comfortable were they are now so that might be the reason.

i did see some dead lasius queens in spider webs though they are not parasites.

this has been done before but it is rare and hard to do.

um can't find pictures...

well it's an ant. it's hard to tell if she/he is a male or a queen. i'm leaning on the queen side. Myrmicinae family of course but can recognize species.

it could be your checking on her too much just leave her alone in a dark place for a week and then check.

really carpenter ants are one of my favorite because you do nothing at this stage. don't feed her don't disturb her. really just shove them in a drawer and look at them once a week to make sure everything is fine. you should have workers in about 1 month.

no most likely its just that a type of fly is really annoying. in all my 1 year of ant keeping i have only had one queen die of a parasite that i know of.

actually i just looked for some answers and found that most lasius Niger colonies are 7,000 workers but in captivity they can get up to 40,000. of course lasius Niger is not in america so other species could be different. even then i can't find info on lasius neoniger so maybe you could find out if ...