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It is essentially a common new colony misconception. When we see ants in the wild or on tv, there are many ants and they devour whatever they are eating right. In the case of a new colony, you’re only looking at a dozen or less ants. Consider how small an individual ant is. Now, consider how small t...

Was also thinking Tetramorium Sp.

I suck at this but I’m thinking Lasius.

Definitely Camponotus Sp and they are queens

They eat each other in the wild.

Absolutely keep her at normal temperature before hibernation.
Most places that have a summer and winter start hibernation November sometime.
So the temperature of your refrigerator isn’t so low that have you to worry so. It’s above freezing so it won’t kill the ants, normally.

Can you get other pictures? It’s hard to See any details at all

1. She is a queen 2. The dark is best for queens in the founding stage. Most people agree 27 Celsius or 80 degrees Fahrenheit is best for brood growth. 3. As far as hibernation goes, I’ve also read that if the ground freezes in your area, your species needs to hibernate. The best way to do this is j...

I don’t know what they are but by the photos they look large which goes along with your Camponotus suggestion. Either way they are amazing to look at.

I was also going to say water. I believe that is what happened to my colony, they were not moist enough and essentially dried up and died, poor ladies.