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Yes, even I got a new queen and I am always tempted to look at her. I put her in a test tube but it cracked so I moved her to a small bottle. I must refill the water every now and then as there is no water reservoir, but she does not seem to mind. I have a Lasius Niger, which is pretty hardy. Some o...

My queen is next to a piano, and she does not seem to mind. I don’t think your ants will mind. If they do seem to act oddly then you should move them.

Oh ok. I knew it was not a good idea to catch so many queens. I thought it was because of the above mentioned reason rather than the fact that they will fight.

You should never catch so many queens. It causes a major ecological imbalance. If you caught them as they were walking around or flying around, they are fertile. If they don’t have wings, then you can be sure beyond a shadow of doubt that they are fertile. There are many vedios on how to take care o...

I don’t know, but there are many charts on the internet where you can find out. I found out that my colony is a Lasius Niger using one of those.

It is not a pavement ant

You can feed them cut up spiders. If you caught them in your house rather than in a garden, they won’t have any pesticides. You could boil the insects, but this does not always work.

I’m guessing you check on her too often, something I am also guilty of. They require solitude when they are founding. Otherwise, no idea.

You can just feed her sugar water, or honey water and even fruits like apples(not cores or seeds as they contain cynide) and bananas. I am not sure about resins but you could try. Also, if you are starting a colony, I am guessing the queen does not have any workers. They are fully claustral so they ...

Ok, Thank you. And I did find cockroaches and crickets, but I am horrified by even the thought of them. I did not dare to even look at them for more than a few seconds with feeling uneasy.