Deflated gasters

Questions from those who are just starting or considering getting into the ant keeping hobby. If you’re intimidated or confused by the in-depth posts of the other sections of this forum, feel free to post here, and we'll start from square one!

Moderator: ooper01

Post Reply
AntLover123
Posts: 20
Joined: Tue Jun 26, 2018 3:09 pm

Deflated gasters

Post: # 39221Post AntLover123
Thu Jun 28, 2018 9:04 pm

Is it normal for a queen to have a deflated gaster?
Currently have 4 solonopsis Invicta queens and one unknown queen.

AntSpeciesID
Posts: 10
Joined: Wed Jun 20, 2018 9:01 am
Location: Georgia, USA

Re: Deflated gasters

Post: # 39359Post AntSpeciesID
Sat Jun 30, 2018 7:25 am

AntLover123 wrote:
Thu Jun 28, 2018 9:04 pm
Is it normal for a queen to have a deflated gaster?I

It usually depends on a couple of factors:
What species is the queen?
Does the queen still have wings? (she may not have mated)
Has the queen laid eggs?
How long have you had the queen?

What I suspect the reason could be is, the queen has eggs in the gaster, but she just has a small gaster. I have a Camponotus Pennsylvanicus queen and her gaster is just a little bit larger than her Mesosoma (Thorax), but she is still laying eggs. Usually it is not even a problem, just don't worry too much about it.

AntLover123
Posts: 20
Joined: Tue Jun 26, 2018 3:09 pm

Re: Deflated gasters

Post: # 39489Post AntLover123
Sun Jul 01, 2018 8:20 pm

AntSpeciesID wrote:
Sat Jun 30, 2018 7:25 am
AntLover123 wrote:
Thu Jun 28, 2018 9:04 pm
Is it normal for a queen to have a deflated gaster?I

It usually depends on a couple of factors:
What species is the queen?
Does the queen still have wings? (she may not have mated)
Has the queen laid eggs?
How long have you had the queen?

What I suspect the reason could be is, the queen has eggs in the gaster, but she just has a small gaster. I have a Camponotus Pennsylvanicus queen and her gaster is just a little bit larger than her Mesosoma (Thorax), but she is still laying eggs. Usually it is not even a problem, just don't worry too much about it.
The species is solonopsis Invicta.The queen does not have wings.No eggs so far.I have had the queen for exactly 10 days.
Currently have 4 solonopsis Invicta queens and one unknown queen.

AntSpeciesID
Posts: 10
Joined: Wed Jun 20, 2018 9:01 am
Location: Georgia, USA

Re: Deflated gasters

Post: # 39528Post AntSpeciesID
Mon Jul 02, 2018 8:54 am

This queen has most likely not mated, or is kept in a bad location / disturbed area.

Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 13 guests