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loupgaroupgris
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Post: # 47823Post loupgaroupgris
Sat Aug 18, 2018 3:08 pm

I was just wondering, since I've found two ant that I believe are from the same species, if I put a male ant and a queen in a container is there a chance that they will mate? Since you can never be sure that the queen you have was mated this could remedy that problem no?

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Post: # 47825Post cheetawolf
Sat Aug 18, 2018 4:41 pm

nope, there is a very high chance they wont mate
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Post: # 47827Post loupgaroupgris
Sat Aug 18, 2018 5:02 pm

Is there a reason why?

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Post: # 47829Post idahoantgirl
Sat Aug 18, 2018 5:07 pm

Ants only mate in flight, at a certain time, whilst other colonies are flying, and certain pheremones have to be in the air.
Proverbs 6:6-8

Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.

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