ANTS KILLED ANT QUEEN /Or died

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GardenAnts
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ANTS KILLED ANT QUEEN /Or died

Post: # 77396Post GardenAnts
Fri May 07, 2021 12:02 pm

Hello,
Please help, i found out that my ants probably killed ant queen because i saw her without head and leg. Im asking because i have 2 same ant queens, and if it possible that i can conect workers from dead queen to new queen with 1 worker. This queen which died had 7 workers and 5 eggs, soo can i conect them??? Will they accept new queen??? Please quick answers, soo i can save them :(

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Re: ANTS KILLED ANT QUEEN /Or died

Post: # 77464Post AntsLuxembourg
Mon May 10, 2021 1:15 am

GardenAnts wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 12:02 pm
Hello,
Please help, i found out that my ants probably killed ant queen because i saw her without head and leg. Im asking because i have 2 same ant queens, and if it possible that i can conect workers from dead queen to new queen with 1 worker. This queen which died had 7 workers and 5 eggs, soo can i conect them??? Will they accept new queen??? Please quick answers, soo i can save them :(
Hey,
It always depends first on the species and if they are polygyn (more than one queen allowed). I wouldn't recommend this until both colonies would have had an about equal amount of workers. Sometimes they start fighting and there by killing each other. I would keep them seperate. What species is it? That is if you know.
Doing some proper research is the best way to start an antcolony.

Need help or want to help? https://forum.AntsCanada.com/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=18153#p70566

Currently not keeping any ants anymore.

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Re: ANTS KILLED ANT QUEEN /Or died

Post: # 77473Post GardenAnts
Mon May 10, 2021 5:53 am

AntsLuxembourg wrote:
Mon May 10, 2021 1:15 am
GardenAnts wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 12:02 pm
Hello,
Please help, i found out that my ants probably killed ant queen because i saw her without head and leg. Im asking because i have 2 same ant queens, and if it possible that i can conect workers from dead queen to new queen with 1 worker. This queen which died had 7 workers and 5 eggs, soo can i conect them??? Will they accept new queen??? Please quick answers, soo i can save them :(
Hey,
It always depends first on the species and if they are polygyn (more than one queen allowed). I wouldn't recommend this until both colonies would have had an about equal amount of workers. Sometimes they start fighting and there by killing each other. I would keep them seperate. What species is it? That is if you know.
Black garden ants probably.

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