Got new queen! But...

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JustSebas17
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Got new queen! But...

Post: # 84073Post JustSebas17
Sat Oct 16, 2021 2:54 am

Yesterday I was walikng in my yard, until I found a Solenopsis Invicta queen walking across the medium-dried mud.
I capture her and get her into a lego brick mini ant nest, but someone told me that legos aren't good for ants, so I get her into a freshly-cleaned test tube set up, but I am worried. The queen didn't have her wings, I know is a queen because I already own one, but she didn't have wings, Her gaster is pretty full, but her wings serve as extra food to her.

What should I do?
Should I give her some food?

Or what? :?:

SYUTEO
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Re: Got new queen! But...

Post: # 84086Post SYUTEO
Sat Oct 16, 2021 6:25 am

You wont have to worry about her as most queens will not eat their wings but instead discard them. Her actual food is broken down muscle tissue from her thorax which used to power her wings.

JustSebas17
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Re: Got new queen! But...

Post: # 84102Post JustSebas17
Sat Oct 16, 2021 12:21 pm

SYUTEO wrote:
Sat Oct 16, 2021 6:25 am
You wont have to worry about her as most queens will not eat their wings but instead discard them. Her actual food is broken down muscle tissue from her thorax which used to power her wings.
Thanks man, I am really grateful for your help, again, Thanks :mrgreen: .

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