Is this ant queen fertilized?

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Is this ant queen fertilized?

Post: # 93695Post Mohammadmacapundag
Sun Jun 19, 2022 2:54 pm

I caught this Carpenter Ant Queen with wings a few days ago it never laid eggs or took of its wings till now. I think the reason it wasn't laying eggs was because I kept checking on it to much. I caught this ant queen checking holes in a brick and then almost flew off before I caught it. when I placed it in a test tube setup it began trying to dig it's way out of the test tube by biting the cotton (Didn't work obviously) Is it fertilized?
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Re: Is this ant queen fertilized?

Post: # 93708Post SolenopsisKeeper
Sun Jun 19, 2022 6:01 pm

Mohammadmacapundag wrote:
Sun Jun 19, 2022 2:54 pm
I caught this Carpenter Ant Queen with wings a few days ago it never laid eggs or took of its wings till now. I think the reason it wasn't laying eggs was because I kept checking on it to much. I caught this ant queen checking holes in a brick and then almost flew off before I caught it. when I placed it in a test tube setup it began trying to dig it's way out of the test tube by biting the cotton (Didn't work obviously) Is it fertilized?
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Well, I caught a winged queen who would have never shed wings unless I put a male of the same colony with her. She is now physogastric with eggs.
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Re: Is this ant queen fertilized?

Post: # 93727Post Mohammadmacapundag
Sun Jun 19, 2022 9:15 pm

Where do I find male ants then?
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Re: Is this ant queen fertilized?

Post: # 93747Post SolenopsisKeeper
Mon Jun 20, 2022 12:43 pm

Mohammadmacapundag wrote:
Sun Jun 19, 2022 9:15 pm
Where do I find male ants then?
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Re: Is this ant queen fertilized?

Post: # 94005Post bettyvill
Tue Jun 28, 2022 6:26 am

I think yes
she is really rertillized.
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Re: Is this ant queen fertilized?

Post: # 94013Post SolenopsisKeeper
Tue Jun 28, 2022 8:38 am

Doesn’t look physogastric to me. Her laying eggs is a great sign though.
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Re: Is this ant queen fertilized?

Post: # 94145Post Mohammadmacapundag
Fri Jul 01, 2022 4:52 pm

I checked on here yeaterday she laid mor eggs then my other 3 carpenter ant queens!
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