Merging Carpenter Ant Colonies.
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Merging Carpenter Ant Colonies.
I need help on how to do this correctly cuz I think I have to much Carpenter Ant Queens. I found all of them in the same spot so I think they from the same colony I put a carpenter ant worker from the same area in one of there setups and first the queen opened her mandibles a little but she stopped showing signs of aggression after a few minutes. The ant worker interacted with a queen a little but then tried to open the test tube (Did not work obviously) so I took the ant worker ant out and left the queen alone. I'm not planning to do this now but when they start having workers this is just a small test. So how do I do this correctly when the time comes?
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Re: Merging Carpenter Ant Colonies.
Well…. You don’t, as it doesn’t work with non highly polgynos ants. I would sell extras, which typically go for 50$ with workers where I liveMohammadmacapundag wrote: ↑Sun Jun 19, 2022 3:06 pmI need help on how to do this correctly cuz I think I have to much Carpenter Ant Queens. I found all of them in the same spot so I think they from the same colony I put a carpenter ant worker from the same area in one of there setups and first the queen opened her mandibles a little but she stopped showing signs of aggression after a few minutes. The ant worker interacted with a queen a little but then tried to open the test tube (Did not work obviously) so I took the ant worker ant out and left the queen alone. I'm not planning to do this now but when they start having workers this is just a small test. So how do I do this correctly when the time comes?
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Re: Merging Carpenter Ant Colonies.
I heared they would mearge if conditions are rough. What do you think?
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Carpenter Ant Queen (Camponotus Pennsylvanicus)6-9 Eggs, 2-3 larva, and 6-10 Workers
Carpenter Ant Queen (Camponotus Pennsylvanicus)6-9 Eggs, 2-3 larva, and 6-10 Workers
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Re: Merging Carpenter Ant Colonies.
The workers, but rarely. Might say goodbye to the queens…Mohammadmacapundag wrote: ↑Sun Jun 19, 2022 7:40 pmI heared they would mearge if conditions are rough. What do you think?
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