Queen problems

[antperson24]

How about these
https://photos.app.goo.gl/tKyTjzLFDiRM6MYg8
Those blackish spots ar the moldy expulsion that she does

Wait! I have seen this before! When this happened to me the queen bit the egg to eat it, and it broke but she never ate it and it turned into a mush, and started to mold. Could this be it, or have you seen her lay the goo? Also I have had Lasius before, and these eggs a not natural.

Nope I haven't seen her lay goop

Hmm that's weird... ...maybe she has a parasite or something?

[SolenopsisKeeper]

Wait! I have seen this before! When this happened to me the queen bit the egg to eat it, and it broke but she never ate it and it turned into a mush, and started to mold. Could this be it, or have you seen her lay the goo? Also I have had Lasius before, and these eggs a not natural.

Nope I haven't seen her lay goop

Hmm that's weird... ...maybe she has a parasite or something?

She’s pooping parasites eggs for them maybe

[Jampott]

It is a lasius Niger so maybe she is eating her eggs. But why would she do that. Is she hungry

[antperson24]

It is a lasius Niger so maybe she is eating her eggs. But why would she do that. Is she hungry

She should not need food, unless she already has her first workers.

[antperson24]

How about these
https://photos.app.goo.gl/tKyTjzLFDiRM6MYg8
Those blackish spots ar the moldy expulsion that she does

This is a wild guess: Your queen has some sort of parasites that infest the eggs and that’s how they reproduce.

That what I thought, a parasite that resides in the eggs. But I will do some looking on the internet, and see if I can prove this correct.

[antperson24]

How about these
https://photos.app.goo.gl/tKyTjzLFDiRM6MYg8
Those blackish spots ar the moldy expulsion that she does

This is a wild guess: Your queen has some sort of parasites that infest the eggs and that’s how they reproduce.

That what I thought, a parasite that resides in the eggs. But I will do some looking on the internet, and see if I can prove this correct.

Found something for you Jampott! It is an article about parasites in ants:https://www.antkeepers.com/facts/ants/ant-parasites/ Do any of these things match what is happening to you?

[SolenopsisKeeper]

This is a wild guess: Your queen has some sort of parasites that infest the eggs and that’s how they reproduce.

That what I thought, a parasite that resides in the eggs. But I will do some looking on the internet, and see if I can prove this correct.

Found something for you Jampott! It is an article about parasites in ants:https://www.antkeepers.com/facts/ants/ant-parasites/ Do any of these things match what is happening to you?

Would look into antwiki page listed parasites and reproduction methods. Could be quite helpful.

[Jampott]

This is a wild guess: Your queen has some sort of parasites that infest the eggs and that’s how they reproduce.

That what I thought, a parasite that resides in the eggs. But I will do some looking on the internet, and see if I can prove this correct.

Found something for you Jampott! It is an article about parasites in ants:https://www.antkeepers.com/facts/ants/ant-parasites/ Do any of these things match what is happening to you?

The closest one is
Other flies take advantage of the nuptial flights and lay their eggs in newly mated queens. This stops her from laying her own eggs and will make her, without her knowing it, take care of the flies larvae and pupae. The queen will later die, letting the fly grow into adulthood without her meddling
But she is not laying any eggs at all and this piece suggests that she lays the flys eggs

MT

[Jampott]

I also think she may be dieing as she keeps flipping over then curling up.

[antperson24]

I also think she may be dieing as she keeps flipping over then curling up.

Maybe she just can't lay eggs because of the parasite, and it has eaten enough of her that she will die?