Social Parasite queen
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 12:58 am
Hello,
i had asked earlier in the week if formica ants are typically fully claustral, and got told they were. I then placed the queen into a test tube about 3 days ago and decided to check on her. All she has done so far is pull at the cotton. Is there a chance she is of the formica species that is a social parasite? if so, how do you raise a colony with her properly?
i had asked earlier in the week if formica ants are typically fully claustral, and got told they were. I then placed the queen into a test tube about 3 days ago and decided to check on her. All she has done so far is pull at the cotton. Is there a chance she is of the formica species that is a social parasite? if so, how do you raise a colony with her properly?