Should I be concerned?

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Joseph12
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Should I be concerned?

Post: # 41953Post Joseph12
Sat Jul 21, 2018 7:41 pm

Greetings All!

I just recently caught myself a new queen ant!
In my excitement I noticed something rather odd on her antenna. With closer examination, I notice that a severed ants head is attached to my queen ants antenna!
Should I be concerned by this? I tried to remove it but the head seems to be really stuck onto her!
Could the severed head affect her eating or cleaning herself?

I took a picture and attached it to this message
Thanks Y'all!

PTasker15
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Re: Should I be concerned?

Post: # 45794Post PTasker15
Fri Jul 27, 2018 11:57 am

As Long As Her Workers Don't Notice It.They Have A Slight Chance Of Attacking Her If So.But Nothing Else.
Keeping ants for 6 years now.

Current Species: Camponotus pennsylvanicus, Camponotus decipiens,Camponotus snellingi Solenopsis invicta,Nylanderia sp,Brachmyrmex patagonicus,Pheidole obscurothorax,Pheidole moerens,Pachycondyla harpax

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