Queen Formica subsericea

[AntsInMB]

Hi every one, so 4 Days ago I caught 6 Formica subsericea queens then the next day I caught 7 and the next 1. After catching these queens I decided to put them all together in one test tube set up, as they are a polygynous species of ant. 2 days later and a few queens have shedded their wings and put them in a very neat pile and there is a large, large batch of about 30 eggs! Im going to check on these queens every three days or so, and I’m going to start a journal on them.

Also what should I name them?

[SolenopsisKeeper]

Hi every one, so 4 Days ago I caught 6 Formica subsericea queens then the next day I caught 7 and the next 1. After catching these queens I decided to put them all together in one test tube set up, as they are a polygynous species of ant. 2 days later and a few queens have shedded their wings and put them in a very neat pile and there is a large, large batch of about 30 eggs! Im going to check on these queens every three days or so, and I’m going to start a journal on them.

Also what should I name them?

Be wary of dominant queens, as some people say as colonies start to grow some queens are killed off.

[AntsInMB]

I’m actually fine with that as the queens that will be killed off will most likely be the ones that I think are unfertilized

[SolenopsisKeeper]

I’m actually fine with that as the queens that will be killed off will most likely be the ones that I think are unfertilized

Unfertilized ones are typically killed when workers arrive… what I am saying is, make sure they always have plenty of room so they don’t dissemble their “extra” queens.

[AntsInMB]

Ok

[AntsInMB]

I have also decided that I’m going to make the journal on a different thread.

[SolenopsisKeeper]

I have also decided that I’m going to make the journal on a different thread.

True, this is in the wrong forum.

[AntsLuxembourg]

Moved Topic to Journal Section