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Tetramoriumhero
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Queen ants

Post: # 79581Post Tetramoriumhero
Sun Jul 11, 2021 10:45 am

MY QUEEN TETRAMORIUM IS DYING I THINK,WHAT SHOULD I DO?

It’s curled up in a ball and will uncurl but is that curling bad?

SYUTEO
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Re: Queen ants

Post: # 79599Post SYUTEO
Sun Jul 11, 2021 11:22 pm

She may actually be dying, is there any mold in the test tube?

Malemus2003
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Re: Queen ants

Post: # 79713Post Malemus2003
Wed Jul 14, 2021 12:43 pm

I just began housing a new queen and noticed her doing that as well, however I believe she was just cleaning herself or preparing to lay eggs.

niamul21
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Re: Queen ants

Post: # 79908Post niamul21
Tue Jul 20, 2021 12:12 am

Tetramoriumhero wrote:
Sun Jul 11, 2021 10:45 am
MY QUEEN TETRAMORIUM IS DYING I THINK,WHAT SHOULD I DO?

It’s curled up in a ball and will uncurl but is that curling bad?
This looks very sad. Hope she gets well soon.

TalANTFlame
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Re: Queen ants

Post: # 80118Post TalANTFlame
Sun Jul 25, 2021 7:19 pm

Actually, curling is usually a sign of three things. Hibernating, dying, or most likely, she is laying eggs, and pulling them of her gaster, or she's clean herself, s]just like My queen ants have done the same thing. I don't think you should worry unless they're are other signs of her dying.
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DUCKANT
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Re: Queen ants

Post: # 80305Post DUCKANT
Wed Jul 28, 2021 6:27 pm

THAT HAPPENS TO MY NEW QUEEN ANT TOO SHE SEEMS FINE I WOULD KEEP AN EYE ON HER. :D :D :D :D :D
I'm not 100% sure what is happening thi
Keeping 1 colony unknown species determining :D :D :D :D :D

Ramukh
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Re: Queen ants

Post: # 80966Post Ramukh
Wed Aug 11, 2021 9:48 am

I caught a Linepithema Humile queen, which is weird because they don't have nuptial flights, ant it has already started laying eggs! Any advice for this species? I also have a Pheioldie queen, any advice on this genus? I'm completely new at this... Also what hybrid nests work with L. Humile?

Ramukh
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Re: Queen ants

Post: # 80967Post Ramukh
Wed Aug 11, 2021 9:53 am

Opps, I horribly misspelled Pheidole.

SYUTEO
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Re: Queen ants

Post: # 80983Post SYUTEO
Wed Aug 11, 2021 10:15 pm

Ramukh wrote:
Wed Aug 11, 2021 9:48 am
I caught a Linepithema Humile queen, which is weird because they don't have nuptial flights, ant it has already started laying eggs! Any advice for this species? I also have a Pheioldie queen, any advice on this genus? I'm completely new at this... Also what hybrid nests work with L. Humile?
Do be careful with L. humile, they are invasive and due to their small size, they can easily escape. Pheidole should be very easy to care for depending on the species. Both species aren't too picky and they'll eat just about anything. For a hybrid nest, maybe you can go for the Tetramorium hybrid nest as their micro holes should be smaller.

split0069
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Re: Queen ants

Post: # 81013Post split0069
Thu Aug 12, 2021 4:18 pm

I have caught several queens. At least one is laying eggs already. As soon as I get duplicate species that have workers I would like to trade someone for a compinotus(carpenter ant) queen. That is the species I would like. I have crematogaster, formica, possible lasius, tetramorium, tapinoma sessile. I'm having difficulty telling the last 3 species apart as I am a new ant keeper.

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