Mixing social parasite queens

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applepie
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Mixing social parasite queens

Post: # 45493Post applepie
Tue Jul 24, 2018 1:51 pm

I have 3 Formica obscuripes queens in my possession, and I was curious if I could mix them together. Ant wiki says that they are Polygynous but I was curious if anyone else has attempted this and succeeded.
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Batspiderfish
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Re: Mixing social parasite queens

Post: # 45494Post Batspiderfish
Tue Jul 24, 2018 2:00 pm

I don't think your ants were ever actually identified (which you need to be able to see the hairs on the body to do). Since the identity is not confirmed, it would not be a good idea to mix three queens you have even if they were all the same species.
If you enjoy my expertise and identifications, please do not put wild populations at risk of disease by releasing pet colonies. We are responsible to give our pets the best care we can manage for the rest of their lives.
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Re: Mixing social parasite queens

Post: # 45513Post AntsDakota
Tue Jul 24, 2018 4:53 pm

You could try and if they start to fight separate them.
"God made every kind of wild beasts and every kind of livestock and every kind of creeping things;" (including ants) "and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:25
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