Camponotus sansabeanus nest set up

[Nico12]

do you know if this is a queen or not ? i got her on a tree at night around 10 pm i seen her clean her butt alot not sure if majors clean there butt or not ? i put her in a test tube with water and a drop of honey she got really good drink a long drink when i put her in the tube with water


https://imgur.com/a/OmteSdJ

Look closely, and if you see wing scars, that means that it is indeed a queen. I've heard that if a queen licks the tip of her gaster, then she is fertilized. It might take a while for her to lay eggs, I captured a lasius neoniger queen a couple weeks ago, and she still hasn't layed eggs.
Overall, according to all the things you have said about your new queen, it seems that you have a fertilized queen that should eventually lay eggs.

P.S. I didn't get to look at the picture because it was blocked so I don't know what she looks like.

[antperson24]

do you know if this is a queen or not ? i got her on a tree at night around 10 pm i seen her clean her butt alot not sure if majors clean there butt or not ? i put her in a test tube with water and a drop of honey she got really good drink a long drink when i put her in the tube with water


https://imgur.com/a/OmteSdJ

It is a Camponotus sp. queen.

[loveants1341]

thanks do majors clean there gaster ?

[antperson24]

thanks do majors clean there gaster ?

I think all ants do. But I think the queens do it more.