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Lasius queen died 5 days after capture
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 10:08 am
by kld653
My first queen, don't know what I did wrong but she died 5 days after capture.. She was in a test tube setup and covered with a towel to reduce vibrations and keep it dark. Temp is probably 77 F in our house. Any ideas? I don't think she is a social parasite because her head was so small
Re: Lasius queen died 5 days after capture
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 4:24 pm
by TheRealAntMan
Can we see pictures of her set up and her herself if you still have her?
Re: Lasius queen died 5 days after capture
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2018 5:27 pm
by AntsDakota
The most likely scenario is that she wasn't mated.
Re: Lasius queen died 5 days after capture
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2018 10:21 am
by JoeHostile1
Lots of queens just don’t make it.
Re: Lasius queen died 5 days after capture
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2018 6:03 am
by Hunter36o
JoeHostile1 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 15, 2018 10:21 am
Lots of queens just don’t make it.
I was literally about to say this.
Nature has a natural kill switch in ants and dozens of other creatures around the world. Particularly insects. This is nature's way of controlling over population world wide.
For this reason alone it is adviced to catch about 3 queen's so you have a solid chance at having a colony. It's a sad but true fact and one we can never control. I am sorry you lost your queen.
I had 11 Lasius Niger queen's all in the same set ups all looked after the same way.
5 survived.