So many queen
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So many queen
Hi! I live in Hungary and i found under a rock 20-30 queen ant. They have wings. They workers are VERY SMALL and red. What species is this? And these girls are polygyne? (Sorry for my bad english)
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P. Dives 16 worker
O. Monticola 10 worker
P. Noda 130 member
C. Nicobarensis 30 member
M. Barbarus Queen
T. Unifasciatus 150 worker
M. Structor 100 member
L. Niger 15 worker
L. Brunneus 10 worker
O. Monticola 10 worker
P. Noda 130 member
C. Nicobarensis 30 member
M. Barbarus Queen
T. Unifasciatus 150 worker
M. Structor 100 member
L. Niger 15 worker
L. Brunneus 10 worker
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Re: So many queen
This is the best image: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DMvDCzWv7idb3WbBPPiL5OLFMJ9dH-Tp/view?usp=drivesdk
P. Dives 16 worker
O. Monticola 10 worker
P. Noda 130 member
C. Nicobarensis 30 member
M. Barbarus Queen
T. Unifasciatus 150 worker
M. Structor 100 member
L. Niger 15 worker
L. Brunneus 10 worker
O. Monticola 10 worker
P. Noda 130 member
C. Nicobarensis 30 member
M. Barbarus Queen
T. Unifasciatus 150 worker
M. Structor 100 member
L. Niger 15 worker
L. Brunneus 10 worker
Re: So many queen
Noo why did you do that...
Those queens are infertil!
The sp. im almost sure is solenopsis fugax they have their nupcial flyght, were all the queens mate, later this year!
You unfortunatly just killed a bunch of queens...
Those queens are infertil!
The sp. im almost sure is solenopsis fugax they have their nupcial flyght, were all the queens mate, later this year!
You unfortunatly just killed a bunch of queens...
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Lasius niger
Messor barbarus
Campanotus Barbaricus
Tetramorium Caespitum
Campanotus Vagus
Tapinoma nigerium
Iberoformica subrufa
Lasius niger
Messor barbarus
Campanotus Barbaricus
Tetramorium Caespitum
Campanotus Vagus
Tapinoma nigerium
Iberoformica subrufa
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Re: So many queen
How do you know that they are not mated?
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Re: So many queen
Whats happen if i place them under the rock?
P. Dives 16 worker
O. Monticola 10 worker
P. Noda 130 member
C. Nicobarensis 30 member
M. Barbarus Queen
T. Unifasciatus 150 worker
M. Structor 100 member
L. Niger 15 worker
L. Brunneus 10 worker
O. Monticola 10 worker
P. Noda 130 member
C. Nicobarensis 30 member
M. Barbarus Queen
T. Unifasciatus 150 worker
M. Structor 100 member
L. Niger 15 worker
L. Brunneus 10 worker
Re: So many queen
How do you know that they are not mated?Ltislander wrote: ↑Mon Sep 03, 2018 6:50 pm[quote=Alexander post_id=49323 time=<a href="tel:1536015800">1536015800</a> user_id=7337]
Noo why did you do that...
Those queens are infertil!
The sp. im almost sure is solenopsis fugax they have their nupcial flyght, were all the queens mate, later this year!
You unfortunatly just killed a bunch of queens...
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From what Alexander said,the queens are solenopsis and solenopsis isn’t polygenus(many egg-laying queens in a colony).so those winged ants are alates
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Camponotus albosparsus x2
Camponotus Irritans
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Re: So many queen
Solenopsis scares me in the fact a single queen can make a super colony. I mean 1 queen to 1,000,000 workers. That is a woman I do not want to be on the wrong side of. And if I am not mistaken they do not accept new queen's when their current dies. It is seriously interesting but again scary how a single queen makes them colonies.
But yeah if they are solenopsis and you do not have them for a week then you can attempt to return them. Btw how on earth are you holding solenopsis alates and are not being stung..... Now I am second guessing the species if I am honest. Solenopsis are aggressive by nature of I am not mistaken.
But yeah if they are solenopsis and you do not have them for a week then you can attempt to return them. Btw how on earth are you holding solenopsis alates and are not being stung..... Now I am second guessing the species if I am honest. Solenopsis are aggressive by nature of I am not mistaken.
Research is important before during and even after you have established a colony. There is always time to learn and to listen to others experiences. Live by this and your ants will thrive. Fail to do so and your experience may be brief.
Re: So many queen
Never mind they are almost the spitting image of Solenopsis fugax. These as I literally just read are thief ants are will pray on other ant nests and steal their food.
Aggressive by nature, will not hesitate to use its stinger are not a multi queen species.
Aggressive by nature, will not hesitate to use its stinger are not a multi queen species.
Research is important before during and even after you have established a colony. There is always time to learn and to listen to others experiences. Live by this and your ants will thrive. Fail to do so and your experience may be brief.
Re: So many queen
I know that they are infertil because solenopsis fugax are late flyers what i mean by that is they have their nupcial flyghts later in the year around mid September!
You cant place the queens back under the rock because the colony will not recognize them as their own anymore and will just kill them...
The queens are helpless, there is nothing you can do now...
You cant place the queens back under the rock because the colony will not recognize them as their own anymore and will just kill them...
The queens are helpless, there is nothing you can do now...
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Lasius niger
Messor barbarus
Campanotus Barbaricus
Tetramorium Caespitum
Campanotus Vagus
Tapinoma nigerium
Iberoformica subrufa
Lasius niger
Messor barbarus
Campanotus Barbaricus
Tetramorium Caespitum
Campanotus Vagus
Tapinoma nigerium
Iberoformica subrufa
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Re: So many queen
Okay thanks! There is a big rain, but the rain is gone i will place them under the rock! sorry i don't know how thats queens are not mated! But after that i will dont flip over the rocks!Alexander wrote: ↑Tue Sep 04, 2018 7:03 amI know that they are infertil because solenopsis fugax are late flyers what i mean by that is they have their nupcial flyghts later in the year around mid September!
You cant place the queens back under the rock because the colony will not recognize them as their own anymore and will just kill them...
The queens are helpless, there is nothing you can do now...
P. Dives 16 worker
O. Monticola 10 worker
P. Noda 130 member
C. Nicobarensis 30 member
M. Barbarus Queen
T. Unifasciatus 150 worker
M. Structor 100 member
L. Niger 15 worker
L. Brunneus 10 worker
O. Monticola 10 worker
P. Noda 130 member
C. Nicobarensis 30 member
M. Barbarus Queen
T. Unifasciatus 150 worker
M. Structor 100 member
L. Niger 15 worker
L. Brunneus 10 worker
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