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Was caught by a lake near Lake George, CO, United States on August 24, 2018. She is about 10 mm long. She has laid 3 eggs as far as I can tell. She has been on the cotton ball now for almost 2 weeks now.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/XsxbdQkUZa2UZzWr8

Link to get to pictures.

Lasius sp. Workers are much easier ID of this genus.

TheRealAntMan wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 17, 2018 10:33 am

Lasius sp. Workers are much easier ID of this genus.

Thanks. I hope I get some workers soon so I can post pictures of them.

ObiWiseKenobi wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 17, 2018 10:57 pm

TheRealAntMan wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 17, 2018 10:33 am

Lasius sp. Workers are much easier ID of this genus.

Thanks. I hope I get some workers soon so I can post pictures of them.

Workers likely won't be coming until next spring.

TheRealAntMan wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 18, 2018 11:28 am

ObiWiseKenobi wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 17, 2018 10:57 pm

TheRealAntMan wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 17, 2018 10:33 am

Lasius sp. Workers are much easier ID of this genus.

Thanks. I hope I get some workers soon so I can post pictures of them.

Workers likely won't be coming until next spring.

Do I need to feed her anything or is the test tube setup the best option to go with and leave her be?
Also, she has been laying her eggs not together. Is that normal?

Do you mean she doesn't clump her eggs together? If she does have eggs she probably won't accepting any food until her larvae are late in larvae stage.

TheRealAntMan wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 18, 2018 8:44 pm

Do you mean she doesn't clump her eggs together? If she does have eggs she probably won't accepting any food until her larvae are late in larvae stage.

I can only see 3 eggs in the test tube and they are not clumped together. They are each by themselves.

If/When she lays more eggs, she'll probably clump them together.

TheRealAntMan wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 19, 2018 6:41 am

If/When she lays more eggs, she'll probably clump them together.

When should I start her hibernation? Will placing her in a refrigerator be okay?