My first queen ant

[GamingCreeper]

I am really happy that my queen ant has laid eggs and is holding them! I caught her last week Tuesday, she was floating in our rain water reservoir. I think it’s an Tetramorium caespitum because of the yellow tips on the legs. Do you think it’s an Tetramorium caespitum queen? I don’t know how these forums work so maybe I did this all wrong.

[SolenopsisKeeper]

I am really happy that my queen ant has laid eggs and is holding them! I caught her last week Tuesday, she was floating in our rain water reservoir. I think it’s an Tetramorium caespitum because of the yellow tips on the legs. Do you think it’s an Tetramorium caespitum queen? I don’t know how these forums work so maybe I did this all wrong.

The image isn’t working, but congratulations! I also do find many queens floating in pools or places where water pools

[AntsAntsAnts]

I am really happy that my queen ant has laid eggs and is holding them! I caught her last week Tuesday, she was floating in our rain water reservoir. I think it’s an Tetramorium caespitum because of the yellow tips on the legs. Do you think it’s an Tetramorium caespitum queen? I don’t know how these forums work so maybe I did this all wrong.

The image isn’t working, but congratulations! I also do find many queens floating in pools or places where water pools

i find them running around like a mad queen

[SolenopsisKeeper]

I am really happy that my queen ant has laid eggs and is holding them! I caught her last week Tuesday, she was floating in our rain water reservoir. I think it’s an Tetramorium caespitum because of the yellow tips on the legs. Do you think it’s an Tetramorium caespitum queen? I don’t know how these forums work so maybe I did this all wrong.

The image isn’t working, but congratulations! I also do find many queens floating in pools or places where water pools

i find them running around like a mad queen

Same. I once saw one invicta that had trouble walking it’s gaster was so expanded. It may not have been invicta or it may have had parasites. At the time I had no containers so I let it be.

[AntsAntsAnts]

The image isn’t working, but congratulations! I also do find many queens floating in pools or places where water pools

i find them running around like a mad queen

Same. I once saw one invicta that had trouble walking it’s gaster was so expanded. It may not have been invicta or it may have had parasites. At the time I had no containers so I let it be.

queens shouldn't have expanded gasters before laying eggs unless they had parasites or had an abundance of ****. I think it was fertile...

[SolenopsisKeeper]

i find them running around like a mad queen

Same. I once saw one invicta that had trouble walking it’s gaster was so expanded. It may not have been invicta or it may have had parasites. At the time I had no containers so I let it be.

queens shouldn't have expanded gasters before laying eggs unless they had parasites or had an abundance of ****. I think it was fertile...

It was looking for a place to dig. It also could have been another spieces that looks like invicta. You can’t say “$perm” xD

[AntsLuxembourg]

The image isn’t working, but congratulations! I also do find many queens floating in pools or places where water pools

There was no picture.