You definitely have a Camponotus Queen. Appears to be a Camponotus floridanus. Typically, if you put her in the dark and do not disturb here Camponotus start laying eggs within 2 or 3 weeks a most. If you continue to check on her though it will stress her out and she will not lay eggs. Camponotus can be a bit testy. Nice catch. Good luck with her.imperialdefender wrote: ↑Sat Jun 30, 2018 8:23 pmhttps://youtu.be/QksCa8tmEo4
she is 15mm long or 1.5 cm
please let me know if this is a queen and what species she is? (I believe her to be a fire ant)
what is a her diet and how long should it take for her to start laying eggs typically?
thank you
I found her on my dining room table 2 days ago. she is full of energy and has already displaced intelligence
I live in Sanford florida USA
Antiwiki:
http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Camponotus_floridanus
Additional Information on your queen:
http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/ants/fl_carpenter_ants.htm