Flight with acromyrmex

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Nick2507
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Flight with acromyrmex

Post: # 69584Post Nick2507
Thu Apr 30, 2020 12:56 pm

Hi can any one advise I found one winged ant in the feeding chamber is it a flight is it a one off ...?
Something more common ?
I have had the colony for 3 yrs from queen and small brood has grown well and has 4 nest chambers and 2 feeding chamber numbers around 10 000 maybe

Any advise pls

wildwiselizard
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Location: York

Re: Flight with acromyrmex

Post: # 97456Post wildwiselizard
Tue Nov 29, 2022 2:08 pm

Has its other wing come of yet, if not probably an injured ant queen
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SolenopsisKeeper
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Re: Flight with acromyrmex

Post: # 97497Post SolenopsisKeeper
Wed Nov 30, 2022 12:39 pm

wildwiselizard wrote:
Tue Nov 29, 2022 2:08 pm
Has its other wing come of yet, if not probably an injured ant queen
Ants dont regrow wings, or bud wings after eclosing. If this species is native to your area let the alates fly every year, otherwise they will lose 1-4 of their wings and act as workers for the colony. This is common behavior in Attini
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Antlover41157
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Re: Flight with acromyrmex

Post: # 97587Post Antlover41157
Thu Dec 08, 2022 11:02 pm

SolenopsisKeeper wrote:
Wed Nov 30, 2022 12:39 pm
wildwiselizard wrote:
Tue Nov 29, 2022 2:08 pm
Has its other wing come of yet, if not probably an injured ant queen
Ants dont regrow wings, or bud wings after eclosing. If this species is native to your area let the alates fly every year, otherwise they will lose 1-4 of their wings and act as workers for the colony. This is common behavior in Attini
I dont think acrromyrmex is native to the UK

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