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Fertile?

Post: # 9201Post Ryansants
Tue Jul 26, 2016 12:56 pm

Hi I found a Formica queen with wings while camping. Is she fertile? I found her on top of my tent and didn't really see any others near her.
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Re: Fertile?

Post: # 9202Post AntsRule
Tue Jul 26, 2016 1:14 pm

Ryansants wrote:Hi I found a Formica queen with wings while camping. Is she fertile? I found her on top of my tent and didn't really see any others near her.
No way too tell, I have some queens with workers that just had there wings removed. If she was not near a nest she most likely flew, whether shes fertile is anyone's guess. :D Congrats!
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Ryansants

Re: Fertile?

Post: # 9203Post Ryansants
Tue Jul 26, 2016 1:25 pm

Thanks!
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Re: Fertile?

Post: # 9591Post Varanid
Sun Aug 07, 2016 10:11 pm

Most of the winged ones I have caught raised brood, probably 75%. Of course you will not know until workers successfully e close :).
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