Parasitic Queens

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Claudius
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Parasitic Queens

Post: # 93690Post Claudius
Sun Jun 19, 2022 1:44 pm

How to identify a parasitic queen ant. What are the physical diffrences between a normal queen and a parasitic queen. For example how can we seperate a normal lasius queen and a parastic lasius queen.

SolenopsisKeeper
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Re: Parasitic Queens

Post: # 93703Post SolenopsisKeeper
Sun Jun 19, 2022 5:51 pm

Claudius wrote:
Sun Jun 19, 2022 1:44 pm
How to identify a parasitic queen ant. What are the physical diffrences between a normal queen and a parasitic queen. For example how can we seperate a normal lasius queen and a parastic lasius queen.
Body proportions, typically parasitic queens(Some claustral queens seem similar) have a large head, and kind of looks semi-claustral.
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Joshua09
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Re: Parasitic Queens

Post: # 93731Post Joshua09
Mon Jun 20, 2022 12:30 am

SolenopsisKeeper wrote:
Sun Jun 19, 2022 5:51 pm


Body proportions, typically parasitic queens(Some claustral queens seem similar) have a large head, and kind of looks semi-claustral.
Hello, I have a question, have you kept parasitic ones before?

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Re: Parasitic Queens

Post: # 93748Post SolenopsisKeeper
Mon Jun 20, 2022 12:45 pm

Joshua09 wrote:
Mon Jun 20, 2022 12:30 am
SolenopsisKeeper wrote:
Sun Jun 19, 2022 5:51 pm


Body proportions, typically parasitic queens(Some claustral queens seem similar) have a large head, and kind of looks semi-claustral.
Hello, I have a question, have you kept parasitic ones before?
I have never tried as I don’t have a lot of access to Lasius ants in my area(Most are not near me due to pesticides). I have seen a few though…(Parasite queens)
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