Lasius queen died 5 days after capture
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Lasius queen died 5 days after capture
My first queen, don't know what I did wrong but she died 5 days after capture.. She was in a test tube setup and covered with a towel to reduce vibrations and keep it dark. Temp is probably 77 F in our house. Any ideas? I don't think she is a social parasite because her head was so small
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Re: Lasius queen died 5 days after capture
Can we see pictures of her set up and her herself if you still have her?
An ants' strength can be rivaled by few animals compared to relative body size.
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Re: Lasius queen died 5 days after capture
The most likely scenario is that she wasn't mated.
"God made every kind of wild beasts and every kind of livestock and every kind of creeping things;" (including ants) "and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:25
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Re: Lasius queen died 5 days after capture
Lots of queens just don’t make it.
Keeping:
Tetramorium immigrans * Lasius Neoniger * Lasius Claviger * Messor Aciculatus * Myrmica Rubra * Camponotus Novaeboracensis * Camponotus Turkastanus * Pheidole Pallidula
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSfFtn6RegZ3F1NdS1g08NA
Tetramorium immigrans * Lasius Neoniger * Lasius Claviger * Messor Aciculatus * Myrmica Rubra * Camponotus Novaeboracensis * Camponotus Turkastanus * Pheidole Pallidula
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSfFtn6RegZ3F1NdS1g08NA
Re: Lasius queen died 5 days after capture
I was literally about to say this.
Nature has a natural kill switch in ants and dozens of other creatures around the world. Particularly insects. This is nature's way of controlling over population world wide.
For this reason alone it is adviced to catch about 3 queen's so you have a solid chance at having a colony. It's a sad but true fact and one we can never control. I am sorry you lost your queen.
I had 11 Lasius Niger queen's all in the same set ups all looked after the same way.
5 survived.
Research is important before during and even after you have established a colony. There is always time to learn and to listen to others experiences. Live by this and your ants will thrive. Fail to do so and your experience may be brief.
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