Need help identifying a queen and what to do
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Need help identifying a queen and what to do
Hey everybody!
New user here. I have been watching the AntsCanada youtube channel for a while now and began to be interested to start a colony of my own.
I happenned to find a queen on a trip to Quebec city and was wondering if you could help me to identify its species and what to do next. I don’t have a test tube handy, can I used something else as substitute?
Thanks for your help!
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New user here. I have been watching the AntsCanada youtube channel for a while now and began to be interested to start a colony of my own.
I happenned to find a queen on a trip to Quebec city and was wondering if you could help me to identify its species and what to do next. I don’t have a test tube handy, can I used something else as substitute?
Thanks for your help!
https://ibb.co/pZdJY04
Re: Need help identifying a queen and what to do
After a quick research, I assume it’s a carpenter queen?
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Re: Need help identifying a queen and what to do
Sweet! Thanks. I had contacted vendors thru AntsCanada and they were only selling smaller species. Glad I came across this queen by chance!
I guess I will watch informative videos on that species now. If you have any advices on how to process it would be much appreciated
Re: Need help identifying a queen and what to do
My best guess is Camponotus pennsylvanicus for more info see https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Camponotus_pennsylvanicusJetjones wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2019 5:10 pmSweet! Thanks. I had contacted vendors thru AntsCanada and they were only selling smaller species. Glad I came across this queen by chance!
I guess I will watch informative videos on that species now. If you have any advices on how to process it would be much appreciated
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Re: Need help identifying a queen and what to do
Thanks, that’s what I thought.
Now, I want to give her a home as quick as possible because I know how long this specie takes to grow and do not have test tubes nor cotton balls at hand. Right now it’s sitting in a small pill bottle but what I do have handy is a 3inches (1inch diameter) plastic tube and some cotton pads. Would that be a good start for my queen?
I was thinking to shred the cotton pads to make them less thick. I would appreciate your input before doing anything!
If it is not a possibility, where do you suggest I keep her until I find a tube and cotton balls?
Thank you!
https://ibb.co/31cNhv3
Now, I want to give her a home as quick as possible because I know how long this specie takes to grow and do not have test tubes nor cotton balls at hand. Right now it’s sitting in a small pill bottle but what I do have handy is a 3inches (1inch diameter) plastic tube and some cotton pads. Would that be a good start for my queen?
I was thinking to shred the cotton pads to make them less thick. I would appreciate your input before doing anything!
If it is not a possibility, where do you suggest I keep her until I find a tube and cotton balls?
Thank you!
https://ibb.co/31cNhv3
Re: Need help identifying a queen and what to do
Jetjones wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2019 6:18 pmThanks, that’s what I thought.
Now, I want to give her a home as quick as possible because I know how long this specie takes to grow and do not have test tubes nor cotton balls at hand. Right now it’s sitting in a small pill bottle but what I do have handy is a 3inches (1inch diameter) plastic tube and some cotton pads. Would that be a good start for my queen?
I was thinking to shred the cotton pads to make them less thick. I would appreciate your input before doing anything!
If it is not a possibility, where do you suggest I keep her until I find a tube and cotton balls?
Thank you!
https://ibb.co/31cNhv3
I think that will do just fine, as long as the cotton wil keep the water from flooding the entire tube. If she's indeed a carpenter queen she's fully claustral and won't need any sustenance until she feeds her first offspring. So I would recommend you keep her where she is, put her in the dark and then order a tube from the AntsCanada website...
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Re: Need help identifying a queen and what to do
Thanks! Will keep you guys posted
Re: Need help identifying a queen and what to do
I have 2 carpenter queens myself, would be good to exchange notes... Check out what I plan to build for them
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