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Should I move a dealate I found in a colony - to new home with workers?

Started By sweetgrass , Oct 23 2018 3:35 PM

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#1 Offline sweetgrass - Posted October 23 2018 - 3:35 PM

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When I extracted the Camponotus colony from the piece of wood there was a large abdomen winged ant. The wings are now removed. Should I move her and a few workers to a separate test tube?

#2 Offline LearningAntz - Posted October 23 2018 - 5:56 PM

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I doubt she’s fertilized, unfortunately. Camponotus in Alberta are generally monogynous. This is a behaviour that occasionally happens where a reproductive alate within the colony removes her own wings.