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[CatsnAnts]

I don’t have a queen yet, but they are my most desired species, and if I find some, I would like to know if it’s okay for them to have multiple queens?

[Mettcollsuss]

In the very first paragraph on AntWiki Temnothorax page: "Colonies are typically monogynous, although facultative polygyny has been documented in several species"

[CatsnAnts]

Oh, thanks. Didn’t really do any research, whoops!

[TennesseeAnts]

There is one tiny black species at my place that always has more than 10 queens per colony.

[CatsnAnts]

There is one tiny black species at my place that always has more than 10 queens per colony.

Ya, I think I know what your talking about, but I don’t know the species name.

[AnthonyP163]

There is one tiny black species at my place that always has more than 10 queens per colony.

Possibly T. longispinosus?

[VoidElecent]

I've had success founding two queen, three queen, and even four queen Temnothorax curvispinosus colonies. 

[Wa.Va]

I found a colony of Temnothorax nylandri in one acorn. When I kept them I notice after a while that workers sometimes attack each other. I didn't rlly cared for it since no deads occurred, and I though they just carry each other to help each other. What I didn't know is that inside that acorn, two different colonies were developing. I still have the two colonies. Separated.

[CatsnAnts]

I found a colony of Temnothorax nylandri in one acorn. When I kept them I notice after a while that workers sometimes attack each other. I didn't rlly cared for it since no deads occurred, and I though they just carry each other to help each other. What I didn't know is that inside that acorn, two different colonies were developing. I still have the two colonies. Separated.

Dang, I’d be lucky to find one colony, I looked all tonight and got two more Camponotus subbarbatus queens as well as a small aphenogaster colony with a queen inside of a walnut.