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Your Opinion on Hypoponera Opacior Polygyny.

Started By NickAnter , May 25 2019 11:25 AM

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#1 Offline NickAnter - Posted May 25 2019 - 11:25 AM

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So,I know that Ponerinecat had a similar topic, but this one is solely devoted to why some websites say they are polygynous, and some do not

Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies.

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant).

#2 Offline ponerinecat - Posted May 25 2019 - 2:55 PM

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I have found massive colonies with one queen, the biggest with a whopping 150 worker count, but also ones with 7-10 queens. I have only had one alate queen live peacefully with other queens, though. It could have to do with founding methods, with alates having to rely on themselves for the entire founding process while ergatoids have other workers and queens surrounding them. Perhaps if you took a fertilized ergatoid cocoon and opened it without other colony members, it might found a colony and not accept other gynes.