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Ant queen(maybe) that needs identification(Worchester, MA: May 5th)

Started By MinigunL5 , May 5 2020 6:25 PM

Best Answer RushmoreAnts , May 6 2020 - 6:45 AM

Just feed it a little honey water, as parasitic queens are usually underfed in the nest. Though it is nice to get brood, it is not necessary for founding parasitic colonies, as the workers will care for the queen's brood as she produces it. The brood will only develop into more host workers. There's nothing wrong with putting brood in, however, if you can find it.

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#21 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted May 6 2020 - 6:45 AM Best Answer

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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#22 Offline MinigunL5 - Posted May 6 2020 - 7:26 AM

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Just feed it a little honey water, as parasitic queens are usually underfed in the nest. Though it is nice to get brood, it is not necessary for founding parasitic colonies, as the workers will care for the queen's brood as she produces it. The brood will only develop into more host workers. There's nothing wrong with putting brood in, however, if you can find it.

Ok thx doe all the help!