Hey.
No idea if I'll update this journal much, but I obtained a few queens and have attempted polygynous setups on some of them. Here are some pictures.
I've been using 25mm tubes for these setups to give the queens a little more space
First time trying to put queens together:
I made sure not to stress them out to much
For a while, they were just completely motionless and they didn't want to interact at all. Afterwards, once they laid eggs, they seemed to sort of move apart from each other for a while. However, they stopped being scared of each other and now they occupy the same cotton.
This is a video of their initial behavior
Some nice macro shots of the queens:
Trophallaxis (different poly setup):
I assume this means that they are at least facultatively polygynous. Let me know if you guys happen to be interested in more updates. There's a good chance I might not be able to provide any for a month or two.
Edited by sirjordanncurtis, August 19 2020 - 6:48 PM.