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Can 2 Pogonomyrmex queens found together in a dirt nest?

Started By AntsLA-1 , Jun 18 2021 12:35 PM

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#1 Offline AntsLA-1 - Posted June 18 2021 - 12:35 PM

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Just wondering how you can found 2 Pogonomyrmex queens together in a dirt nest.


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#2 Offline ReignofRage - Posted June 18 2021 - 2:22 PM

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They will either dig seperately or dig together. Then it's a crap-shoot whether or not they will kill each other.


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#3 Offline AntsLA-1 - Posted June 18 2021 - 2:25 PM

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I'm putting californicus in, so they should not kill each other.


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#4 Offline ReignofRage - Posted June 18 2021 - 3:40 PM

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I'm putting californicus in, so they should not kill each other.

P. californicus is usually pleo meaning they will kill each other, there's only a few areas with small pockets of polygynous P. californicus.


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#5 Offline gcsnelling - Posted June 18 2021 - 3:44 PM

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Two queens together may found but you will almost certainly end up with only one.


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#6 Offline AntsLA-1 - Posted June 18 2021 - 4:53 PM

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Yeah, the only thing I want is for them to found together.


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#7 Offline ReignofRage - Posted June 18 2021 - 8:34 PM

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Yeah, the only thing I want is for them to found together.

You can't really force them to found together in a dirt box where they have the room to found separately.


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