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Solenopsis Molesta Queens and cohabitation

Started By Works4TheGood , Aug 3 2015 7:23 PM
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#21 Offline Works4TheGood - Posted August 12 2015 - 7:19 PM

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So recall that I put two S. molesta queens inthe same tube. I checked on them the other day. One queen looked like she had a big pile of eggs and was moving them around. The other, however, looked like she was just hanging out on the cotton. Lame. More on this later.
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#22 Offline William. T - Posted August 13 2015 - 5:01 AM

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Keeping three queens together is a "survival of the fittest" thing. For my S. Molesta, the workers decide who to kill, usually the weaker queens. The strongest queen doesn't get involved. I have seen workers attack queens almost as soon as they darken.
 


Species I keep:

 

1 Lasius cf. Neoniger 30 workers

1 Camponotus sp. 15 workers

20 Tetramorium SpE 30 workers

1 T. Sessile 200 workers

 

#23 Offline Works4TheGood - Posted September 10 2015 - 1:03 AM

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For anyone who's interested, here's the queen and her colony a month later: 
http://www.formicult...ueen-conundrum/


Edited by Works4TheGood, September 10 2015 - 4:32 AM.

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