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[Koafid]

Caught at 8am Central Europe.
Too small mesosoma And gastrer, for it to be a queen, right?
https://imgur.com/a/tWMMXSk

Edited by Koafid, August 4 2023 - 11:08 PM.

[Mettcollsuss]

Lasius fuliginosus queen

[Manitobant]

Yup lasius fuliginosus. She is parasitic and will need host workers of another lasius species, preferably umbratus though neoniger also work.

[Koafid]

So to get her to survive I need colony from last year? that's a pitty

[Virginian_ants]

No. You just need to catch some Lasius umbratus or Niger workers and cocoons and put them together. It's not easy for beginners but you can try.

[Koafid]

Guess test tube setup won't world in that scenario? So my goal Is to get 1 small (Guess it's called Garden?) shovel of Niger, put them in formicarium And after they settle, introdukce somewhere close to them this Queen, And just leave them alone And Hope the accept her?

No. You just need to catch some Lasius umbratus or Niger workers and cocoons and put them together. It's not easy for beginners but you can try.

[Virginian_ants]

That can work but I found that if you refrigerate the workers for an hour or two it wipes their scent and makes them slow moving. If you get callows (newly emerged workers which are a lighter color than normal workers) they also have a higher chance to be introduced.

[Koafid]

And do I have like week? Or in what timeframe should I try to introdukce her?

That can work but I found that if you refrigerate the workers for an hour or two it wipes their scent and makes them slow moving. If you get callows (newly emerged workers which are a lighter color than normal workers) they also have a higher chance to be introduced.

[Koafid]

So my goal is to get like 10-20 workers, few eggs, put them in refrigirator, after 2h add Queen, And after another 2 Hours také them off then refrigirator And praxi fór antgods?

That can work but I found that if you refrigerate the workers for an hour or two it wipes their scent and makes them slow moving. If you get callows (newly emerged workers which are a lighter color than normal workers) they also have a higher chance to be introduced.

[ANTdrew]

Read this!
https://www.formicul...s/?fromsearch=1

[Virginian_ants]

I don't leave the queen in with them, but it could help them introduce because it wipes her scent.

[Koafid]

Ok, So I have her a little bit od sweet water, so she could replenish energy in the evening. Now i woke up and found her dead, her wings glued by water to top of the tube and her legs were loose. I think the drop was too small for her to drawn and ant should survive 12 hours no problem in the water. Also the tube didn't roll
Can anybody say what could happen?

I don't leave the queen in with them, but it could help them introduce because it wipes her scent.

[ANTdrew]

These parasites have a high mortality rate.