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[invicta]

I have had 4 queens in the same test tube they were all solenopsis invicta. Now there are 2 left the other 2 were discarded by the workers
But now that I am looking at one of the two remaining queens she has brighter red spots then the other queen who has a much darker red color. My question is could be possible that the brighter queen is not invicta and somehow co existed with the other 3 queens in founding stage?

[Goldsystem]

Pictures would be needed to know for sure. I don't believe ants can coexist like that but I could be wrong.

[Batspiderfish]

Solenopsis invicta has plenty of color variation.

[Mdrogun]

Solenopsis invicta has plenty of color variation.

Indeed. Of the about 70 S. molesta queens I caught they have a huge range of colors some are yellow, orange, red gasters, black gasters and quite a few have black dots on their gasters or other parts of their bodies. I would imagine a species like Solenopsis invicta would experience a large amount of color variation as well.

 

Just an FYI I am red-green color blind so the colors could be a little off.

Edited by Mdrogun, August 18 2016 - 1:04 PM.

[invicta]

Ah alright thank you. Makes sense so last question there is now one queen left now the question is its pretty certain she is fertile right? Because the workers would have discarded her if she wasnt or is that incorrect.