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[Gregory2455]

So I got this queen along with another of the same species from dspdrew a few days ago. These two queens I got were both duds, and I was only taking them off Drew's hands so he would not have to worry about them any more. In no way was this, or the other queen expected to make a colony. She has been acting weird since, but I guess I will ask what is wrong with her. Torwards the end of the video, she is compared to the other, normal, and calmer queen. Here are some examples of her behavior:

-Scattered brood

-Shaking/twitching

-Tremors

-Self harm (You will see at the beginning of the video she is biting her own front leg)

-Little control of front legs/ Little coordination

 

To sum it up, she seems brain dead. Here is a video.

 

This queen was a suspected dud that I was taking off Drew's hands. This was not actually a queen of a colony bought by me.

Edited by Gregory2455, November 13 2014 - 11:11 PM.

[Alza]

abuse 

[Gregory2455]

Oh yeah, I forgot to point out, I took her out of her test tube because she was inflicting harm on herself.

[Alza]

i see

[Gregory2455]

Nobody can guess what this is?

[Alza]

i can guess abuse 

[Anhzor]

When insect do that, i always assume it was expose to some kind of toxins.

[Gregory2455]

Well then; Drew! Did she show these signs before?

 

I forgot to mention she may or may not have been accidentally subjected to heat, but that was almost 4 days ago.

[Alza]

either way abuse.

[Gregory2455]

I was not accountable for it.

[Alza]

introducing her to poisons... 

[Mercutia]

Over heating can sometimes make them act wonky. I think it may affect their nervous system somehow. In mild cases the queens usually revert back to normal after a while. In more severe cases I imagine there might be permanent damage.

[Gregory2455]

I will keep this updated on her progress.

[dean_k]

Was she like that from the beginning ?

[Gregory2455]

Sine I received her.

[Alza]

basically you abused her 

[dean_k]

Sine I received her.

 

In that case, my common sense says she is a lost cause. I'd observe her for maybe a week more and if she continues to do that and still lives, I'd personally let her go or put her in a freezer for death.

[Alza]

just smash her. why torture her in the cold ?

[Gregory2455]

Ants receive cold different than us. At first, they try to hibernate, so basically she dies in her sleep. Also, I do not think you would want to step on a queen this big, that would make a decent splat... Anyway, I checked on her today and she seems a little better. Maybe it is not a permanent thing. Also, all her brood is in a pile again, except for one.

[Alza]

don't abuse your power