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[nikolas22t]

1. Location (on a map) of collection: Nicosia Cyprus

2. Date of collection: 26/10/17
3. Habitat of collection: Outdoor Football field
4. Length (from head to gaster): 15-19mm. 
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Black, several  stripes designs on gaster.
6. Distinguishing characteristics: don't know
7. Distinguishing behavior:  don't know
8. Nest description:  don't know

 

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Edited by nikolas22t, June 26 2017 - 11:14 AM.

[Nathant2131]

Camponotus sp. now way of telling its fertile or not until she gets a worker.

[nikolas22t]

will it keep the wings even if she laying eggs ?

[Nathant2131]

will it keep the wings even if she laying eggs ?

Maybe. That happens a lot with queens.

[Ants_Texas]

will it keep the wings even if she laying eggs ?

I find that in every twenty queens I keep, one has her wings on when egg laying. Some of my Solenopsis invicta queens have kept wings on so long that they already have workers. Don't lose faith in her!