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[dspdrew]

8-1-2013
 
I found these four Forelius sp. queens on July 27th 2013, walking in a trail along with workers from their colony, just outside of Caspers Regional Park in Southern California.





I put all four of them in a test tube along with five or so workers, and very shortly after, they started laying more eggs.

[dspdrew]

Update 9-16-2013

 

These queens laid a little pile of eggs at first, but slowly they all seem to have disapeared. All of the workers have died off by now too.

[dspdrew]

Update 9-21-2013

 

Two of the queens just died, leaving only one queen and no workers or brood.

[dspdrew]

Update 10-20-2013

 

The last queen finally died.

[Crystals]

So sad. 

[wook]

What could be the reason?

[dspdrew]

Who knows. I collected them while they were moving their nest, and this last living queen I don't think ever laid any eggs while I had her.

[wook]

Very odd.