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I found something quite weird (edited for clarification)

Started By Manitobant , Apr 23 2019 12:07 PM

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#1 Offline Manitobant - Posted April 23 2019 - 12:07 PM

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I dug up a formica neorufibarbis colony that has a single alate... problem is it's not alate breeding season and she is missing wings. Can someone explain this? Is she actually a fertile queen or something else?

EDIT: I see a few people are confused. She still had some wings left for clarification but only like one or two

Edited by Manitobant, April 24 2019 - 7:54 AM.

My journals:

Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
Lasius minutus: https://www.formicul...cs/#entry174811
Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449
General acanthomyops journal: https://www.formicul...yops-with-eggs/

#2 Offline Guy_Fieri - Posted April 23 2019 - 5:45 PM

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What makes you assume that she is an alate rather than a fertile queen?

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#3 Offline Somethinghmm - Posted April 23 2019 - 6:15 PM

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I dug up a formica neorufibarbis colony that has a single alate... problem is it's not alate breeding season and she is missing wings. Can someone explain this? Is she actually a fertile queen or something else?

:facepalm:

#4 Offline Leo - Posted April 23 2019 - 7:50 PM

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I dug up a formica neorufibarbis colony that has a single alate... problem is it's not alate breeding season and she is missing wings. Can someone explain this? Is she actually a fertile queen or something else?

My good sir. It is obviously a mated queen. Why would you assume it is an alate? in any case, is she is missing wings, she is a dealate and a (probably) mated queen.

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#5 Offline ponerinecat - Posted April 23 2019 - 8:56 PM

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the colony's got to have a queen. She's the only gyne in there.

#6 Offline Manitobant - Posted April 24 2019 - 7:51 AM

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I dug up a formica neorufibarbis colony that has a single alate... problem is it's not alate breeding season and she is missing wings. Can someone explain this? Is she actually a fertile queen or something else?
My good sir. It is obviously a mated queen. Why would you assume it is an alate? in any case, is she is missing wings, she is a dealate and a (probably) mated queen.

because she had a few wings left