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[T.C.]

Hello people, I have discovered something rather interesting. I pulled several Lasius neoniger queens from hibernation. There gaster where of normal size and I fed them nothing. However now out of hibernation, the queens gasters blew up. They are nearly twice in size. Other than access to water, they have had nothing. Is there something that occurs after hibernation that causes this? The queens all waited until after hibernation to lay. I am going to get some before and after pictures.

[AnthonyP163]

I cannot remember why, but the lines of white that you probably see are caused by something having to do with the ovaries in the queen. This is what my Lasius are also doing, it just means they are going to lay eggs or are making them.

[Serafine]

She either has nipped on the water or is preparing to lay eggs (the ovaries will swell up and also eggs need more space in the gaster than unstructured protein soup or fat body does).

[T.C.]

BEFORE

 

 

 

 

THREE DAYS AFTER BEING PULLED FROM HIBERNATION

 

 

 

[Mettcollsuss]

 

BEFORE

 

 

 

 

THREE DAYS AFTER BEING PULLED FROM HIBERNATION

 

 

 

 

What species is that? I have one that looks identical to her.

 

EDIT: I just realized that you said it in the first post right after I posted this.

Edited by Mettcollsuss, February 9 2018 - 6:10 PM.

[T.C.]

Happens to the best of us.

 

P.S.

 

When you quote someone with images in their post, remove the image links from the quote before you hit "post." You can start by practicing editing this post you just made.

Edited by T.C., February 9 2018 - 7:47 PM.