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something wrong with my ant queen?


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#1 Offline fud - Posted August 1 2018 - 8:04 PM

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Around 25 days ago, I caught my solenopsis xyloni queen. But, there's no larvae or pupae and only a large pile of eggs(she could be eating them). Also the queen hasn't shed her wings.



#2 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted August 1 2018 - 8:14 PM

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Seems infertile to me.


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#3 Offline Gabraime - Posted August 1 2018 - 8:27 PM

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Seems infertile to me.

yeah, that's right

#4 Offline Enderz - Posted August 1 2018 - 10:56 PM

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She may not be, just give her some time.


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#5 Offline drtrmiller - Posted August 1 2018 - 11:40 PM

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If the temperature is too low, the brood development time would be prolonged, and the queen may exhaust her energy reserves while attempting to care for them.  Very high humidity and a source of clean drinking water are also generally required for brood development.


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