I found a bunch of strange looking Pheidole queens near the beginning of July, and have kept them in several conditions to see if they would lay eggs. I just got back from a week of vacation, and still, not a single queen has laid an egg. I’m starting to wonder if they have some sort of parasite or special condition that I’m just not realizing? I’ve been keeping them with my other Pheidole species, who are doing great, but these queens just refuse to lay eggs. The odds of 22 queens all being unfertilized are low, but never 0, so that may be a possibility. Here’s a link to the ID thread with photos: https://www.formicul...-better-photos/
Any input to what’s going on?
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