Hey guys!
So I just got back from the woods, looking for queens. I stumbled upon something really interesting! There was a huge migration happening of Formica Rufa (or a very close relative), ants everywhere with brood in their jaws, but also a bunch of queens walking around. I had some jars with me so I caught 2 queens (there were plenty left) and a few workers.
I'm really new to ant keeping so in hindsight, after reading a bit more about the species, I could have better gotten some of the brood instead. I now have 2 queens in separate test tubes and 4 workers in a Tupperware box. I tried to introduce one of the queens to the workers but they immediately started attack her.
The reason why I tried to introduce the queen to the workers was because I read that this species is parasitic. This would mean that if I leave them in a test tube alone, they won't make it?
Is there anything I can do to attempt at least 1 colony happening?
Thanks!