7-26-2020
So about a week ago I was on a bike ride, and whilst on my ride, I saw the biggest queen I’d ever laid eyes on in person. This was of course the only day I didn’t have a container in my pocket, but I knew that I had to catch this queen, because the only other queen I had at the time was tetramorium and those are minuscule. I scooped up the queen and biked home one-handed with her cupped in my fist. With the help of you good people on this site, she was identified as a Formica queen, likely in the Fusca group. I then placed her in a test tube setup and went on vacation for a week. When I got back, I saw that she had around 5-10 eggs and a gaster full of more! I can’t wait to see the larvae, and I’ll update this journal once the eggs hatch. Until then, I’ll leave you with this photo of her and her brood pile.
![Formica queen and brood Formica queen and brood](https://www.formiculture.com/uploads/gallery/album_1843/gallery_5271_1843_992743.jpeg)
Thanks for reading!
Edited by Spazmops, December 26 2020 - 2:50 PM.