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Wasp Queen?

Started By M_Ants , Jan 9 2021 10:09 PM

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#61 Offline Guest_StrickyAnts_* - Posted January 12 2021 - 10:06 AM

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pllzzzzz include meeeeeeee!!!!!!!! please

Send me a dm and sure lol


#62 Offline antsandmore - Posted January 12 2021 - 10:10 AM

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pllzzzzz include meeeeeeee!!!!!!!! please

you know what, I need to chose bumblebees or wasps :( o no... fine. I'll do bumblebees. if not, wasps.


 

pllzzzzz include meeeeeeee!!!!!!!! please

Send me a dm and sure lol

 

yay!!


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#63 Offline Swirlysnowflake - Posted January 12 2021 - 10:16 AM

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So . . . have you guys ever found any bumble bee queens before, they are soooooo cute!!!!!!!!

Nope but I'm getting some from Stricky 


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#64 Offline Chickalo - Posted January 12 2021 - 10:27 AM

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Here is the video, as well as a link to the wasp keeping discord server, where some people should help you out:




https://discord.gg/Da7zRzsW

Wait you can tame wasps???


シグナチャーです。예.

 

#65 Offline Swirlysnowflake - Posted January 12 2021 - 10:29 AM

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Here is the video, as well as a link to the wasp keeping discord server, where some people should help you out:




https://discord.gg/Da7zRzsW

Wait you can tame wasps???

 

Yeah, you should hand feed wasp queens to tame them otherwise colonies are aggressive


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#66 Offline M_Ants - Posted January 12 2021 - 5:49 PM

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Just feed them sugar water from your finger or like actually hold them?


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Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

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#67 Offline Swirlysnowflake - Posted January 12 2021 - 5:57 PM

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Just feed them sugar water from your finger or like actually hold them?

Just sugar water from your fingertip. I guess you could hold the queen but she could fly away/sting you


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#68 Offline M_Ants - Posted January 13 2021 - 12:14 PM

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Is it fine that the spot she is in stays cool/shady all day or does she need occasional sun?


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Is it fine that the spot she is in stays cool/shady all day or does she need occasional sun?

The spot looks fine. 


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#70 Offline M_Ants - Posted January 13 2021 - 1:46 PM

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Going to get waxworms today hopefully. If I put them in there she will just attack them? Right now she just spends all day in her corner.


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#71 Offline antsandmore - Posted January 13 2021 - 1:50 PM

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she will probably wander around and sting them to paralyze. I'm not 100% sure though, just my predictions lol


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#72 Offline Guest_StrickyAnts_* - Posted January 13 2021 - 1:56 PM

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Going to get waxworms today hopefully. If I put them in there she will just attack them? Right now she just spends all day in her corner.

She will eat them when she eats them.


she will probably wander around and sting them to paralyze. I'm not 100% sure though, just my predictions lol

Kinda. My wasps just grabbed them and teared it apart.


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#73 Offline M_Ants - Posted January 13 2021 - 1:58 PM

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I guess my question is if she isn't eating them do I just leave them in there till they die? Will she eat dead ones?


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#74 Offline ZTYguy - Posted January 13 2021 - 2:04 PM

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I would say that she would eat dead ones but take them out 24 hours later to make sure it doesn’t cause mold.


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#75 Offline Swirlysnowflake - Posted January 13 2021 - 2:09 PM

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I guess my question is if she isn't eating them do I just leave them in there till they die? Will she eat dead ones?

Polistes don't scavenge on dead insects as readily as Vespula do, though they will sometimes do it. 

Your queen may not eat the waxworms until she has a nest, and if she doesn't eat them after a few days take them out 


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