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[westhollywoodant]

Got two queen Prenolepis Imparis with a little brood and a few workers. 

This should be a nice chill species. Time will tell 

July 2nd 2022

 

Edited by westhollywoodant, July 26 2022 - 7:53 PM.

[FloridaAnts]

Is one queen infertile? If not where did the male come from…

[Manitobant]

Yeah quite interesting to see a male in there. It could be a fluke or simply a trophic egg that was uneaten.

[westhollywoodant]

Both fertile as far as I know.
The male was with the queens when I received. The seller may have added the male maybe?
Or if the workers lay eggs one may have developed. Not sure if this species does that or not.
Could be from one infertile female too perhaps 🤔
🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

Edited by westhollywoodant, July 6 2022 - 11:54 AM.

[madbiologist]

The male looks young, so I'd say it's from the queens. Given there's only one it is likely just an uneaten trophic egg. 

[FloridaAnts]

Both fertile as far as I know.
The male was with the queens when I received. The seller may have added the male maybe?
Or if the workers lay eggs one may have developed. Not sure if this species does that or not.
Could be from one infertile female too perhaps
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Workers will not lay eggs in the presence of a fertile queen

[westhollywoodant]

 

Both fertile as far as I know.
The male was with the queens when I received. The seller may have added the male maybe?
Or if the workers lay eggs one may have developed. Not sure if this species does that or not.
Could be from one infertile female too perhaps
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Workers will not lay eggs in the presence of a fertile queen

 

Depends on the species. I know my Aphaenogaster species workers lay eggs, but they lack social stomaches so it is natural for them. 

[westhollywoodant]

Colony doing well, up to 4 workers now. 

One pupa and many larvae 

Queen

[AntBoi3030]

Nice! My first queen was a winter ant. She actually just got 2nd year pupae!

[westhollywoodant]

Nice! My first queen was a winter ant. She actually just got 2nd year pupae!

Nice 

[westhollywoodant]

Slow growers, especially in the end of summer heat. But they seem content. 

[FloridaAnts]

Slow growers, especially in the end of summer heat. But they seem content. 
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Is one photo them eating the male? I assume its a fly, but it really looks like they are eating the male

[FinWins]

The male’s wings look like they’ve been chewed on

Edited by FinWins, July 21 2022 - 9:00 AM.

[FloridaAnts]

The male’s wings look like they’ve been chewed on

They got hungry, so the most useless member of a small colony is the one to pay I guess.

[FinWins]

LOL
Sad

[westhollywoodant]

Nice guess work 😂😂
In reality the Male got stuck in some honey which is ideal and I was able to remove him. We will see if any other makes emerge 😎

[westhollywoodant]

[westhollywoodant]

Dormant queen. 4 workers. Content.

Edited by westhollywoodant, August 2 2022 - 1:07 PM.

[Hauheset]

Nice winter ants! I recently caught hat I believe to be winter ants, but could be in the Formica Pallidefulva group. I'm excited to see the first workers so I can get a better ID.

[ColAnt735]

You can just post an ID for her. We should be able to ID her for you.( sorry for high jacking your thread westhollywoodant)

Edited by ColAnt735, August 6 2022 - 4:29 PM.