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#1 Offline AdamAnt1 - Posted June 17 2023 - 7:04 PM

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New to the forum and new to ant keeping! Thanks for having me!

 

I've caught my first two queens just this week. I think both are some type of Tetramorium. One I was able to lure in with a black light. She still has her wings on. Hope she mated. The other I found outside a nest on the sidewalk surrounded by workers. Not sure if she was a newly mated queen and the established colony was attacking her, or if she was the colony's queen and they were moving her out for some reason??? Not sure how to proceed with her. The typical test tube process, or does she need workers if she is an old queen?



#2 Offline Virginian_ants - Posted June 18 2023 - 4:00 AM

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Hi welcome to formiculture! The queen might of been attacked while trying to find a place to start.

#3 Offline AntsCali098 - Posted June 18 2023 - 10:04 AM

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Hey and welcome! Your best bet is probably just to do it without workers since if you put other workers they would probably try to attack her. Maybe you can send pictures so we can ID the queen?

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#4 Offline AdamAnt1 - Posted June 19 2023 - 7:10 AM

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Thanks for your responses and help! I've attached my horrible iPhone photos of the queens I have. I'm almost certain they are the exact same species. The single photo of the wingless queen (the last photo) is the one that was surrounded by pavement ants on the sidewalk. The rest are of the queen with wings that I captured with a black light.

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