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Posted August 7 2024 - 10:01 AM
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one of my queens has a weird abdomen with what I am calling right now "an exaggerated petiole dent" I have no idea why she has it but it is definitely not a different species or something because I did some research on every Formica species that lives in my area and none had that "exaggerated petiole dent" 
here is a pic were you can kind of see it
here is a closer look
anyone know what is the cause like mishandling a genetic error? please tell me because I am dying to know 
Currently keeping:
1x Formica subsericea, 35-40 workers + maybe eggs
1x Crematogaster cerasi, only queen now, workers ded 
*internal screaming*
1x Myrmica ruba sp around 10 workers + pupa
*New* 1x founding Camponotus pennsylvanicus + eggs that die (probably infertile)
*New* 2x Camponotus nova, one is infertile
*As you watch your ants march, remember that every thing begins with a small step and continued by diligence and shared dreams*
-A.T (which is Me)
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Posted August 7 2024 - 10:30 AM
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Maybbbee genetic, but that's hard to tell without seeing that queen's mother. It could also be a parasite, such as a tapeworm, but I kind of doubt it. It's also possible the queen's ovaries expanded in an uneven fashion or something like that. All guesses, would need confirmation for additional proof. Anyone else know?
Manica invidia (1 queen, ~200 workers)
Manica invidia (1 colonies, 1 queens plus 3 workers)
Lasius niger (single queen, ~200 workers - naturalistic, predatory set-up)
Lasius americanus (1 colony, ~10 workers)
Tetramorium immigrans (3 colonies, 3 queens, ~ five workers each | 1 colony, 1 queen, ~1200 workers)
Formica aserva (aserva queen, ~15 Formica neorufibarbis workers)
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And God saw that it was good." - Genesis 1:25
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Posted August 7 2024 - 3:03 PM
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Posted August 8 2024 - 12:22 AM
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Posted August 8 2024 - 4:59 AM
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I mean to me it looks like she could have a massive petiole that can fit in there
Currently keeping:
1x Formica subsericea, 35-40 workers + maybe eggs
1x Crematogaster cerasi, only queen now, workers ded *internal screaming*
1x Myrmica ruba sp around 10 workers + pupa
*New* 1x founding Camponotus pennsylvanicus + eggs that die (probably infertile)
*New* 2x Camponotus nova, one is infertile
*As you watch your ants march, remember that every thing begins with a small step and continued by diligence and shared dreams*
-A.T (which is Me)
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Posted August 8 2024 - 2:44 PM
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It's just a dent, probably caused by a bump when she was on her nuptial flight or when immerging from her cacoon
"If children don't grow up knowing about nature and appreciating it, they will not understand it, and if they don't understand it, they won't protect it. And if they don't protect it, who will?" Sir David Attenborough
Currently keeping:
Camponotus suffusus (7 workers), C. s. bendigensis (queen with brood), Myrmecia impaternata (queen with brood)
Other:
Stick insect (multiple species), plants (many different types but mostly orchids)
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