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I just realized something

Started By OwlThatLikesAnts , Aug 7 2024 10:01 AM

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#1 Offline OwlThatLikesAnts - 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" :thinking:

 

here is a pic were you can kind of see it

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here is a closer look

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anyone know what is the cause like mishandling a genetic error? please tell me because I am dying to know  :D


Currently keeping:

 

1x Formica subsericea, 35-40 workers +  BIG brood pile + 10 pupa.

1x Crematogaster cerasi, 1 workers + finally some bigger brood (The worker that was dying died  :facepalm:)

1x Myrmica ruba sp around 10 workers

*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)

 

#2 Offline Stubyvast - 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?


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Currently raising: 

Manica invidia (1 queen +  ~30 workers)

Manica invidia (3 colonies, 3 queens plus brood)

Lasius niger (single queen + ~200+ workers)

Lasius americanus (3 colonies, ~5 workers p/colony)

Tetramorium immigrans (1 queen + ~1200 workers)

Tetramorium immigrans (3 colonies, 3 queens)

 

"I discovered that if one looks a little closer at this beautiful world, there are always red ants underneath."

      - David Lynch

#3 Offline rptraut - Posted August 7 2024 - 3:03 PM

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Maybe she got dropped on her head as a larva…..
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My father always said I had ants in my pants.

#4 Offline rptraut - Posted August 8 2024 - 12:22 AM

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Hello OwlThatLikesAnts;

Perhaps it got dented while in the cocoon (maybe by tweezers) and then hardened that way.
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#5 Offline OwlThatLikesAnts - 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 +  BIG brood pile + 10 pupa.

1x Crematogaster cerasi, 1 workers + finally some bigger brood (The worker that was dying died  :facepalm:)

1x Myrmica ruba sp around 10 workers

*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)

 

#6 Offline Antz_Straya - 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


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