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[cooIboyJ]

I recently caught some Forelius pruinosus queens at my pool and put 3 in one test tube and 4 in the other. In the 3-queen colony one has died sadly. But the 4-queen colony is doing well so far, and I think they have eggs!

[cooIboyJ]

The 2-queen colony isn't doing its best, with only two eggs. The four-queen colony is doing very well, with about 10 eggs so far, but only one of the queens is around them, the other queens are a little bit farther away, I do not know if this is common in polygyny or if it means that only one queen is laying eggs or fertile.

 

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Edited by cooIboyJ, October 3 2025 - 7:34 AM.

[cooIboyJ]

The ants are doing very well with lots of eggs, although in the originally 3-queen colony, but now 2-queen colony, the dead queen has exploded in mold, so I will be moving them to a new test tube today. The four-queen colony looks like it will have larvae soon, although I don't know if I should hibernate these ants, as the local colony in my neighborhood has gotten less active. I do have everything I need to hibernate them, as I have my parents wine fridge and space in it. I just need to know if I should hibernate them, as it is very dry and hot here and most ant species don't hibernate here, but these ants are also found up north. And if I need to hibernate these ants I need to know when.

Edited by cooIboyJ, October 13 2025 - 10:14 AM.

[cooIboyJ]

   I have successfully moved the 2-queen colony into a new test tube, and they have laid some new eggs after eating all of their original ones from the stress of moving. The 4-queen colony is doing well, and I think they have larvae now. Most of the queens have broken off at least one wing, which is pointing toward fertility. Probably (like my Nylanderia vividula journal) I won't be updating until pupae or any deaths occur.