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Hundreds of wingless Lasius neoniger queens

Started By AntsMAN , Sep 7 2016 5:29 AM

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#1 Offline AntsMAN - Posted September 7 2016 - 5:29 AM

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When I caught my Lasius neoniger queens the other week. They were all in one spot hundreds of them, but not one had wings. There was no visible flight, or males. This seemed odd to me. None of them have laid eggs yet either.

Current queens/colonies

Camponotus novaeboracensis x2

Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2

Camponotus herculeanus x1

Formica sp. x1

Lasius americanus x1 (Lasius alienus)

Lasius neoniger x1

Crematogastor cerasi x1

Myrmica sp. x1