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[fightingbuddha]

Hey all, first post and first (maybe) queen.
I have been out walking around the past few days scanning for queens on sidewalks and have found a few that got away. Today I was out and found a queen with her wings still on being blown across the sidewalk. Out of excitementment I put her in the test tube setup I had in my pocket.

The conditions here have been great, heavy storms a day or two ago and lots of heat and humidity. However I do know that it is unlikely that a queen with wings is fertile. Is there any knwoledge you all can share?

If there is no possibillity she is fertile I would like tp release her today while (hopefully) males are still flying.

Oh and might anyone be able to ID her for me?

https://m.imgur.com/gallery/yV7oxaq
https://m.imgur.com/gallery/VQcVcfN

thank you!

[T.C.]

It's not a queen. It's a male.

[Aaron567]

Pictures aren't working for me.

[Mortamir]

Generally you can tell it's a Male just by looking at the head size, they are very small. Since you haven't caught a queen before you don't have anything to compare it to. Google some pics and check out the difference before you go out again. There are other things that are different as well but usually this is the easiest to spot. Another thing to note is that since the males are out the females might be too, or pretty soon anyways.
Meow

[fightingbuddha]

Wowww. I saw the big middle section and thought queen. Pretty embarrassing first post.l, back outside it goes...