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Post by naturekidmn on Nov 14, 2007 0:03:03 GMT
I have just captured a queen ant she is reddish- tan and has a pointed abdomen ;D. She is about 7mm long. I put her into a test tube and covered it with tin foil to keep it dark. What other conditions are needed for here to lay eggs? If you have any advice please tell me, thanks  . |
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Post by Ant on Nov 14, 2007 1:42:55 GMT
jugding from the time of year I think you have Lasius umbratus or something close to it. If you do she won't lay eggs at all unless she gets pupae from another Lasius.
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Post by Jenny on Feb 24, 2008 12:24:55 GMT
Boosting can do wonders for queens, and picks them up no end towards laying themselves when times are difficult...
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Post by Ant on Feb 26, 2008 19:56:03 GMT
Boosting an umbratus queen is actually vital to her survival. Lasius umbratus is a parasite to other Lasius, usually alienus or neoniger.
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Post by apipunk on Feb 27, 2008 7:15:45 GMT
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Post by naturekidmn on Jun 5, 2008 20:50:57 GMT
She looks more like P.imparis . |
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Post by formica on Jun 24, 2008 22:12:05 GMT
does that mean that if you give any pupae to any queen she will take it?  |
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Post by deansyme on Jun 24, 2008 22:14:50 GMT
does that mean that if you give any pupae to any queen she will take it? 9 times out of ten yes...as long as they are similar..I.E. do not give a naked pupae species cocoons..or they will end up as lunch...also never give poly colonies mono colony cocoons or the workers will kill all but 1 queen |
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Post by Wood~Ant on Jun 25, 2008 18:48:13 GMT
does that mean that if you give any pupae to any queen she will take it? NO she won't. It is better to offer pupae from either the same, or a closely related species from the same genus. Even slave making ants usually take brood from the same genus (e.g. Formica sanguinea take from nests of other Formica species). Some ant species will only adopt brood from the exact same specie, and will kill and eat any unrelated ant brood. Depending on what species of queen you have, you are still better boosting her with brood from the same, or very closely related ant species, even within the same genus  |
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Post by Shawn on Jun 25, 2008 18:57:26 GMT
does that mean that if you give any pupae to any queen she will take it? NO she won't. It is better to offer pupae from either the same, or a closely related species from the same genus. Even slave making ants usually take brood from the same genus (e.g. Formica sanguinea take from nests of other Formica species). Some ant species will only adopt brood from the exact same specie, and will kill and eat any unrelated ant brood. Depending on what species of queen you have, you are still better boosting her with brood from the same, or very closely related ant species, even within the same genus I have only been able to boost my L.niger with niger brood and nothing else, they eat or dump them outside the nest and eat. I collected some more brood from a rubra nest where I got some queens a couple of months ago and they didn't accept them so  Shawn |
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Post by toudzard on Jul 12, 2008 7:20:06 GMT
does that mean that if you give any pupae to any queen she will take it? 9 times out of ten yes...as long as they are similar..I.E. do not give a naked pupae species cocoons..or they will end up as lunch...also never give poly colonies mono colony cocoons or the workers will kill all but 1 queen Sounds to me that that would be a good food for the queen? right? |
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