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Post by internecivus on May 26, 2009 11:01:19 GMT 1
OK, so I did this a while ago, but I will post my results here. I heard on a forum that a person was keeping multiple Lasius Niger queens together in one test tube. So I set out on the mating flights and get some queens! ;D On the day of the and fliers, I captures about 15 queens in total, with 5 queens in each set-up. Results:All in all, the Lasius Niger queens laid Millions more eggs than usual (the wired thing is I'm only exaggerating a little bit!), so more workers were born, and the colony was stronger than usual! So all in all - A success! ;D BUT!!!Within a couple of days of the workers hatching, the queens decided to fight each other, to the death! Conclusion:It seems that Lasius Niger can contain multiple queens within a starting colony, but after it has been established the queens will fight over dominance. -A great survival strategy if you ask me, as long as at least ONE queen emerges from the fight . /So all in all these are my results.
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Post by nitrodude on Jun 3, 2009 4:18:43 GMT 1
I'm glad I read this, as I was thinking about combining both of mine if they take off well! Phew! Millions saved.
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Post by Myrm on Jun 3, 2009 7:19:07 GMT 1
... BUT!!!Within a couple of days of the workers hatching, the queens decided to fight each other, to the death! Conclusion:It seems that Lasius Niger can contain multiple queens within a starting colony, but after it has been established the queens will fight over dominance. Hi Internecivus. I did mean to reply to this thread as soon as I saw your post, but with so many sweets to eat I just didn't have time. ;D Lasius niger queens will not tolerate another egg laying queen in the same colony. Yes, they can and do come together to start a colony but once the first batch of workers hatch, the queens will fight for dominance until one survives. Lasius flavus are slightly more tolerant and I have seen colonies with multiple queens, though I believe they keep themselves to themselves and do not mingle at parties.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2009 18:17:02 GMT 1
Yeah, lasius flavus are alot more laid back, someone on antstore has got a massive colony: 8 queens! Not one has been killed yet and he has a few hundred workers now
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Post by internecivus on Jun 3, 2009 21:36:23 GMT 1
Nice info guys.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2009 10:51:25 GMT 1
I have a question:
After there was just one queen left, what happened to all of the dead queens workers?
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Post by Myrm on Jun 14, 2009 11:22:48 GMT 1
I have a question: After there was just one queen left, what happened to all of the dead queens workers? They remain part of the colony and "pledge allegiance" to the remaining queen.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2009 11:35:24 GMT 1
Hi, I'm sorta' new here but here goes, I have 2 colonys of lasius niger and lasius flavus workers of about 35 but with no queen, I was going to get queens soon, but didnt know if they would be accepted or if I should release the workers and start fresh.
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Post by Myrm on Jun 14, 2009 12:22:23 GMT 1
hi im sorta new here but here goes, i have 2 colonys of lasius niger and lasius flavus workers of about 35 but with no queen, i was going to get queens soon but didnt know if they would be accepted or if i should release the workers and start fresh. Hello stoney and welcome to the forum. Whatever you do DO NOT place a new Lasius niger queen in with your niger workers. They will kill her. The same will probably happen with the flavus. I would strongly recommend you start afresh.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2009 14:00:36 GMT 1
Good job you told me, thanks.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2009 1:48:02 GMT 1
I caught a colony in the wild and it has 25 queens
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Post by Myrm on Jun 16, 2009 7:23:36 GMT 1
I caught a colony in the wild and it has 25 queens If you mean 25 wingless egg-laying queens, then it won't be Lasius niger.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2009 15:49:44 GMT 1
As long as none of them were lost in the process...hehe
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2009 23:31:08 GMT 1
I caught a colony in the wild and it has 25 queens If you mean 25 wingless egg-laying queens, then it won't be Lasius niger. Yeah, I know it is not L. niger. I'm actually still trying to figure out what it is.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2009 16:04:21 GMT 1
About how many workers are there?
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