SteveUK28: (6. Dez 2007 11:21)

Max... Just wondering but whats gonna happen to the ants once you have finished doin your report?

Sphecomyrmex: (6. Dez 2007 14:54)

Mr.Q: why colonies accepted other queens? When occasion do they?

Thanks very much

Mr.Q: (7. Dez 2007 00:28)

Hello ;)

So:

Lasius flavus, Lasius niger, Lasius emarginatus, Camponotus lingiperdus, Manica rubida by putting them into fridge (only workers!) for 3-5 days, and then by letting in queens.

All species from above + Messor structor, Myrmica sp by keeping workers without queens for 2 - 4 weeks. After this time I've let in queens, wich were adopted without problems or after small fight. Sometimes niger, flavus, rubida and Myrmica sp adopted new queen after 3-6 days without queen in nest.

Regards, Mr.Q

Sphecomyrmex: (7. Dez 2007 14:36)

OK, thanks! :)

In these species, if the queen die, what happen?

Maximiliaan: (7. Dez 2007 16:12)

that's very interesting. thanks again everyone, we handed our rough draft for the report in today, and it looks good!

SteveUK28: I know that my little brother would like to take care of one colony of ants, I think I'm going to sell the other one.
don't worry about the fate of the ants: we treated them well during our research, and i'll make sure they find a good home :wink:

jimjam: (20. Jan 2008 23:37)

Its because their orginal queens were not present. If you tryed to introduce a queen into a nest with the current queen still residing i there it would have been a diffrent story all together!

JimmyVe: (21. Jan 2008 16:43)

In deed, i'm trying it out now myself, i have a colony ( Formica cunicularia ) where the Queen died a few months ago, the workers are now in hibernation and i added a new queen to the colony, still in a tube. I hope they accept here after hibernation.

ashhad1: (21. Jan 2008 17:32)

good luck jimmy with your little experiment
hope it works

thomie: (21. Jan 2008 20:12)

Does any1 know if it's possible to let Lasius Niger workers help a Messor Barbarus queen? (I know that L.niger is aggressive so think it won't work)

JimmyVe: (21. Jan 2008 21:00)

Thanks Ashhad1 i hope it works to. ;)

That would be a very risky experiment Thomie. I doubt it would work.