How to know if the queen ants are fertile?

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[I.like.drawing.eyes]

I found a queen ant a couple weeks ago and she has a small pile of eggs but I don’t think they have grown for almost 2 weeks I don’t know if she is fertile

[TheSevenboy]

I wish everyone would see this video cause too many people talk but know 0 about ants thanks alot for this video

[crizaldjayalegria]

I caught a solynopsis invicta queen in sunday jully 21

[manofwar]

Just caught 3 l. Flavus I’m pretty sure their infertile as they were landing next to me any idea if I should wait and see if the workers are male or female ?

[mnhafan]

at the starting of the video i have 4 of those queens! do u need to feed them or are they semi claustral?

[BtoolsDude]

She has larva I dont see her eggs tho im a little bit worried but I will later see in 7 weeks to see is shes doing ok

[junfuiliong]

I have a camponotus pennsylvanicus queen but it's first batch of hatching are drones. May i know is there a way to re-introduce male ant for mating or is it too late to get it fertile?

[amusingkiwi]

I caught 2 camponotus pennsylvanicus on april 17 and 18th both without wings one i found looking for a home the other was already in a log and neither of them have laid yet?

[lucaswong]

My queen has a bunch of eggs together and there is about 10 of them, but there are some Lying around like about 3 eggs. I am not sure if she really is fertile.

[sirussoriano]

How many days before red queen-ants to lay egg

[Skersaroony]

Will queens still fly after they’re mated, like before they settle down?

[amplifier]

Can i know if weaver ant queen signs of fertility?

[Purrringcat]

I have caught two ants with wings, it came to my bathroom at midnight attracted to light I guess. But the problem is I can't confirm whether it's a queen and I don't know of what species it is. I tried to take pictures but idk how to take macro pictures (i have a DSLR with kit lens). I can't see it's thorax well, it has a long abdomen (not bulky), it has wings on, it's black. My guess is it's the queen of a black tiny ant, I can see alates that are way tiny which I think is the same species of the ants I caught. Can anyone tell me how I can identify the species and tell whether it's a queen?

[peterj.a.]

Very good information. I caught 2 pogonomyrmex rugosus queens without wings; u assume they're fertile, but they never laid eggs. So I released back to their original colony.

Also; queens that r fertile, when they lay eggs, they'll guard over their eggs. They'll put all the eggs together, & hover protectively over them; only leaving the eggs to forage, & feed. Fertile queens never leave their eggs scattered. Otherwise, they're 24/7 covering their eggs protectively. These behaviors r signs of a fertile queen. Fertile queens have expended tremendous amounts of energy, & resources to laying eggs; they'll do everything to keep them safe.

[Edits_by]

You are so lucky I want a camanotis queen ant

[Rickys]

I have Alate but already 1 day the Queen not removing the wing [Black Garden ant] [Malaysia]

[nyannl]

i have a lasius niger queen that has no wings anymore and a lasius flavus queen that kept her wings but i found her outside randomly walking im not sure if shes fertile tho but ima give it a try anyway

[Quest_]

i cant tell if my queen ants are fertile pls help i wanna start a colony :(

[gouda_]

I have caught like 5 queens over the course of the summer, and none of them have laid eggs

[lewis]

hi i would like some. of your queen ants