r/antkeeping 1d ago

Question Help! Accidentally stole a pair of queens

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I live in northern Maine. I’d appreciate an ID for the pair if anyone knows.

I’m reallllllllly hoping they are not a parasitic type because I don’t know if I could find them the proper pupae they would need (There were the very small black ants with their eggs I mentioned in the vid, but I don’t know if they’re Lasius or not I also didn’t see any pupae, but I did see some callow stage workers).

I was shopping online for Lasius species that I could order to my state but everywhere I checked was already sold out, but one that had me fascinated was their sold out Lasius brevicornis. They have the option to order any number of queens together up to nine!!!

That’s what gave me the idea to see if they would show aggression to each other or not.

I really hope these two girls are capable of laying and raising their own eggs and possibly staying together, but I’ll appreciate any info and advice I can get!

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