I have some little black ants in my motorhome. I’m pretty sure I picked them up at my last stop in upstate New York but I’ve since driven far away from there. Wikipedia says little black ants nest in the soil so presumably I didn’t take their queen with me.

What’s going to happen to this group that hitched a ride? Are they likely to elect a new queen and go looking for a good nesting spot, or curl up and die, or what?

  • irish_link@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    It’s also possible once you get them back outside they can find another group of the same species and join them. This would provide them with a new queen to serve.